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[ozmondo]

hey guys did a search couldnt find anything relevant, im just couriuos as to how many miles i should expect from the fuel tank in my 1995 cooper... Only reason i ask is im certain the fuel guage is broken because when its in the red i fill it up but only get 10ltrs in.....

[RobFox]

I read somewhere Coopers do 43mpg on average however when I was learning and I calculated it I got 47mpg ( not moterway driving and captain cautious on the speed limits ).

I fill my tank with about 20litres (guess) ,,

1 litre = 0.22 gallons ,

0.22*20 = 4.4gallons in the tank.

So if 43mpg is correct then 43*4.4= 189.2 miles for a tank.


I think that is right, if im wrong someone feel free to point it out

Edited by RobFox, 22 August 2010 - 03:56 PM.

[Cooperman]

Standard tank holds 7.5 gallons which is 33.3 litres.
Work on 38 mpg with a 15% reserve and that gives a maximum safe range of 240 miles. Make that a bit less if driving really hard or in hilly country with lots of low gear and heavy throttle use.

[valve bounce]

removed posted in wrong thing

Edited by valve bounce, 22 August 2010 - 06:46 PM.

[rik_125]

Hello

I have the same problem at the mo on my 1981 1000 HL

My fuel gauge stops working form half way

I started to write down the milage when i fill up and the amount of litres i put in.

I haven't been brave enough to go past 195miles yet

Thats only 23 litres when you fill it up again.

Its hard to think theres another 12 litres somewhere lol

If you give that ago you can easily work at your Miles Per Gallon too

[asmith88]

bestway to work out miles per gallon, is to fill the tank till one click of the pump, take her for a drive and say a hundred miles later fill the tank to one click again.

now you have the miles and the amount of petrol.

work it out for yourself

[lawnmowercrap]

Get a Jerry can and put a fivers worth of fuel in it. Then brim your tank and note down the mileage. Drive until you run out of fuel and see how many miles you have done.
And I get 80 miles to £15 in mine for reference

[minisilverbullet]

Get a Jerry can and put a fivers worth of fuel in it. Then brim your tank and note down the mileage. Drive until you run out of fuel and see how many miles you have done.
And I get 80 miles to £15 in mine for reference

Is it not easier just to use some simple math?

as someone pointed out - fill the tank to the first click, take a note of your mileage.

Fill up when necessary, note the litres until first click. and do the math,

If you do this a couple of times you will get a more accurate average, (perhaps the first time its only town or motorway driving), just keep a not of the original mileage and the totaling litres.

[MiniMan65]

I did this recently (running full to empty) and I managed to empty in the tank in just under 200 miles which was a far bit less than I'd hoped