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who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 8:29 pm
by BLCKED
car wont start.
it turns over fine, starts for a second does that initial start rev then stalls.
im not sure if the fuel pump is working or not cant tell on my own.
gauge is real low, and trip computer is saying like 2 kms to empty.
i have never run outta fuel in a e series before, what are the tell tale signs?
its either fuel pump or fuel.
one e series i had did the fuel pump but it would turn over but wouldnt even kick once so im thinkng its out of fuel, if i rev it a bit it revs to about 2-3 grand then dies but back fires some times and it feels like its under load or something it does it the most.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 8:30 pm
by Dansedgli
Sounds like its out of fuel if it starts then stalls.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 8:31 pm
by BLCKED
yeah thats what i think
waiting for the mrs to come home to go get 5 litres in it.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 8:58 pm
by mike1989
Ahh yes, running out of fuel while waiting for your pay, i've been there man lol.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 9:01 pm
by Sunboost
I ran out in the grey EL once. It started making those clunk clunk noises like in the movies but thats because I was driving it.
Then I ran outta gas.
I was less than 5 metres from the servo.
Fail.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 7th, 2008, 9:07 pm
by 4LEDboy
mike1989 wrote:Ahh yes, running out of fuel while waiting for your pay, i've been there man lol.
Haha yeah thell me about it
C'mon 'ol girl, just a few more kays!!

Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 9:11 pm
by Commando
I was low on fuel one night, the trip meter was reading 1km DTE, and I parked on a slight uphill slope at Dirty Bird before hitting the fuel station. Got back in to start the car, and it'd die after initially turning over, like u said. I slipped it in N & it rolled back 5m until flat, then I started the car, fired up OK, drove to the petrol station <500m away and it was coughing as I rolled up to the bowser.
Perfect

Then I set the toaster to "3", medium-brown...
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 9:14 pm
by nothin suss
Just kick the begezzers out of the fuel tank from underneath if you get 5 litres in there and still no go.
E-series pumps are shite.
I ran out of fuel in mine twice, once it fried the pump and left me stranded in butt-feck idaho, the second time i had LPG installed recently luckilly as i was in peak traffic so i just flicked it across!
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 7th, 2008, 9:35 pm
by BLCKED
yeah tried that trick to mate
turns out wasnt even fuel. man im such a tosser.
punched my bonney for nothing. fkn intake tube had split and had a gaping hole in it, so the maf was off its face
i cable tied a bit of plastic over it and taped it up, seems to be ok now. get me to work tommorow
then i will get a new intake, i might even go wanka rice and get a chrome bit of pipe and some of those blue joiners.
it has a 70 mm maf and 70 mm t/b so the stock intake pipe really has to stretch over it, fking hard to get it on.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 7th, 2008, 11:11 pm
by Phoenix
FKN A for cable ties!
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 6:39 am
by LTDHO
Ya prob wouldn't have run out if the car was treated nicer! lol
Yeah I think we all have been there,
The trip meter isn't all that accurate.
Have you put fuel in it?
Sometimes it will run bad after because the crap in the tank sucked into the filter. Good time to change the tank filter.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 8:07 am
by Commando
waynez0r -
turns out wasnt even fuel. man im such a tosser.
punched my bonney for nothing. fkn intake tube had split and had a gaping hole in it, so the maf was off its face

Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 9:14 am
by fordbaby
Sundeep wrote:I ran out in the grey EL once. It started making those clunk clunk noises like in the movies but thats because I was driving it.
Then I ran outta gas.
I was less than 5 metres from the servo.
Fail.
haha i have done ran out a fuel in the el too
but i blame neither of the gas or petrol fuel gauges work.
someone help me fix them please haha
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 8th, 2008, 9:45 am
by t1MMy
Not in a V8. But I made it half way up olivers hill 1 night and my fuel pump in the XR6 shit itself. Couldnt have stopped at a worse spot, it was around a blind corner going up hill.

Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 9:55 am
by Gozza
how do people run out of fuel? Do you think hey - ill go past this servo because the magic fuel fairy will piss in my fuel tank -
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 10:05 am
by mike1989
Haha, like I said, waiting for pay day + broke + demanding gf
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 10:13 am
by t1MMy
mike1989 wrote:Haha, like I said, waiting for pay day + broke + demanding gf
LOL @ the demanding gf part.
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 10:16 am
by Gozza
mike1989 wrote:Haha, like I said, waiting for pay day + broke + demanding gf
well once again - Fuel doesn't magically do molecular mitosis - low fuel with no filling up in sight = not driving -
How many l/100k's does your GF demand?
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 8th, 2008, 10:46 am
by Frost
I have a magical fuel fairy, its called BP and Caltex cards lol
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 1:51 pm
by Commando
Gozza wrote:How many l/100k's does your GF demand?
Your mum goes on forever if you give her a few cc's, but there's not much tread left on the tyres
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

Posted:
August 8th, 2008, 1:56 pm
by Bipolar
Retreads FTW

Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 8th, 2008, 2:17 pm
by Gozza
Commando wrote:Gozza wrote:How many l/100k's does your GF demand?
Your mum goes on forever if you give her a few cc's, but there's not much tread left on the tyres
Oh well your mum has a few spare
Re: who here has run out of fuel in a 5 litre?

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August 10th, 2008, 12:44 am
by Robertsbrock
Dude i think i run outta fuel every week because my retarded car has a fked up fuel guage or what ever and yeah i keep running outta fuel.. Sucks