Freelander 1 THoughts and experiences

2004 HSE 134600k

Hello to all from Portugal

Please can i ear your thoughts about this ìssue`

i usually fill to half tank. even when i fill it up i usually can make between 120 to 134... miles per quart ( most city village drives, i dont have a heavy foot) . But once it gets to the last quart not only ii can get only 40 to 50 miles ( then the light from the reserve lights up) but its gets empty muuch faster..
Am I just making a storm on a glass of water or its not correct or its the way it should be???!!

Many thanks all

Every car or van I've ever owned or driven always seems to sip fuel until the last quarter of a tank, then it turns into the automotive equivalent of Paul Gascoigne on a stag weekend in butlins

Most fuel gauges go down faster the nearer to empty it is.

At least that's my experience.

Don't forget when driving you get slop. When the fuel gets below certain level it slop back and forth.

anubis757 said:

2004 HSE 134600k

Hello to all from Portugal

Please can i ear your thoughts about this ìssue`

i usually fill to half tank. even when i fill it up i usually can make between 120 to 134... miles per quart ( most city village drives, i dont have a heavy foot) . But once it gets to the last quart not only ii can get only 40 to 50 miles ( then the light from the reserve lights up) but its gets empty muuch faster..
Am I just making a storm on a glass of water or its not correct or its the way it should be???!!

Many thanks all

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It's the way the fuel sensor is calibrated, and completely normal. It's caused by the measuring arm angle in relation to the fuel level in the tank. When the tank is half full, the arm drops with the fuel, but the lower the fuel level, the greater arc the lever takes, causing it to drop faster. The tank capacity is also reduced towards the bottom, as there a cutout for the propshaft through the middle of the tank.

Nodge68 said:

It's the way the fuel sensor is calibrated, and completely normal. It's caused by the measuring arm angle in relation to the fuel level in the tank. When the tank is half full, the arm drops with the fuel, but the lower the fuel level, the greater arc the lever takes, causing it to drop faster. The tank capacity is also reduced towards the bottom, as there a cutout for the propshaft through the middle of the tank.

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All excuses of course rather than reasons.

The temperature gauge does not move in direct correlation to sensor input, that's altered to be less accurate and more meaningful.

The fuel gauge looks to be doing exactly the same thing - maybe by design, or just by-product. When the tank is between full and 1/4 full, you don't really need it to be that precise - you know you've got plenty of fuel (unless you're in the Aussie outback). It is that last 1/4 of the tank where you need to be thinking about where you need to fill up. By extending that 1/4 range over 1/3rd of the gauge, you have a more precise reading - so long as you are familiar with your car and not new to it!

Many Thanks to all Got it!!