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26-08-2005, 02:52 PM
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Hey guys,
May seem like a strange question, but i was wondering where the pointer will be when the fuel tank is almost completely empty. Got the car a few weeks ago and want to see how much i get out of a tank, but don't want to run out. Is it at the bottom of the little orange section? I don't really trust the electronic thing which estimates how much is left. Thanks. |
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26-08-2005, 02:57 PM
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Welcome to Fordforums.com.au dbarkho, well from my point of view when it just touches the red bit then you should go fill up, probaly have at least another 10 or 15 kms left till empty empty .
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26-08-2005, 02:58 PM
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regardless if its acurate or not u can drive down to the last k and know u won't run out |
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26-08-2005, 03:00 PM
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my EF's gone to below the orange, but i don't imagine all cars can do it.
depends how accurate the dash is, if its been pulled apart etc etc.
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26-08-2005, 03:02 PM
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26-08-2005, 03:26 PM
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Does Steve have a car?
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I live my life in the red zone, i know that on my ED, the cars still got a good 100k's+ left in it when it just get's on the red. Driving the EF, i've never checked at how many k's it's got, but it's still got a fair while before it runs out, prolly around 60-70k's...
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26-08-2005, 03:29 PM
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lol... only when its on the EA, its on the tacho and not the fuel guage :P
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29-08-2005, 09:27 PM
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mine gets to a point where the guage just flicks to full then off when the car is switched on lol... trip computer starts counting back up - figure i really need to fill up then
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29-08-2005, 09:37 PM
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Hmmm Gold!!!
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i hit the red today, so i filled up, put 58 litres in, so i had prob another 70ks left in there. bender
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29-08-2005, 09:41 PM
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The orange bit indicates that theres 10 more liters of fuel left
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29-08-2005, 09:59 PM
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I never let the gauge get below 1/8th of a tank left as Im parrinoid of it running out
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30-08-2005, 12:57 PM
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Oops, I slipped....
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Location: Adelaide, SA
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I've gone below 0 heaps of times with the trip computer, usually it goes for 7km below 0 :P
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30-08-2005, 01:49 PM
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do u like to pump sludge into ur engine???
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30-08-2005, 02:49 PM
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Oops, I slipped....
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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No, that's why theres a strainer in the tank and an inline fuel filter as well......
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30-08-2005, 02:57 PM
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its still the grimey dregs of the fuel
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30-08-2005, 03:10 PM
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Oops, I slipped....
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How? Fuel pumps suck from the bottom of the tank, all these 'grimey dregs' sink to the bottom anyway.
The problem with running the tank low is the fuel pump will overheat and die sooner, as they use the surrounding fuel to cool them down.
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EF Fairmont fuel gauge
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