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So how far have you pushed it

Post by Donovan » Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:07 pm

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This was coasting along the northern motorway, about 500mtr from the BP, in a diesel, so system bleed if I ran it dry.

Manual says the tank is 67litres, put 67.59ltrs in, so obviously the Germans don't lie when they say you are about to run out.

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Post by CordedBowl » Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:08 pm

Will take a photo of the bimmers gauge, I've run it out of gas twice now so I know where empty empty is.

The Germans don't lie about where empty really is, the mx5 can go quite a bit lower than the last tick though!

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Post by Angreal » Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:49 pm

I've waited for the E light while ignoring the fact that the needle was well below the E line... Yep, I ran out :p

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Post by SLYDIT » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:35 pm

my work van coughed to a stop just as i turned into the servo...managed to coast to the pump...luckily its a self priming pump.
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Post by built4speed » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:08 pm

I've driven 30kms with my XR6 showing 0kms left. Lying bastards.

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Post by 4A-GE » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:30 pm

I managed to get down to my last 2.21 litres at one stage. Now that I know how optimistic the fuel gauge actually is, I've achieved normality and decided I don't need a fuel light.

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Post by warrior » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:32 pm

My mazda 3 says it is empty and has 10ltrs left. Stupid
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Post by warrior » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:34 pm

How many ltrs does a na mx5 hold?
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Post by Angreal » Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:03 am

I think it's 42 litres

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Post by 4A-GE » Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:01 am

40.

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Post by WideOpenThrottle » Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:27 am

45 litres according to my book
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Post by CordedBowl » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:12 am

'90-'93: 11.9 US gallons - 10 imperial gallons - 45 liters
'94-'11: 12.7 US gallons - 10.6 imperial gallons - 48 liters

Is what google says

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Post by Angreal » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:25 am

CordedBowl wrote:'90-'93: 11.9 US gallons - 10 imperial gallons - 45 liters
'94-'11: 12.7 US gallons - 10.6 imperial gallons - 48 liters
Score. Glad my car has an additional 3L :D

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Post by 4A-GE » Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:41 pm

I've been living a lie. :cry:

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Post by Timmo » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:17 pm

there's probably a few liters worth in the neck
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Post by Ian » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:03 pm

CordedBowl wrote:'90-'93: 11.9 US gallons - 10 imperial gallons - 45 liters
'94-'11: 12.7 US gallons - 10.6 imperial gallons - 48 liters

Is what google says
To be exact, the NA6 is 45L and the NA8 is 48L (so that effectively means mid 93 onwards)
The Americans can't get their heads around an NA8 possibly being a 93! (which is why google is incorrect on this point and also that the fuel tank is 50L in the NC from mid 2005!)
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Post by sprsta » Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:10 pm

the '94 thing is just for Miatas.
All of the mx5s and roadsters got to be NA8s in '93 to get the enduro tank.

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Post by Angreal » Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:48 pm

sprsta wrote:the '94 thing is just for Miatas.
All of the mx5s and roadsters got to be NA8s in '93 to get the enduro tank.
Yep. I have one of those '93 NA8s which is really annoying when trying to deal with American's. I just say it's a '94 to keep life simple

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Post by SKREEE » Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:07 pm

Angreal wrote: Yep. I have one of those '93 NA8s which is really annoying when trying to deal with American's. I just say it's a '94 to keep life simple
This. Had some American guy come into my old work and asked what year and he told me I should have gotten the 1.8. I told him it is and he told me I knew nothing... I then popped the "hood" and he ate his words.

Now I just refer to it as a 94 to save on retarded arguments.

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Post by CordedBowl » Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:56 am

Drove around the block, I could still probably make it to the dairy and back!
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Post by 4A-GE » Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:23 pm

Thanks to this thread, I find fuel gauges way funnier than I should

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