prtrol gauge light

[matt uk]

my fuel gauge doesnt work

well it seems to be stuck on halfway ???

not bothered about this but i just wondered if the petrol light will come on when it get low? even tho the needle doesnt move?

basically does anyone know if the needle activates the petrol light to come on or not?

cause if it dont i dont have a clue how much fuel is in there do i???

help anyone?

cheers

[Andyvalver]

Pertol light should come on if even if the needle is sticking i think. Mine sticks a bit, i just give it a few whacks lol and it comes back down

[matt uk]

yeah mine started on a 1/4 then it wouldnt move
whacked it after putting £30 in and its not cme back down in over 250 miles!

there cant be much left in tank now surely

aslong as the light will come on it doesnt matter just want to make sure

you 100% sure the light will come on???

cheers

[Andyvalver]

The light will start to flicker when cornering when its gettin close. Ive had my fuel light on when the needle wasnt fully down so i guess it will come on.

[matt uk]

nice one bro

can anyone else also verify this



last thing i wanna do is get stranded somewhere with no fuel

then i'd be a bit cross with andrew and we wouldnt be friends anymore :P lol

[Andyvalver]

lol, even though i know my fuel light comes on i obviosly dunno bout yours. If you have never seen it, could the bulb be nackered?

[matt uk]

i've only had the car a day and done 250 miles lol

apparently had 1/4 tank to start with then i put 30 in

so in theory it wouldnt even have had a chance to come on

...... the mystery continues

[Lunner]

Just fill it up and make sure you fill it up after 300 miles (to be safe)

[matt uk]

yes but my engine miss firing so it might not get very good mpg?

i coud only get 250 miles?

i normally only put £10 a time! in im used to that and wanna keep it that way lol

is there no way of freeing up the petrol gauge?

matt

[Zollo]

Keep a couple of jerry cans of petrol in the car, fill the tank up and reset the trip switch. Just keep driving it until the light comes on. If it does come on, you know it works. If it doesn't and you run out, you have the jerry cans and you also know how many miles you can do to a tank.