Fuel
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must suck running out and having to push it to the petrol station
i normally get in my other car when one run out of fuel and then realise that that one is nearly out of fuel too and have to fill it up anyway. i normally put £10 in the alto or £20 in the mondeo unless i'm going a long way then i might fill it up.
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But in fairness both cars are mapped for RON 98/99 which only Vpower and Tesco 99 meet the grade, otherwise its a case of knock knock.
Must be an absolute nightmare running a big power Mustang in the USA...
I fill up 6 gallons in when the fuel light come on.
Then when the fuel light comes on again, normally in around 2 weeks, I can easily work out the MPG.
Miles/6. Just another way off checking the engine is behaving as it should.
Then when the fuel light comes on again, normally in around 2 weeks, I can easily work out the MPG.
Miles/6. Just another way off checking the engine is behaving as it should.
[TW]Fox;30067572 said:Must be an absolute nightmare running a big power Mustang in the USA...
They run E85 and make even more power with a flex fuel tune.
Or they get their tune designed for the fuel they have available as several states are only upto 91 and as such the tune has spark advance tables suitable for Octane 91 and not 93 etc.
The stock car can run on anything in the USA, as low as Octane 87, though Ford recommend at least 91.
Fuel light in my focus comes on when the range reaches 50 miles, and the range is dynamic based on driving style. So the fuel light is not only a measure of how much fuel is in the tank.
I could park my car after ragging it a little with the range on 46 miles and the fuel light on, in the morning I'll start it and it'll say 60 miles and the fuel light will be off.
Basically if I drive 50 miles in 1st gear at 6000 revs I could get the fuel light to light up with half a tank still in there!
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Sucks to have your car
My Celica is a 1997 car so none of these silly 'dynamic' features.
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[TW]Fox;30067526 said:One thing I love about the F10 instrument cluster is that it shows miles left as a decreasing bar chart below the speedo, and distance to destination as a small dot on the miles left bar.
It's like Fuel Light Roulette 2: The Sequel - start a journey where the white dot is further right than the miles remaining bar and watch them chase each other to zero
That sounds awesome!
Many a jolly trip I've had with the fuel computer telling me 0 miles remaining! Better than the gym for getting the heart rate up.
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When the low fuel light comes on, then fill up until no more fuel will go in, why spend more time going back and for to the petrol station than you have to.
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You joke bit part of refuelling for me does involve a jerry can and a measuring jug
In answer to the OP I fill up with 30 litres of fuel once I'm down to 1/4 tank
AKI != RON though.
93 octane in the US is fairly similar in knock resistance to EU 98
You joke bit part of refuelling for me does involve a jerry can and a measuring jug
In answer to the OP I fill up with 30 litres of fuel once I'm down to 1/4 tank
[TW]Fox;30067520 said:What is the value of Vpower in a car designed and built for a market where even a Premium fuel is sometimes 91 at most 93 if you're lucky?
Is it just for that warm and fuzzy feeling you get holding the Super Duper Fuel nozzle?
AKI != RON though.
93 octane in the US is fairly similar in knock resistance to EU 98
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Yep, because my hybrid has a tank the size of a thimble I only get ~500 miles out of it and I fill up once every 4-5 days. My journey from my main office to home is 60 miles, I think the best I've done so far is setting off with '35 miles' showing on the range!
Some days if I want to get home I just cannot be bothered to take it to the petrol station ... and if I'm working from home the next day my wife takes it to work so she can deal with it Only backfired once when she didn't notice and I got it back with literally nothing left 
With regards to filling up - I just fill up when its empty, and brim the tank. Same goes for all three cars!
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That. Anything from 1/3 to 1/4 of a tank is usually enough to prompt a refill, depending on whether I happen to be passing somewhere that sells 99 RON (usually Costco). It's usually £60 to £70 and lasts anything between a fortnight and a month.
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Was just going to say this, just 'cos Clarkson made an uneducated joke about about American petrol 10 years ago everyone seems to think it's true. It also seems a lot easier to get hold of race fuel and E85 (depending on state) over there than here.
For me i've only ever brimmed the tanks in all my cars apart from when i was going to be selling or trading them in! I currently have 3 cars on the road and even then i'll always brim the tanks in each whenever they need filling.
93 Octane is fairly rare and isn't sold in quite a number of States - and still isn't as good as 98 RON European fuel.
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[TW]Fox;30067854 said:
But as we've already seen from Gibbo's posts even before it was remapped the ECU was advancing ignition timing based on knock sensor feedback due to the higher octane fuel. I'd imagine you'd see similar results with one in the US filled with 93, irrespective of how available it is