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No but a legnum or galant would get more fuel economy than whats bens getting...
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silverGPX wrote:No but a legnum or galant would get more fuel economy than whats bens getting...
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:lol:

Yeah, not all Leggies have 525cc injectors & run 18 pound all day
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Hey Raf, if you do buy the O2 sensor and fitted it in, let me know your results - Im getting around 450k's MAX on the very last line and that is pushing it to 450. I feel like I should be getting more...
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yeah i fueled up full tank one more time to see if there is something wrong with it and ill let you know. if i do still get only 400km min. ill probs get one fitted.

also im hearing a squeaking sound everytime i turn on the car? :?
i can't pin point where the sound is coming from, but it has to be a belt?
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Gholdwayne wrote:Hey Raf, if you do buy the O2 sensor and fitted it in, let me know your results - Im getting around 450k's MAX on the very last line and that is pushing it to 450. I feel like I should be getting more...
450k max on the last line? Still heaps left in the tank! Touch the top of the E and there is still 6 litres left in the tank. Why not reset your ODO when you fill up, drive till near empty and refill?
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Gholdwayne wrote:Hey Raf, if you do buy the O2 sensor and fitted it in, let me know your results - Im getting around 450k's MAX on the very last line and that is pushing it to 450. I feel like I should be getting more...
450k max on the last line? Still heaps left in the tank! Touch the top of the E and there is still 6 litres left in the tank. Why not reset your ODO when you fill up, drive till near empty and refill?

That's how i know I do 400~450, i reset the trip computer(not ODO, Oh man 8O )
And it's in the last line, and my E light doesn't come on - must be a blown bulb or something...

Oh, and i dont want to know how many liters are beyond the last line either :lol: - I don't want to be tempted to push it knowing how far i COULD go one day..
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gpx000 wrote:yeah i fueled up full tank one more time to see if there is something wrong with it and ill let you know. if i do still get only 400km min. ill probs get one fitted.

also im hearing a squeaking sound everytime i turn on the car? :?
i can't pin point where the sound is coming from, but it has to be a belt?

Could be a drive belt... want me to help you out with that? I just bought a ratchet set and I want it broken in :lol:
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Lol it sounds like my car, when the car shows 1/4 fuel left in the tank I know it still has 1/2 a tank.
I can run it well under the E line with out the light coming on.
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aza013 wrote:Lol it sounds like my car, when the car shows 1/4 fuel left in the tank I know it still has 1/2 a tank.
I can run it well under the E line with out the light coming on.

But does it come on at all? If it does, you may be right but im too scared to risk it and get stranded...
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:lol:

The last time my car touched the last line and dropped a little below it on my petrol gauge was like 3 years ago, I always fill up when it goes under quarter tank just to make sure i'm not sucking in any gunk from the bottom of the tank (I know this doesn't happen until petrol is waaaay low, but I've already got the habit by now) :mrgreen:
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Yep my light still works well when I checked it last year any way :lol:
But I also do the same as above when it hits 1/4 I hit the pump.

Some times you just need to push the limits on the car to see if there is any thing wrong with it.
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^

I got it from you Aza, before you mentioned it, I didn't care how low it went ;)
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:lol: ^^^^^ :thumright: .
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Gholdwayne wrote:
gpx000 wrote:yeah i fueled up full tank one more time to see if there is something wrong with it and ill let you know. if i do still get only 400km min. ill probs get one fitted.

also im hearing a squeaking sound everytime i turn on the car? :?
i can't pin point where the sound is coming from, but it has to be a belt?

Could be a drive belt... want me to help you out with that? I just bought a ratchet set and I want it broken in :lol:
haha yeahp sure, mayb you can organize another meet at starbux? :L
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I just replaced mine and i filled it to full (till fuel started coming back out) and i reset my tripmeter. Ill keep you guys updated.
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Gholdwayne wrote:
aza013 wrote:Lol it sounds like my car, when the car shows 1/4 fuel left in the tank I know it still has 1/2 a tank.
I can run it well under the E line with out the light coming on.

But does it come on at all? If it does, you may be right but im too scared to risk it and get stranded...
The light comes on below the last line! I've got my car down to judder on fumes stage. No sh*t if you are on the last line you still have 70-100kms left in it. So if you are getting 450kms to the last line, what are you complaining about???

I had no clue about this but a worn out fuel cap can cause you to use more fuel as well. An engine with a bad vacuum can be caused by a defective fuel cap.

Had a vacuum leak at a part of my engine, seal it, changed my fuel cap, oil cap and O-Rings on my dip stick, and my idle has never been better.
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^^ Other people get minimum 450 and that's my very max(that im willing to push to anyway)... And my mate olly's versionR definitely has better mileage than me so it makes me itch... And jealous...
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The least I've ever had from a tank was approx 490-510 (don't know cos I don't go low enough in petrol, guesstimating). Usually it's around 570/580.

So with 450 max from a fto tank, he's def got a legitimate reason to question it.
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