Stupid Question

Newbie idiots question


When the red light comes on the fuel gauge... how far have you got before you need to fill..

Sorry Ive had the truck just over a month and have only filled up once before...

how long is a piece of string?

what are you drivin ?

as its a truck i think it might me either a MAN or a DAF

Scanias have big tanks, as do the yanks

Swampey said:

Newbie idiots question


When the red light comes on the fuel gauge... how far have you got before you need to fill..

Sorry Ive had the truck just over a month and have only filled up once before...

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fill it before the rd light comes on or keep a can of fuel in the bck not problem.EVER!

Ops suppose to write Disco 2 Auto.. call it a truck cos me little 2 year old keeps calling it daddies big truck.lol

I feel 40 miles is the limit for my TD5 disco - (my light is orange?)
After that the needle drops below the lowest graduation and I expect it to stall

When I ran out of fuel last year, I discovered my battery wasn't up to the job of re-priming the system - what a pallaver!

So, if you plan to run out, I'd check your battery too

id never let anything get that low on fuel sucks all the **** and **** up out the bottom of the tank i fill mine up at quarter

Thats a red herring-if there is **** in the tank,it is always there,ready to go up the pipe,it doesn't just show up as the fuel level goes down-unless you have floaters-never ****ed in my tank

G-man said:

how long is a piece of string?

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double half its length

If its a v8 you need to stop.

I got 29 miles on the light (1997 v8), was on the motorway - got to a service station at about 20 miles but couldn't bring myself to pay their price so winged it, and got away with it. It's great, adds a sense of adventure to a boring motorway journey! Must carry a spare can in the boot!

By the way, get a v8 and you'll be filling up much more than once a month and soon get a feel for how far you can get

NEVER run a TD5 out of fuel, you run very close to the wire of knackering an old fuel pump as it has to shift all the air & crap youve just put through it.

Simple answer-dont run it so low you cheapskate!

foss said:

Simple answer-dont run it so low you cheapskate!

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well said lol

i get bout 60 miles to a tenner, outta my disco , iguess u get 30 miles on light, my needle has been right in middle of empty bit , but try an keep quarter full,

G-man said:

how long is a piece of string?

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Twice the distance from the middle to either end....

Never enough to get to the nearest garage in my opinion.....

300tdistu said:

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well said lol

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foss said:

NEVER run a TD5 out of fuel, you run very close to the wire of knackering an old fuel pump as it has to shift all the air & crap youve just put through it.

Simple answer-dont run it so low you cheapskate!

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Hmm... Think I did that wrong -