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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Mitching on 29 July 2011, 11:18

Title: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Mitching on 29 July 2011, 11:18

After finally running out of petrol for the first time ever, I noticed I didn't see a petrol warning light come on.
Do the mk2's have a petrol warning light, or is mine f**ked?  :undecided:

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: mad4vws on 29 July 2011, 11:24

no mate mk2 & mk3 don't have petrol warning light but mk4 do. :cool: :wink:

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 29 July 2011, 12:45

Lol!

Now that you are empty. Fill it up until it reaches the very bottom of the red line. Take a note of how many litres there are for future reference.

And also for our benefit.

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Mitching on 29 July 2011, 13:50

Stuck in a fivers worth from a petrol can, the needle didn't even move!
Then put in another £15 once I got her fired up again.

The thing is, I took a gamble, I knew I was really low but I wanted to keep going to:
A) see if I had a petrol light
and
B) To see how long the petrol would last in the red.
I got about 30 miles once the needle had gone past the red and hit the first white 'empty' line!

I've never let it stay in the red for long, always topped it up straight away!

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 29 July 2011, 13:52

Let's hope you haven't sucked up too much shyte in to the fuel system eh. :sad:

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Mitching on 29 July 2011, 13:57

Quote from: Agreeable Slick on 29 July 2011, 13:52

Let's hope you haven't sucked up too much shyte in to the fuel system eh. :sad:

Hopefully not!
Learnt that lesson from my first car, every time I [tried to] harshly accelerate it would cough and splutter.

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: MotorPsycho on 31 July 2011, 10:01

People really need a light to tell them they need fuel? That gauge with the moving needle is a pretty big give away

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 31 July 2011, 11:26

Quote from: Agreeable Slick on 29 July 2011, 13:52

Let's hope you haven't sucked up too much shyte in to the fuel system eh. :sad:

This.

I had this with a mate who borrowed my T25 Syncro doka years back. 

'It's stopped'

'What does the fuel gauge say?'

'empty'

'then it's run out of fuel'

'but the light didn't come on'

'there is no light'

'oh'

'go get some fuel for it'

'ok'

Made me chuckle at the time, still makes me smirk now.

1980s VWs - designed for people who are smart enough that they don't need two warnings.  :grin:

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: JC on 31 July 2011, 11:28

thread of the month  :grin:

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: Mitching on 31 July 2011, 18:22

Quote from: MotorPsycho on 31 July 2011, 10:01

People really need a light to tell them they need fuel? That gauge with the moving needle is a pretty big give away

I knew I was low, I took a gamble and learnt from the mistake  :laugh:
Plus I wanted to see what would happen, curiosity killed the cat, eh?

Been running fine since I put some petrol in, no splutters or nuffink.

Title: Re: Petrol warning light?
Post by: X4MGS on 04 August 2011, 00:28

Quote from: Chuff on 31 July 2011, 11:28

thread of the month  :grin:

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