MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Mako V12V on July 04, 2010, 11:54:01 am
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Can you run out of fuel when your computer tells you you've 0 miles left or how much further can you travel?
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on my gttdi i drove 50 miles when it said 0 miles...
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i dont know but would not like find out lol also be bad for the car as it will drag all sh*te out of fuel tank an clog up parts of the engine but if some numpty wants to try then go a head and post the result for us all to see lol
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also be bad for the car as it will drag all sh*te out of fuel tank an clog up parts of the engine
How is this? What is the fuel filter there for then?
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I ran out when the car claimed it still had 10 miles left.
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a few people say you havee 10miles after 0.
i have been as far as it saying 15miles then bottled it! :signLOL:
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I've done 24 miles when it was on 0 till I got to the next petrol station!
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I got mine down to zero miles and put VAGCOM on it to see what the tank reading said and it was fluctuating between 3 and 4 litres, so it wouldnt have gone a great deal further, guess it depends how empty the tank can actually get
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I got mine down to zero miles and put VAGCOM on it to see what the tank reading said and it was fluctuating between 3 and 4 litres, so it wouldnt have gone a great deal further, guess it depends how empty the tank can actually get
In old money - that's nearly 3/4 Gallon @ 30mpg another 20 miles at least.
Supposing you are driving like a Granny so you don't run out 30 miles plus :grin:
I did remember reading somewhere that the fuel warning light was supposed to be @ 50mile range for all Euro cars. So you can at least get to the next service station/filling station.
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I can vouch for being able to travel more than 40 miles on zero. Its a long way over Rannoch moor by the way...
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I got 200 yards from the petrol station then went to zero & ran out. It all depends If u have driven v conservatively prior as it goes by the previous fuel consumption over the last 15 miles/ mins.
Drive like u stole it then like a granny on zero could give you 30 miles & likewise drive like a granny down to zero & the computer doesn't lie, trust me! Pushing your car ain't fun!
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Well it's on 5 miles at moment and i'm calling in at the nearest Shell garage on my way to work tomoz morn which is 10 miles away.....fingers crossed!
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I've done 15 miles of town driving after the light has come on.
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Had a spirited drive to Harrogate and back on Friday, with fuel warning light on.
Light came on on Thursday on way out of Leeds to home, so about 6 miles with light on, in rush hour traffic.
On Friday Harrogate & back with some city centre running round - dropping better half off shopping etc. Way over 40 miles return.
So in total easily 45 miles probably closer to 50 miles.
Filled up and the pump first cut out was 52.89l got just shy of 54l when rounded pump up to a whole pound... So tank must have been really empty.
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Sure I managed somewhere between 20 and 25 on mine.
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dont know but did any one see top gear when they went blackpool to turn light on clarkson had a big jag and was caining it with air con on etc computer said no (more fuel) before he got there and when they checked tank there was enough to do 150 mile but then it was a diesel of would that matter i dont know. had mine down to 5 mile and my arse was twicthing
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dunno maybe 24 ish :grin:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2968.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2968.0.html)
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dont know but did any one see top gear when they went blackpool to turn light on clarkson had a big jag and was caining it with air con on etc computer said no (more fuel) before he got there and when they checked tank there was enough to do 150 mile but then it was a diesel of would that matter i dont know. had mine down to 5 mile and my arse was twicthing
........& that one with the big Audi were he went up to scotland & back on one tank full.
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Anybody looked up "Hypermiling". Prob spelt wrong but you get the idea.
Was/is huge over the pond.
Some weird techniques. And some solid advice if you are into max mpg or running low with no station in sight.
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Well it's on 5 miles at moment and i'm calling in at the nearest Shell garage on my way to work tomoz morn which is 10 miles away.....fingers crossed!
Me too - I'm down to 5 miles and have to drive 10 miles before getting to a petrol station after work tonight... I do it quite often though - I think there's about 25 miles of careful driving left in the tank when it says zero... :happy2:
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Here's the result:
Set off on 5 miles. travelled 4 miles then the indicator went to zero. Drove like a granny - short shift, free wheeling and got to the petrol station a further 6 miles away.
Btw, i normally get this time of year around 32-35 mpg on my way to work. That morning i managed 42mpg!! :driver:
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Here's the result:
Set off on 5 miles. travelled 4 miles then the indicator went to zero. Drove like a granny - short shift, free wheeling and got to the petrol station a further 6 miles away.
Btw, i normally get this time of year around 32-35 mpg on my way to work. That morning i managed 42mpg!! :driver:
So how much fuel did you get in? How much was left?
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I never fill up as you're carrying the weight around of a full tank lol.
Just put £25 in which didn't even get half way!
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prob enough miles to go to the dealer to buy a new filter .
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prob enough miles to go to the dealer to buy a new filter .
:signLOL:
When they did the run on top gear. I remember them saying it more eccinomucal to let cars coast in gear. No fuel is used as momentum keeps the engine turning.
Don't know how true this is.
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Put in 53 litres of fuel when I got to the petrol station last night! Phew! It's annoying though because my journey to work is only 10 miles so I set off yesterday on 30 miles left, drove very sensibly (boringly) and yet it still ended up on zero when I was going home... Stupid thing :confused: