How far can I go after the petrol low light illuminates

[Lancahire]

I have a S80 T6 . can someone please tell me approximately how far I can travel when the petrol low light illuminates, please.

It is a V registration and I think the handbook says that the warning light comes on at 7 litres in the tank.

[SonyVaio]

I would say once your light comes on you want to be filling up at the next garage available as the sensible answer.

I know I have pushed my T5 to the limits (well my limits anyway) but I've never actually ran out of fuel. I can do 50 to 60miles everytime on my light but most of the time I tend not to unless I'm looking for specific garage - Shell for V-Power.

[The Hooded Claw]

Wot Bri Said Above ^^^^^ ... & to answer you fully ...

As far as the nearest Petrol Station ... Fuel Lights are VERY unreliable ..


Keith

[Dtp]

It depends how you drive. I had my car on track at Bedford last week and only got two laps out of it (9 miles ) but driving like Miss Daisey on the road I can get fifty plus.

Not recommended (as you might pull crap out of the bottom of your tank) but you can carry a can and drive till it runs out.

[Georgeandkira]

Hello, Unreliable, inconsistent triggering points and drinking from the bottom of the barrel are the obvious reasons not to trust those lights or even run the tank real low in the first place. On a different note, I've heard that the fuel flowing through the pump cools it. I've also heard that the fuel around the pump is what does the cooling. In the absence of the correct answer I must ask a question. Do you want to take the chance of killing your fuel pump prematurely? Sorry to sound like your mother, but at these prices...Also, carrying a fuel can in a vehicle is necessary sometimes but dangerous all the time. Oopps!, did it again. Kira

[Lancahire]

Originally Posted by Georgeandkira

Hello, Unreliable, inconsistent triggering points and drinking from the bottom of the barrel are the obvious reasons not to trust those lights or even run the tank real low in the first place. On a different note, I've heard that the fuel flowing through the pump cools it. I've also heard that the fuel around the pump is what does the cooling. In the absence of the correct answer I must ask a question. Do you want to take the chance of killing your fuel pump prematurely? Sorry to sound like your mother, but at these prices...Also, carrying a fuel can in a vehicle is necessary sometimes but dangerous all the time. Oopps!, did it again. Kira

Thank you. I have not had the car very long, and I find the red petrol low light quite small and sometimes difficult to distinguish.

Anyway. can anyone remember when some cars had reserve tanks? when I was an apprentice one of my friends had a 1954 Rover which had a reserve tank. One night the car was stolen with very little fuel in the main tank.

The car soon ran out of petrol, and apparently the thief did not realise he could switch over to the reserve tank, and consequently just abandoned the car.

[Brendan W]

I run a D5 for 50 miles after the low lamp and take 66 litres to fill. Could probably get a lot more running steady but 50 is a line in the sand and why risk running out. The lamp comes on early or late depending on how the car is loaded. I have returned home with the lamp off and found it on in the morning.
Afaik the reserve tank function was, in most cases, simply a lower take off point in the main tank i.e. you ran out as a warning. This function is now replaced by the lamp.

[Georgeandkira]

Hello, The "original" VW beetle had a flexible fuel pick up. When you sputtered and hit the reserve you were simply lowering the tube to the bottom of he tank. Source: The fellow who owned the car. Kira

[Coventry]

Originally Posted by Lancahire

I have a S80 T6

Not very far at all...!

[lees60t5]

Ex plod T5 gets 50-60 miles to empty everytime.