Industrial estate, empty (ish), big square of concrete airfield esque. Fuel light about to come on. I spent a good 10 minutes doing circles left and right and getting tighter and tighter until the front or rear broke away.
I gotta say, all that happened to me is that i learnt a little more about the vehicle characteristics on the limit. Fuel surge, dunno, didn't happen to me. I gave up after the fuel light had been on for a few minutes cos i'd have looked silly sat there surrounded by tyre circles and a dead car

Mikey <not saying it doesn't exist, just it didn't happen to me. (MY00) >

 

Why do you want to induce fuel surge you ****!!! Chances are it would run low on fuel and drag up all the crap from the bottom of the tank and **** everything up!!!

 

I agree , thats the last thing you want to do , by doing this it will run lean before running out , thats how you get detonation , I melted the pistons on my Sierra Cosworth rally car by running lean once , the live wire came off the fuel pump and the split second it took to run out was enough to do damage , so be carefull .

 

I've never tried to actuall cause it Were doing hard right handers then flooring it in full boost in a straight line? That's when I tend to get it, hardly ever during a corner but just after when I've got my foot to the boards.

 

When my Fuel light comes on I reckon I have about 20ish+ 'normal' diving miles left, so i wouldn't imagine you would be able to induce fuel surge, as you should still have 7-10ish quids worth still in the tank.
This is in my opinion, hell I don't know how much a tank holds!

I reckon for my car (my98UK) this is about right though as I took delivery of my car during the petrol strike a couple of years ago. The garage said they had 'found' half a tanks worth of fuel for me, although the fuel light WAS on. Anywayz I drove the car home, about 20 miles, and it started spluttering near the end. 5 mins sitting on the drive (listening to the burble) it died. A little lucky wouldn't you say

Incase I don't get flamed or am just in the mood for a bit more, I do reckon fuel surge exists. Don't ask me why...

 

I've had mild fuel surge with up to 1/2 (i.e 30 litres) a tank I've not had it at all for a long time though

 

Turbo what are you on???? LOL drag all the crap from the bottom of the tank

Fuel leaves the fuel tank from the bottom of the tank

 

I think overboost is the most likely cause of that feeling of no fuel for a split second. Caused by hitting the loud pedal at high(ish) revs. Contaminated solenoid is the most likely reason, sometimes caused by too much oil added on a service.

Drain some oil and clean the solenoid.

 

Forgot it was an emmotive subject

Point taken Saxo

Must remember never to run out of "dirty" fuel on a bend because the car will have been detting hahahahahahaha

Best I get my lawn mower checked out eh? Ran that dry the other day, tut tut

Mikey

 

Good work mate

 

It's not fuel surge, it's hitting the rev limiter because you are having so much fun!

 

can i drive your car Mikey? i'll show you what fuel surge is.

[Edited by johnfelstead - 8/26/2003 11:20:59 PM]

 

i didnt relise the petrol supply was taken from the top of the tank

 

I've had it in mine with just under half a tank, MY00.