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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: Essex Posts: 2955  
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How many miles left when it comes on
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22nd Jul 2013 6:38pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6124 
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Think it's 2 gallons.
edit: just checked RAVE.... 2 gallons/9 litres |
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22nd Jul 2013 6:40pm |
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| Buddy2shoes Member Since: 25 Jun 2013 Location: Chorley, Lancashire Posts: 15 
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That'll be about 10 miles then
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22nd Jul 2013 8:56pm |
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| pie man Member Since: 16 Feb 2013 Location: isle of sheppy Posts: 3 |
it means buy more diesel
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23rd Jul 2013 11:55am |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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That'll depend on the fuel gauge sender and if it's been bent or not and how it was wound, how good the earth is, how low resistance the chassis loom is etc.... They're not exactly precision pieces of kit and at best can only give a rough guide to the fuel level. I doubt very much if two senders from the same manufacturer will give exactly the same reading for the same fuel level.
On a TD5 the fuel level gauge and the low fuel warning light are both driven from a circuit built into the speedo. They aren't directly connected to the fuel tank sender at all, so in addition to the vagaries of the sender unit you are also subject to any additional tolerances around the speedo head's ADC conversion. Normally manufacturers try and give you around 50 miles notice. The only real way of finding out for your particular vehicle is to keep driving until you run out of fuel...  http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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23rd Jul 2013 1:04pm |
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