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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731   
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Ignoring all the official figures, can anyone give me a decent estimate how much fuel there really is between the nozzle going "click" when filling up and the tank being bone dry?
Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Jun 2012 1:08pm |
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| Naks Member Since: 27 Jan 2009 Location: Stellenbosch, ZA Posts: 2637  
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in a 90 it's 60L -- 2010 Defender Puma 90 + BAS remap + Alive IC + Slickshift + Ashcroft ATB rear 2015 Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged 
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25th Jun 2012 1:10pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Sorry - forgot to say it's a 110 (I'm not convinced the realistic capacity is what it says in the manual...) Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Jun 2012 1:51pm |
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| Molusk Member Since: 20 Dec 2011 Location: Loire Valley Posts: 43  
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Same feeling for my 130.... official handbooks say 76L, but in fact the light flashes after only 60L
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25th Jun 2012 2:01pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762  
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I've managed to put in 72 ltrs! Out of 75 (they say!) meaning I had 3 ltr on the tank! I believe it was true... Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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25th Jun 2012 2:43pm |
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yesterday on our way home from the show. Stopped 8 miles later and it took 69ltrs. Was the wrost mpg since having the exhaust done (23.5) but it was with rack all our kit, very windy, and I was doing 70 most of the way so really not that bad , plus I was running super market fuel and not BP (that seems to have an effect on how much is used).| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Cheers all
So I'm putting 75L into the Scangauge. According to another thread, it should go into limp mode once there is less than 5L in the tank to protect the system. Can anyone confirm this? Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Jun 2012 3:03pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101  
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i try to keep half a tank in...save the pump
my wife tries to run it on fumes  |
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25th Jun 2012 3:34pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785  
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I normally end up putting between 62 and 65 litres in when the needle is on/passing the red Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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25th Jun 2012 3:48pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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So I'm guessing 65 L normal fill up, 70 L if you've gone past the red and gone limp and 75 L once the "safety margin" has evaporated.
Er... which value should I put in Scangauge? Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Jun 2012 4:04pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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I've set up my Scangauge fillup info at 75 ltr...
I usually fill up between 65/70 ltrs. The scangauge error has been inferior to 1 ltr (above or under). I don't know waht the limp mode is though.... Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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25th Jun 2012 4:13pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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Found it (and in German too)
Page 64 of the manual says at a certain minimum fuel level, the engine goes into "einen verringerten Leistungsmodus" i.e. "pathetic" in order to stop the fuel system pegging out. You can then limp 1.6 Km before it dies entirely. You have to put at least 4 L diesel in and do some fancy key twisting/brake pedal pushing to get it going again. I guess the minimum fuel level is a few litres..? Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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25th Jun 2012 5:07pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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just done mine. 67 litres to second click. the needle was just through the line.
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25th Jun 2012 8:06pm |
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| CarlW Member Since: 21 Sep 2010 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 53  
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I've managed 72.8 l in my 110, light came on at 434m and I did 41m with the light on - no sign of it going into limp mode ad no idea how much further it would have gone - the gauge was well below the bottom line though
C MY11 110 XS Station Wagon in Stornoway |
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25th Jun 2012 8:59pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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Something's wrong. Isn't it usually the blokes that runs cars on fumes? I used to drive our Ka on fumes. And I mean fumes. I did 15 miles on the M11 with it having at least 2mm clear below the black line under the red zone on the dash! I loves that car! As for the 110, i agree the light usually comes on very early. If i brim it, i can get 60 miles out of it before the needle drops at all. I ask myself does this mean that there's a good few miles left with the needle sitting at the bottom? I dare not test it that way round! |
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25th Jun 2012 9:03pm |
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