baxr6ute Member 77 Member For: 17y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 05/02/10 09:12 AM Share Posted 05/02/10 09:12 AM I have a question to all the FG turbo ute owners.How many ks do you get from your utes when you fill them up with fuel before the guage start moving.The reason I ask as I have had trouble filling the tank as the pump use to click off all the time telling me the tank was full and I knew it was not.After about 50ks the guage use to move.The dealer found the tank had rotated so they re aligned as they reckon..Fixed the filling problem with the pump but I still dont think the tank is actually full because my old BA the guage started moving at about 80 to 100 ks.Your thoughts please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolz Member 80 Member For: 16y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill Posted 05/02/10 10:03 AM Share Posted 05/02/10 10:03 AM I have that problem sometimes, it depends on which pump I get which determines how often it clicks...if at all.I just keep filling and move the nozzle around a bit if it clicks continually. I know it's REALLY full when it clicks and I get a bit of a petrol spray back out. Just a bit of a spray, doesn't quite flood back out.My fuel gauge however reads properly. I think the continual clicking may be a result of the petrols pipe design however you get used to working around it. Í'm not exactly sure how many kays I get before it moves however it drops consistently through out the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhardy Member 104 Member For: 15y 6m 24d Posted 05/02/10 10:03 AM Share Posted 05/02/10 10:03 AM (edited) sometimes it takes forever to fill the tank. must have something to do with the angle of the pipework. the nozzle keeps clicking off. bad design........ typical Edited 05/02/10 10:04 AM by michaelhardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancidpunx Brisbanes Resident Detailer Donating Members 950 Member For: 15y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: In my Cabin Outside Brisbane. Posted 05/02/10 11:02 AM Share Posted 05/02/10 11:02 AM I found that filling up used to be a long process. I found that if you put the nozzle all the way in then pull it out about an inch it fills fine until it clicks off as it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarKer Member 174 Member For: 15y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 05/02/10 12:13 PM Share Posted 05/02/10 12:13 PM No probs filling mine. Once filled, the gauge moves after about 20 K's and drops like a lead sinker till halfway, and then it starts to read a tad more realistic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace blind leading the blind Member 3,657 Member For: 16y 4m Gender: Male Location: Mt Alford, Queensland Posted 05/02/10 12:23 PM Share Posted 05/02/10 12:23 PM meh I just put fuel in it every week - dont ever worry about really looking at the gauge - but yes it is a bitch to fill best solution I found is fill up at a servo with a big slope to the bowser and put the fuel cap up hill - only problem is you can actually overfill it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 05/02/10 01:45 PM Share Posted 05/02/10 01:45 PM Sometimes I get 100kms + before it starts to move. If you have any problems with clicking nozzles then pull it out until the end of it is just holding the flap open. This will also allow you to fill it to the very top. Might actually explain the 100ks I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIRO F6 Member 1,817 Member For: 15y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, QLD Posted 06/02/10 01:39 AM Share Posted 06/02/10 01:39 AM Mine seems to drop pretty heavily straight after refilling. The first 1/8th of a tank just disappears. When filling up, I always do what Paulie says and dont stick it in as deep! (LOL, that can be taken out of context!)On a fuel economy note, on the freeway mine gets down to 8.9L/100km's. And that's including spooking any Expensive Daewoo I see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxr6ute Member 77 Member For: 17y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 06/02/10 09:05 AM Author Share Posted 06/02/10 09:05 AM Thanks for all your replies,,yes I have tried all the above suggestions,,to a point where other pump users are looking at me funny when Im rocking the car when filling,,,, moving pump all over the place.....But hey still a great car though and its my baby.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkey Member 35 Member For: 16y 12d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/02/10 06:50 AM Share Posted 07/02/10 06:50 AM mine is also a biatch to fill, clicks like crazy. mine starts moving after about 30km. my mates ba starts moving about 100km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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