Stupid car

[The Hooded Claw]

Originally Posted by faffi

Only it wasn't low on fuel, the car imagined it was low on fuel. There is a difference. A significant one.

Let me get this right here..... the car "imagined" it was low on fuel but you only put 5 Quids worth in

sounds like it was YOU who "Imagined" it WASN'T low on fuel to me & you didn't put any more in coz you don't like "Smelly" diesel pumps ...

Think you need to live wayyyyy back in the 1950's mate


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[Uk Saint]

Originally Posted by faffi

Had to fill the car since there was only 20 miles to go according to the computer, but the pump at the station had issues and I only got 5 litres into the tank after fiddling for a long time.

Look at this another way...

If the pump you were using was having difficulty dispensing fuel, do you think there could have been a slight chance hardly any fuel was dispensed at all? You say you had to fiddle to get it to work in the first place.

It could be fair to assume that seeing as the car behaved like it had no fuel, it actually had no fuel.

[fenton_jd]

Originally Posted by Uk Saint

Look at this another way...

If the pump you were using was having difficulty dispensing fuel, do you think there could have been a slight chance hardly any fuel was dispensed at all? You say you had to fiddle to get it to work in the first place.

It could be fair to assume that seeing as the car behaved like it had no fuel, it actually had no fuel.

I'm going to agree with Faffi. The fuel gauge in the red does not respond to additions of anything less than what seems to be 7 litres.

What I'm saying is, you can run the gauges on these cars down to a point way past the 'empty' marker where the needle is resting on the peg. If you add £10 of fuel at this point, it doesnt register it....at all, despite this being enough to take you back into top of the red section of the gauge.

I'm pretty sure it's cost me extra money over the years because I always find myself having to stick in £15 or £20 when im low on fuel JUST so it'll say something on the fuel gauge for me to work with.

[faffi]

Originally Posted by Uk Saint

Look at this another way...

If the pump you were using was having difficulty dispensing fuel, do you think there could have been a slight chance hardly any fuel was dispensed at all? You say you had to fiddle to get it to work in the first place.

It could be fair to assume that seeing as the car behaved like it had no fuel, it actually had no fuel.

OMG. The pump was barely pumping at all, and after getting 5 litres in, I couldn't be bothered to stand there waiting for drops to slowly trickle into the tank anymore as I knew I had plenty to safely get to the next station. If the pump registered 5 litres and delivered nothing, how come I could only manage to get 45 litres into the tank when I finally got to fill it properly?

[Daim]

Originally Posted by faffi

Only it wasn't low on fuel, the car imagined it was low on fuel. There is a difference. A significant one.

No there isn't. The difference is, the driver is so pedantic, that HE wants to tell the technic was is in the tank where as the technic is telling the driver that it doesn't have any fuel.

Iirc you drive a Diesel... And these HAVE to start making these movements. If it gets any emptier, you can f**k up the high pressure injection pump, resulting in VERY high costs and NO good will by Volvo, because the gauge says to tank up and you didn't. A petrol will say "hmm. I'll cut out now as I'm empty". Refill, start, runs. A diesel won't. It will need to be bleed. It will need care to the high pressure pump. New jets etc. and this will be dear... VERY dear.

And I'm with Lee on this one: lame thread started by someone complaining about something which happend, because he wasn't in the mental position to tank up earlier... Btw.: The red light turns on when about 8 litres of fuel is still in the tank. If you drive further, it won't remind you, as it is on ALL THE TIME.

And those who only chuck in £5 or £10 worth of fuel into their tank: please change your brand. If you can't afford to tank your car right up, then something is wrong and your priorities are set wrong... You might want to get a bus ticket.

The last time I saw the red light on my fuel gauge turn on, was as I was unemployed about 3 years ago... Half a year after buying the car! Since then: every tank up was to the top...

[Daim]

Originally Posted by fenton_jd

I'm going to agree with Faffi. The fuel gauge in the red does not respond to additions of anything less than what seems to be 7 litres.

What I'm saying is, you can run the gauges on these cars down to a point way past the 'empty' marker where the needle is resting on the peg. If you add £10 of fuel at this point, it doesnt register it....at all, despite this being enough to take you back into top of the red section of the gauge.

I'm pretty sure it's cost me extra money over the years because I always find myself having to stick in £15 or £20 when im low on fuel JUST so it'll say something on the fuel gauge for me to work with.

Why should it have to react/respond to 7l of fuel or less? It is still in the red. So, it doesn't matter where it stands in the red area of the gauge, it is STILL in the red... Common sense?

[The Hooded Claw]

NUFF SAID!!!

[fenton_jd]

Originally Posted by Daim

Why should it have to react/respond to 7l of fuel or less? It is still in the red. So, it doesn't matter where it stands in the red area of the gauge, it is STILL in the red... Common sense?

The fuel guage does this at ANY point on the gauage!!

If you have half a tank of fuel, put 7ltrs (£10) in and it doesnt acknowledge it.

It's done this on BOTH my cars.

It's like toppping up your phone by £10, then when you check it, it says you have £0.00 credit unless you wait 30 mins/1 hour/24hours for it to update.

7ltrs in T5 wont get you very far, but in a 1.6d thats another 100 miles it's left that it doesnt acknowledge.

[Ninja59]

maybe you should consider buying another brand of car that will tell you exactly how many miles are left instead of going ----

oh wait they all do that...not being funny i know that the c30's gauge does not move much if it is in the red and you only put a small amount in...but tbh i have only had it on once in the whole time i have had mine it is just not worth the risk...mine is venturing towards the red section now but no light yet, when i come to refill i will just fill it full i cba going twice or three times it will cost the same in the long run.as for relating quantities to price is not fair really its not the cars fault for not seeing £10 or so it does not know the cost of fuel...as for the quantity point very few cars recognize small amounts end of the day the bigger the tank the less the needle will move very few manufacturers put massive fuel gauges in the dash!

Having a discussion with one of the techs at my local dealer though and said overall the reserves on c30's (unsure about s40 and v50 but i assume the same) are big in comparison to some other modern cars which sort of explains why the gauge wont move much in the red...

as for the pumps get over it. Some people these days are really stupidly weird....you might as well cover yourself in plastic orb to get around (like the one in that advert in case you catch something) i dont think it is the cars fault for not filling up either, if you dont like filling up then why not get someone to do it for you if you can

[Daim]

Originally Posted by fenton_jd

The fuel guage does this at ANY point on the gauage!!

If you have half a tank of fuel, put 7ltrs (£10) in and it doesnt acknowledge it.

It's done this on BOTH my cars.

It's like toppping up your phone by £10, then when you check it, it says you have £0.00 credit unless you wait 30 mins/1 hour/24hours for it to update.

7ltrs in T5 wont get you very far, but in a 1.6d thats another 100 miles it's left that it doesnt acknowledge.

You then drive and it WILL raise then. Not whilst standing... When standing, you've got to leave the ignition on for a while.

But again: WHY should the gauge have to react, if you fill only a few litres into the tank? If you top the tank full, it will. If you just chuck a few litres in whilst nearly empty: it won't.