UHF

I nearly bricked it the other day at the thought of running out of petrol in my scooby MY99 on the way home from work, so much so that I filled up with a tenner of cheapo petrol. The needle was on the black line. Anyway, just now I went out to fill up again on the black line but this time my fuel warning light came on. So am I to draw from this that the needle being on the black line isnt a huge problem and that I should only get worried when the light comes on.

What I'm really asking is how much miles I can expect from when the light comes on.

UHF

I'll check it when I get home, means I can make sure I can always fill up with Optimax I just had to put super plus in

ScoobyGrannyDriver

LOL, when you said cheapo petrol I assumed you meant standard unleaded. I think your car will cope fine on a tenner of super unleaded, even if it usually gets Optimax

SGD

UHF

Its weird, my car is the same on super unleaded as it is on unleaded, the only thing which makes a difference is optimax, weird!

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

1.8 gallons - should be safe for 35-40 miles, and of course you always go slower when that light comes on! Been there many times!
JohnD

UHF

thats not bad, quite handy actually.

I usually start looking for a Shell garage when i'm under the quarter marker, but now I know I'm ok until the light comes on (you understand that I never even knew they WAS a light until today) then I can look for longer or wait until I get back to Enfield (Which used to have the added advantage of a Subaru Dealership too, the ultimate filling station me thinks)

Little Miss WRX

I start looking for petrol on the quarter mark as it is always pot luck as to how much is in there

No warning light for me, I have a lightweight WRX, these extra bits like fuel warning lights are so needless and heavy LOL

UHF

yes, I can imagine the weight of a bulb must affect your 1/4 mile time by billionths

fdpxfunix

In my MY99 on Optimax .... the warning light came on and I did 14 miles comfortably.

You do run the risk of dragging some '****' from the tank into the fuel lines when the tank get's this low.

BTW ... could not find a Shell gagrage the other weekend, so put £15 of Esso Super in. What difference compared to Optimax. Optimax makes my 'Scoob' feel mental :-)

J.

ScoobyGrannyDriver

According to my owners manual the fuel warning light comes on when my car gets down to (I think) 9 litres of fuel. Obviously, how far you can go on 9 litres of fuel depends on how and where you're driving - I expect you have a rough idea of fuel consumption for your own car.

Of course, your car may be different to mine, check your owners manual to be sure.

SGD
edited due to rubbish typing

[Edited by ScoobyGrannyDriver - 7/11/2002 2:03:09 PM]