Fuel tank empty warning light. (1 Viewer)

[steve69]

I have a Peugeot Boxer based van 2.2 , year 2010. Fuel gauge seems to be pretty accurate. My question is: How far would you feel comfortable driving once the "Near-empty" warning light comes on. I know i can do at least 10 miles once this light is on, but how much further? there is an ASDA 15 miles from my house and this warning light has just come on. I can save £10 on a full tank by making it to ASDA - it is on my route anyway so no silly deviating just to save a few bob. What would you do?

 

[TCG]

I have a Peugeot Boxer based van 2.2 , year 2010. Fuel gauge seems to be pretty accurate. My question is: How far would you feel comfortable driving once the "Near-empty" warning light comes on. I know i can do at least 10 miles once this light is on, but how much further? there is an ASDA 15 miles from my house and this warning light has just come on. I can save £10 on a full tank by making it to ASDA - it is on my route anyway so no silly deviating just to save a few bob. What would you do?

wouldn't risk it. it will cost you a lot more than £10 to unblock carb and fuel lines. always keep at least 1/4 tank full

 

[Steve devon]

I had a 2015 Autotrail on a Fiat chassis, I drove for 40 miles after the yellow low fuel light came on, and when I refilled it there was still 10 litres in the tank

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[Guigsy]

You've probably got a range remaining option on the dash? The light comes on at about 70 miles. And even when it gets to zero, there's still a further reserve.

 

[Guigsy]

always keep at least 1/4 tank full

Counter argument: frequently run down the tank and you won't get build-up. And you get to use your full tank's capacity instead of lugging dead weight.

 

[Eggs]

wouldn't risk it. it will cost you a lot more than £10 to unblock carb and fuel lines. always keep at least 1/4 tank full

What carb?

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[The Old Man]

My range remaining option goes off once the warning light comes on, a sensible option.

I'd pull in as soon a practible and buy five litres to get me to a cheaper option.

 

[Landy Andy]

I think it will do 50 miles with light on, but I’d never let the light come on as I like a full tank, but then, I also wouldn’t run Asda fuel.

 

[Lenny HB]

All the Ducato's I've had once the fuel light comes you have at least 50 miles left, several times I've done 10 to 15 miles after the light has come on and when filling up there has been 10 - 15 Lt still in the tank.

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[Jake Royd]

Fuel warning lights are very pessimistic by design.
I used to work for Land Rover R&D, on Discovery 2 (the early independently sprung one) there was an 'apparent misfire' introduced by the ECU at about 70 miles or range to nudge drivers to refuel.
This is because on a diesel running out of fuel is a problem to rebleed the system and to avoid damaging cats etc.

Actual range was at least 50 miles from when when the lamp came on and probably more.

In my view 15 miles from the lamp illuminating would be quite safe (but a little stressful!)

 

[kevenh]

RTM
That’ll say what the remaining capacity is when the light comes on.
Then use your worst typical MPG to gauge a trip to pump.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

In the old days we used to make it from chester service station on the m56 to morrisons in Bredbury Stockport when the red light came on. It was a work transit . Used to be chugging gasping for diesel when we arrived

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[kevenh]

That’ll say what the remaining capacity is when the light comes on

Our 56 plate boxer, the low fuel light comes on with 8lt diesel left
So, I can expect to get to a pump not much more than 44miles away at 25mpg. Where I chose a poor mpg for our MH

 

[Barclaybasher]

My range remaining option goes off once the warning light comes on, a sensible option.

I'd pull in as soon a practible and buy five litres to get me to a cheaper option.

I carry 5 litres in a can after running low in the Pyrenees and having to slog up to Andorra for fuel - it was really cheap though

 

[pappajohn]

wouldn't risk it. it will cost you a lot more than £10 to unblock carb and fuel lines. always keep at least 1/4 tank full

I hope not.... Its a diesel.

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[pappajohn]

If you should run out it should be self priming.
Gone are the days of cracking injector pipes and pumping the primer.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

I think it will do 50 miles with light on, but I’d never let the light come on as I like a full tank, but then, I also wouldn’t run Asda fuel.

Comes out of the same refinery as Shell for 15p a litre less

 

[Landy Andy]

Cider all comes from apples, doesn’t all taste the same.

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[Eggs]

Comes out of the same refinery as Shell for 15p a litre less

Less the additives that go in the holding tanks.

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Less the additives that go in the holding tanks.

Suck,squeeze,bang,blow…….not interested in paying for additives and my engine will still last for 20 years motorhoming

 

[John H.]

Alernative view #2

Always use good qualiity fuel. It is worth paying for.

I always use Shell V-Power. It really does give you more mpg and is cleaner for the engine.

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[poppycamper]

Comes out of the same refinery as Shell for 15p a litre less

I firmly believe you only get what you pay for...HOWEVER I am not and never have been a fuel snob.... Morrisons/Asda/Tesco good enuf for me.

 

[Podney]

50 miles. Go to Asda,but if you come across any good quality diesel on the way,fill yer tank.

 

[Bognor Saint]

A number of years ago I learnt the hard way not to ignore low reading on any fuel gauge. We were travelling to France on the Portsmouth LeHavre crossing. At that time fuel was significantly cheaper in France so I deliberately let the level be low so as to fill up in France. The car was a Mondeo diesel estate. What I had not planned for was where I would be parked on the ferry. I was at the front on an upper ramp at the front. At disembarkation the ramp was lowered at an angle and what little fuel I had flowed to one end of the tank. Consequently no start! We were pushed of by some ill tempered French Seamen. On level ground a squeeze of the priming pump got us going and off to the fuel station. Wife and 3 kids not happy.

I can laugh now but at the time things were a bit tense!

PS I apologise if any of you were stuck behind a white Mondeo

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[Eggs]

50 miles. Go to Asda,but if you come across any good quality diesel on the way,fill yer tank.

Or do it the FUN way, pay many thousands for a van, add on loads of other fancy bits costing many more thousands then put the cheapest most low quality fuel in it you can find.

 

[gpat]

Comes out of the same refinery as Shell for 15p a litre less

And there was us thinking that Asda had their own refinery

 

[Eggs]

Not the clearest picture but you can make out where the diesel and water have separated. This came out of the fuel filter on my work van last year, Supermarket fuel... Nevet again.

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[steve69]

A lot of people comment on "fuel quality" on here but how do you know exactly what is going into your tank (short of draining off a sample to inspect - not the most practical of ideas). At the end of the day, you pays your money and takes your chance anywhere you fill up, surely?

 

[steve69]

A number of years ago I learnt the hard way not to ignore low reading on any fuel gauge. We were travelling to France on the Portsmouth LeHavre crossing. At that time fuel was significantly cheaper in France so I deliberately let the level be low so as to fill up in France. The car was a Mondeo diesel estate. What I had not planned for was where I would be parked on the ferry. I was at the front on an upper ramp at the front. At disembarkation the ramp was lowered at an angle and what little fuel I had flowed to one end of the tank. Consequently no start! We were pushed of by some ill tempered French Seamen. On level ground a squeeze of the priming pump got us going and off to the fuel station. Wife and 3 kids not happy.

I can laugh now but at the time things were a bit tense!

PS I apologise if any of you were stuck behind a white Mondeo

Pleased to see you spelt "seamen" correctly (i think)

 

[Bognor Saint]

Pleased to see you spelt "seamen" correctly (i think)

I was a bit worried about that

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