Hi guys..

My BA mk2 Turbo is playing funny games with me..

My Fuel was down to 1/8th fuel, like 60km/s to go on the trip computer.

So I filled up with fuel.. To my disbelief, it only allowed $50 of fuel.. 38 litres? I thought, fair enough .. Jumped into the car, and the Needle only read 3/4 full... WTF??

So I got out and tried putting more in.. Definatly did not allow more, and petrol was just about spilling out.

So that says one of 2 things...

1) air lock in the tank (since its under the rear seat), or

2) the needle or sender calibration is out(trip computer also)..

Now, this is the second tank of fuel that done the same thing.

I have only attempted to fill it up twice, both times it has done the same thing. the other 3 times, I've only put $50 worth of fuel..

When I purchased the car, It had a full tank of fuel. the needle was 100%.

This is only the 5th tank of fuel since I've had the car.

Has anyone experianced this weirdness before?

Might have to fast track my list of problems to ford..

Danny.

Even when my needle is sitting on the bottom, I really never manage to get more than 50 litres in the tank, when its a 68 litre tank, but this is not nearly as prominant as your dillema.

I do notice that the first half of a tank goes in about 100ks, according to the needle and the second half goes in about 300ks.

Hmmmmmmm

Well.. What I noticed when it was full every 1/4 notch is about 100km's..

when it was half tank, it was 200km's done, and 200km's to go.. there abouts anyways..

But yeah, this is the second time I've tried to fill it. it did the same last tank. previously I have been tight and only putting in $50 when I'm low

I've already got a list of a number of things. not really happy considering this is just about a new car (ex demo 3000ks)

noises in the front end especially prodominat when reversing, headlight fogging up at night... the door seal rubbers turning White..

Danny.

Edited 02/07/06 09:12 AM02/07/06 09:12 AM by Headsex

Me BF is getting similar problems now at 3 months old. I have this annoying rattle from the B pillar near my head that needs to be corected ASAP.

Interior/exterior quality issues are synonmous with these cars. Mechanically they tend to be fairly good.

Yeh my fuel guage was f*cked in my BA.

They replaced it then the car stank of Petrol and still didnt fix the problem.

Glad that cars gone.

Yeh my fuel guage was f*cked in my BA.

They replaced it then the car stank of Petrol and still didnt fix the problem.

Glad that cars gone. 

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that's what I'm worried of.. The fuel tank is below the back seat, the back seats need to be removed to replace the sender/pump ...

But I assuming the sender is confused, or jamming at 3/4 high.. But at the same time I only put 38 litre's in when it said I had 1/8th of a tank left..

Danny.

Hmmmmmm

I find that my car only allows me to get about 70 litres in the tank bone dry, its ment to have a 78 litre tank, so the km guage must be tellling fibs, but im more pissed of at the fact that 70 litres gets me 450-460km, makes no difference if I baby the thing or drive it like a tool. calulates to like 17.5 or so l/100km, which is not wat ford advertise. ohh speaking of crappy work ford do, I pull apart the back of my car to get rid of the sh*t stock speakers and I find that the pricks at ford have broken a clip on one of the plastic trims that go round the window. build ford tough I see

I had the same problem when I got my car back from the repair shop. First tank I filled was good. Then I noticed that I used a full tank rather quickly when I wasn't flogging the car.. turned out I was only using 12.4L/100km. Tank only filled to about 42L when it clicked. Then it only showed 3/4 full.. drove that till near on empty, and re-filled, and it was fine

I had the same problem when I got my car back from the repair shop. First tank I filled was good. Then I noticed that I used a full tank rather quickly when I wasn't flogging the car.. turned out I was only using 12.4L/100km. Tank only filled to about 42L when it clicked. Then it only showed 3/4 full.. drove that till near on empty, and re-filled, and it was fine 

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I Hope so.. Although what it means is when it said I had 1/8th of a tank left... I prob had close to 1/4 -> 3/8ths..

I've got the list of probs which I'm gonna do in a couple of weeks. so I might see what happens when this tank empties.. although friday is Caulder park ;>

Danny.