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Offline 2007GTI

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nearly run out of petrol
« on: 18 September 2007, 19:17 »
OK, I'm an arse, has never happened before, but due to a petrol station being shut on a major road I was on, I nearly ran out of petrol.
I got down to 0 miles on the fuel computer, then did 2 miles, and then when I found a petrol station, I filled up with 54.01 litres.  So theres a spare litre when you get down to 0 miles!   :nerd:
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Offline Lagerlout

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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #1 on: 18 September 2007, 21:10 »
When I first got my 996, I was down to single digits on the fuel. Dropped by the local Tesco's and proceeded to fill it up. Got back in the car, and was still showing empty. Spent 10 minutes convincing the attendant that there must be something wrong with the pump and they refunded my money. Got home, on the tinternet and found that virtually all 911's do this..  :embarassed: The car has to be locked and the reopened for the gauge to read correctly. Oh boy did I feel like a complete plank..

"No way, the gauge can't be wrong, are you insane this is a 911, it's made in GERMANY!!"..

 :undecided: :embarassed:
 
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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #2 on: 18 September 2007, 21:12 »
Quote from: Lagerlout on 18 September 2007, 21:10
When I first got my 996, I was down to single digits on the fuel. Dropped by the local Tesco's and proceeded to fill it up. Got back in the car, and was still showing empty. Spent 10 minutes convincing the attendant that there must be something wrong with the pump and they refunded my money. Got home, on the tinternet and found that virtually all 911's do this..  :embarassed: The car has to be locked and the reopened for the gauge to read correctly. Oh boy did I feel like a complete plank..

"No way, the gauge can't be wrong, are you insane this is a 911, it's made in GERMANY!!"..

 :undecided: :embarassed:
 
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Free tank of petrol. Maybe I should disconnect my guage  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #3 on: 18 September 2007, 21:15 »
Hey isn't it only women who can run out of petrol (although proclaim they "broke down") :tongue:
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Offline monzablue16v

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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #4 on: 18 September 2007, 23:17 »
Or fill it with diesel :laugh:
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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #5 on: 19 September 2007, 00:37 »
Quote from: monzablue16v on 18 September 2007, 23:17
Or fill it with diesel :laugh:

I once filled my sisters car with diesel....wasnt the best thing i could do ....was only a Micra anyway xD
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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #6 on: 19 September 2007, 11:58 »
They did a test on Topgear? where they filled diesel car with petrol and petrol with diesel. From memory it didnt go down too well with the cars lol
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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #7 on: 19 September 2007, 13:23 »
Quote from: aland on 19 September 2007, 11:58
They did a test on Topgear? where they filled diesel car with petrol and petrol with diesel. From memory it didnt go down too well with the cars lol

i can't remember which way round it is but you can put one in one engine and get away with it, but the other proper f00ks it up.

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just found out which way its is, apparently a diesel can "run" on a 50:50 mix where as a little bit of diesel in a petrol with f00k your life up
« Last Edit: 19 September 2007, 13:28 by The_Ridge »
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Offline AlanD

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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #8 on: 19 September 2007, 13:53 »
Anyone ever done it before? Come on own up lol

Closest I got to it was sticking the diesel pump into the car about to press it when I realised, lucky. My mind was obviusly somewhere else.
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Offline Lagerlout

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Re: nearly run out of petrol
« Reply #9 on: 19 September 2007, 14:00 »
OK I'll fess up..  :embarassed: I managed to stick around 10 litres or so of diesel in my MG BGT V8 I used to own before my temp brain fart came to an end. Luckily the tank was empty, so I filled it to the brim with Super unleaded. Had the occasional slight misfire, but after 50 miles filled it to the brim again with Super and it went away without any major dramas. If you managed to 1/2 fill or worse fully fill a petrol car with diesel you'll have to drain the tanks. Otherwise bye bye engine.
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