Petrol Guage... Am I going crazy!!??

1. Lemonflavour L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Wakefield Posts: 39 Mini Cooper 1.3i Nissan Micra 1.3 16v Vauxhall A

   #1 11th March 2010, 10:55

   Hi,
   
   Quick questions, does the VTS petrol gauge act as a MPG guide? what I mean is, does it move up and down depending on how you drive? if not my eyes must be playing up cos I would swear blind that it moves position slightly! Also would a Power flow back cat exhaust increase or decrease MPG? I have been driving slow and using my gears on a full tank just to see how she does and I have done 85 miles and the gauge is a 3/4 full? is that good or bad or do I have a fualty petrol guage?
   
   Cheers
2. gaz4399 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Chester Posts: 2850 1275 mini

   #2 11th March 2010, 10:58

   85miles using 1/4 tank sounds about right tbh
3. gsavill90 Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Skipton/Loughborough Posts: 1959 VW Bora TDI

   #3 11th March 2010, 11:35

   They do tend to move around quite a bit.
   Mine moves maybe about 1/8th to 1/4 of a tank when i go up and down steep hills.
   It settles again on the flat though.
4. Jamie Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9363 Focus ST & 206 GTI180

   #4 11th March 2010, 11:49

   Tbh sounds normal, i just returned 46.7 from 17.8ltrs which is 183 miles
   
   £20 worth of fuel.
5. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

   #5 11th March 2010, 11:51

   After it does it next time leave your car parked on a flat surface for a while then come back, turn on the ignition and the fuel gauge should show exactly what is in the tank as the fuel in the hoses should have drained out.
6. Lemonflavour L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Wakefield Posts: 39 Mini Cooper 1.3i Nissan Micra 1.3 16v Vauxhall A

   #6 11th March 2010, 11:55

   Cheers lads! that makes me feel a little better knowing its not a fault. It takes £40 to fill her up and I was wanting to get around 300 miles to a tank! so sounds about right.
7. Jordy6969 Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Sittingbourne, Kent Posts: 1161 My bike

   #7 11th March 2010, 11:55

   Yer I would get something around 95 in my VTR so considering a VTS has a slighty less mpg sounds right to me, and to be honest the powerflow exhaust system probably decreases it slightly but nothing noticeable, nothing to worry about. My petrol gauge goes down when I go uphill and goes back up when I go down, strange things. . . .
8. Lemonflavour L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Wakefield Posts: 39 Mini Cooper 1.3i Nissan Micra 1.3 16v Vauxhall A

   #8 11th March 2010, 12:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Jordy6969 Yer I would get something around 95 in my VTR so considering a VTS has a slighty less mpg sounds right to me, and to be honest the powerflow exhaust system probably decreases it slightly but nothing noticeable, nothing to worry about. My petrol gauge goes down when I go uphill and goes back up when I go down, strange things. . . .

   Cheers Jordy
9. Lemonflavour L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Wakefield Posts: 39 Mini Cooper 1.3i Nissan Micra 1.3 16v Vauxhall A

   #9 11th March 2010, 12:07

   Is there any mpg fuel guage that you can buy and fit to tell you what your getting mpg wise?
10. gsavill90 Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Skipton/Loughborough Posts: 1959 VW Bora TDI

    #10 11th March 2010, 12:18

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lemonflavour Is there any mpg fuel guage that you can buy and fit to tell you what your getting mpg wise?

    I think demon tweeks sell one.
    It plugs into the diagnostics plug in the passengers footwell.
    Costs about 60 quid iirc.
    
    edit: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...code=STAST3990