Fuel Question
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 21:28
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Member - Troll 81 (QLD)
Evening all
I normally get around 600km out of my tank when the light comes on then I go and fill up and there is still about 20l left in the main tank....all that is good and fine but today it's sitting on nearly 650 and no light and it's very close to the E, could it be that my light is blown or some how I get magically better fuel economy? I have not changed anything. What I did was filled up the sub tank and I am just going to keep driving and see what happens. Is this wise? or will I damage something ?
Reply By: Woobla (WA) - Friday, Jun 17, 2005 at 06:06
Friday, Jun 17, 2005 at 06:06
G'day Troll 81
I cant offer any explanation but find a simlar thing occurs with my unleaded work van.
Occasionally I will get an extra 40-50 km out of my tank. 95% of the time I get 350km/tank and then suddenly a bonus few kms. Same petrol station and most times same bowser...perhaps the guy mixing the fuels in Singapore adds more of the good stuff occasionally. The other side maybe that the station owner may not have watered down some batches of fuel?
Its got me? It cant be a mistake in putting Premium unleaded in because my van has such low compression that it hasnt make any difference when I have used it in the past.
All I can say is that I am glad that when it happens, the kms go up and not down!
I will be interested to hear if any one else has this occur.
Jeff
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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Friday, Jun 17, 2005 at 14:24
Friday, Jun 17, 2005 at 14:24
If you are buying from an independant (gull, peak etc) you'll probally find that they have run out of their crappy imported fuel and have bought a few thousand litires from BP. Their tank
farm has a direct pipe from BP's and they do this often.
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