Petrol light

[TOURINGDADDY]

As above i've never had my petrol light come on, now i've let it go right off the bottom of the red block and still no light (may be blown) so i've put a new one in and yet again no light and as before off the bottom of the block, the last thing i want to do is run it dry and dragg all the crud in the filter. This is doin my head in as i'm guessin my mpg, i'm sure that as a rough from bottom of red (Ԛ£20) gets me half tank aprox 130 miles to bottom of red. What else could cause the light not to work (gauge works) is there a switch on the gauge that activates this light????
or does it come direct from tank?????

[320Touring]

light will come on once needle is to the left of the R!!!!

I was scared about running mine dry too, but apparently onve teh light comes on you still have a gallon?!

ps have a look at the thread of your pics

[TOURINGDADDY]

Bloke i've had mine off the red almost touchin my knee

[320Touring]

Bloke i've had mine off the red almost touchin my knee

may be a faulty sensor!as long as its running, its all good

hows the sig btw?

[TOURINGDADDY]

SWEET

[johno]

i got that p****d off with mine i put a 5 litre can in boot and drove it till it came on was doing my head in but it finally came on didnt need the can of juice

[Brianmoooore]

The reserve light works from a seperate switch built into the same housing as the level sender, and is extremely reliable and fairly accurate.
Carry a can of petrol with you, and run it till it either stops or the light comes on. You won't suck up any crud from the tank. I'd advise keeping out of the third lane of motorways while you do this though.
As an alternative, unscrew the drain plug on the tank and check it that way.

[GDBN]

When I fisrt got mine the light never came on ....... tried one day to leave it and and did come on .... with 5 litres left in the tank !!!

Guess the light is just a bit shy !!

[Jesus325iTouring]

When my light comes on,it's usually past red.
When it comes on I can drive for 38 miles before it runs out.
I've had the needle halfway across the yellow light itself and it still hasn't run out,in fact it was a bit like that when I pulled in tonight......

[TOURINGDADDY]

Jesus ur tourin done more miles than mine a very respectfull 192000
but i aint gone quite that far off the scale (must try it)

[hoshy]

Jesus, 25miles on the trip counter and an empty tank. You put 2 pounds in on last "fill up"?



Still that photo will be saved to show my friends who think my trusty 112k 318i won't make LeMans and back. Pah

[Jesus325iTouring]

Jesus, 25miles on the trip counter and an empty tank. You put 2 pounds in on last "fill up"?



Still that photo will be saved to show my friends who think my trusty 112k 318i won't make LeMans and back. Pah

,nah the trips on as a count down,pulled into the garage this morning on 37.6,poor ole girl was spluttering,only just made it to the pump!

I hope that puts your mates in their place too!

Touring Daddy,I look forward to your double top,I drive about 25,000 miles a year,how long before you can catch me up?

[dazleeds]

can tell you get around with that milleage mate

[TOURINGDADDY]

i only do bout 22000 a year so i wont catch up

[hoshy]

Jesus, 25miles on the trip counter and an empty tank. You put 2 pounds in on last "fill up"?



Still that photo will be saved to show my friends who think my trusty 112k 318i won't make LeMans and back. Pah

,nah the trips on as a count down,pulled into the garage this morning on 37.6,poor ole girl was spluttering,only just made it to the pump!

I hope that puts your mates in their place too!

Touring Daddy,I look forward to your double top,I drive about 25,000 miles a year,how long before you can catch me up?

I'm gonna save the gloating for after LeMans, don't wanna come back with egg on my face

[Jesus325iTouring]

Good idea,I guess it would be doubly worse to show someone that and then breakdown!

[TOURINGDADDY]

me light works now next thing is hope it gets to a petty pump

[hoshy]

Good idea,I guess it would be doubly worse to show someone that and then breakdown!

hehe yeah esp. with my mates!!!

mind you they won't be laughing when it's my beast towing back their front wheel drive shite

[Jos]

The reserve light works from a seperate switch built into the same housing as the level sender, and is extremely reliable and fairly accurate.
Carry a can of petrol with you, and run it till it either stops or the light comes on. You won't suck up any crud from the tank. I'd advise keeping out of the third lane of motorways while you do this though.
As an alternative, unscrew the drain plug on the tank and check it that way.

Lol, mine comes on anywhere from between 1/4 full and misfiring.. also carry a 5l container of gogo juice as I have no trust in the needle or the light:)

[hoshy]

I know I get just over 70 to a tenner so I just reset the trip counter ever tenner and only every fill up in multiples of 10... ususally just 10 but yeah I keep some juice in the back too !!!

[TOURINGDADDY]

one must b a one with with his machine oh yee of little faith

[320Touring]

one must b a one with with his machine oh yee of little faith

that is the truth!my car ALWAYS gets me to a petrol station when the light is on (us touring drivers must have more faith )

[hoshy]

either more faith or a bigger reserve

[320Touring]

either more faith or a bigger reserve

says the boy with the economical m40

we have more faith and more thirst

[TOURINGDADDY]

no just bigger balls or a long walk

[peejay]

Came to work this morning with the light on, range finder on OBC tells me I got 32 miles left, on the way I watched it go to 17 which is where I left until I go home in a bit. I have driven and watched before when it went all the way to nish ! at this point you get a flashing dotted line. Even then i drove another 5 miles before topping up.

By the way if you run out of "motion lotion" and plod arrives you can technically be done for driving with out due care and attention ! Bet you didnt know that *!!*

Peejay.

[peejay]

No I'm not one of the boys in blue !!!

[hoshy]

well you need faith if you drive a 6pot mate. esp a b20! I reckon you'd have to be jesus himself to make that economical!

[320Touring]

well you need faith if you drive a 6pot mate. esp a b20! I reckon you'd have to be jesus himself to make that economical!

he got 34 outta his 325 and i can pull about 35-36 from mine if required!!

however it also has the uncanny ability to do 40 miles to Ԛ£10 if you go for it......

[TOURINGDADDY]

however it also has the uncanny ability to do 40 miles to Ԛ£10 if you go for it......


one can do slightly worse than that if cainnin it propper

[Jos]

By the way if you run out of "motion lotion" and plod arrives you can technically be done for driving with out due care and attention ! Bet you didnt know that *!!*

Peejay.

Yup, and it is ILLEGAL to join a motorway in the knowledge that you don't have enough fuel to get to a service station.

[hoshy]

that's pretty good to be fair mate!

I reckon I could strecth 90 on the motorway if I *really* was careful.

I know what you mean about the 40 to a tenner though

something abotu that car if its in the power* band then it drinks like a mofo!


* not that there's really much power in an m40

[peejay]

Just in case anyone was worried 'bout me, I filled up with OBC range indicater saying 9 miles left. I put 55 litres in and range is now 329. My trip meter, which i always reset at fill up time, ( I know...odd thing to do but hey) read 318 miles done on last tank.

Spooky or wot?

Peejay.

[320Touring]

however it also has the uncanny ability to do 40 miles to Ԛ£10 if you go for it......


one can do slightly worse than that if cainnin it propper

and then some mate-but not quite as bad as my jag-4.0 and 11mpg when booting it

[TOURINGDADDY]

quality mate