Alastor Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hi, one strange problem... My MC2 fuel consumption is of about 11-12 km/l (something less than 34 mpg), for an average range of about 430-450 km or 270-300 miles. This means that, at each refuel, I put about 40 l into the tank...and also in the most desperate cases when I thought to be really out of fuel, with the gauge pointer less than horizontal, I never succeeded to put in more than 41-42 lt (11 gallons)... Is this normal or my fuel gauge has some problem? The car datasheet claims for a "huge" 55 lt fuel tank, but I really can't see where this volume would be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 On 9/25/2016 at 1:58 PM, Alastor said: Hi, one strange problem... My MC2 fuel consumption is of about 11-12 km/l (something less than 34 mpg), for an average range of about 430-450 km or 270-300 miles. This means that, at each refuel, I put about 40 l into the tank...and also in the most desperate cases when I thought to be really out of fuel, with the gauge pointer less than horizontal, I never succeeded to put in more than 41-42 lt (11 gallons)... Is this normal or my fuel gauge has some problem? The car datasheet claims for a "huge" 55 lt fuel tank, but I really can't see where this volume would be... Expand What engine do you have in the car? When was the car serviced last? Was the fuel filter done at that same time? I would do a full service including fuel filter, fill the tank to the maximum and then put a fuel cleaner/injector cleaner in the car something like Lucas and run the car hard. While you're there doing the service take the battery off for an hour and let the ecu reset too it will relearn the correct fuel ratio etc. other than that you can get a obd scanner and check for any errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 It's surprising how far you can drive with the petrol light on with these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastor Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 On 9/26/2016 at 11:47 AM, UnicyclingTom said: i get between 250 and 350 before needing to fill up (depending on driving conditions,IAB play time and roof rack), even when mine is under the line i only seem to get at the most 50ltrs in. so yes, it's normal(ish) and yes the MA/MB/MC's have a 55ltr tank. Expand OK, so this theoretically means that I can run up to 350 miles before really risking something...I will verify it soon (I will keep a fuel can in the trunk, in the doubt... ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK1245 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Yes indeed I managed to squeeze 54l into the tank the other week. Got 380 miles out of it with a good 20-30 min play with a Jordan and ST. The gauges on these cars are pretty awful though, depending on if I'm driving up hill or down hill I'll have more/less petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gel Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Looks like Honda err on the side of caution : http://cars.aol.co.uk/2016/09/14/research-reveals-how-far-cars-can-drive-on-empty/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D312482825_uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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