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Dodgy fuel gauge. - Danny Wideboy - 06-01-2014
Found out the hard way on the way home from work that when the 205 is showing half full,it's actually empty.
Thought it was running a bit odd,dropped down to 3 cylinders a couple of times so I pulled over,lifted the bonnet to check for any short circuit sparking and saw nothing.Pulled dizzy cap off and cleaned it,still no better.Tried to nurse it home and it died about 5 miles away.Could tell it was a fuel issue by then and noticed the fuel light was on although the gauge was showing half full.
Luckily,the bloke whose driveway i had broken down next to turned up and I spoke to him,he laughed and sold me some petrol he had for his lawnmower and I made it to the garage.
That WILL catch me out again,I'm bad enough with a working gauge,playing fuel light roulette is fun.
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Martin306 - 06-01-2014
Guess your MPG.
Fill tank to brim
Drive x amount of miles then fill up. no need for a gauge :p
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Toms306 - 06-01-2014
As above...I tend to trust miles more than gauges lol.
The gauge on the 106 I had was fine for the bottom quarter....but never got above that no matter how much fuel was in it lol!
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Danny Wideboy - 06-01-2014
That would work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but.
No speedo=no mileometer.
At least the light comes on,just have to fill up when i see it I suppose.No point replacing the speedo untill I can find some diesel clocks.
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Martin306 - 07-01-2014
(06-01-2014, 10:21 PM)Danny Wideboy Wrote: That would work,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but.
No speedo=no mileometer.
At least the light comes on,just have to fill up when i see it I suppose.No point replacing the speedo untill I can find some diesel clocks.
Use a sat nav in the meantime?
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Dum-Dum - 07-01-2014
Fill up on the light mate, easy. maybe carry 5l of fuel just in case
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - ozonehostile - 07-01-2014
Lol, notorious 205/106 problem.
A sharp corner can be the difference between quarter of a tank and empty haha
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Danny Wideboy - 07-01-2014
Well I wont notice the difference in MPG between 1.9 GTI and 1.9 D turbo. Thats got to be a good thing.
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Pete - 07-01-2014
Peugeot gauges are rubbish anyway TBH, the 406's varies by 1/4 off a tank depending on what hill I'm parked on
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - sam - 07-01-2014
Hammer!
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - silverzx - 07-01-2014
My 205 fuel gauge is horrific! I broke down on a quarter once! Have carried a 5L jerry can in the boot every since.
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - sillywotsit1993 - 07-01-2014
My gauge is saying it's empty empty. But she still drives
feel lucky
RE: Dodgy fuel gauge. - Martin306 - 07-01-2014
(07-01-2014, 08:40 AM)ozonehostile Wrote: Lol, notorious 205/106 problem.
A sharp corner can be the difference between quarter of a tank and empty haha
Definitely NOT a common 106 problem
I think I should know!