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fuel warning light?

Does any1 have fuel warning light on a corsa b?

And does it flash when its really low?

Thanks

Yup - it comes on pretty much when the tank reads empty - in the bottom third of the red bit on the gauge. It means uve only got a few miles left so get it filled asap. I think, depending on the engine, you should be able 2 get away with 30 miles when the light is on but tbh id say make sure u fill up within 20 just 2 be safe. And it dont flash - it just comes on and stays on

Before I changed to a speedo unit with a rev counter the tank icon never lit up, not sure if the bulb was missing/blown or if it's just totally absent on that version.

Mine lights up every time the engine is started and stays on for a few seconds, though I'm not sure if they all do that.

how many miles u think u would get once its on the red?

i've got about 10 when the lights on, wouldnt wanna do much more, mines been decat'd so could add some more on

danthemann wrote:how many miles u think u would get once its on the red?

my corsa aint got a fuel light , but mine went onto the red an i done about 15 miles before a filled it up it was near enough tooching the needle lol but it never ran out on me so id probs say about 18 - 20

I got a 96 LS and i run the fuel pretty low like and i don't get any warning light come on, is it model specific??

Yeh i think it could be based on if you have a rev counter or not. And ive run my car for near enough 50 miles in the red once and it didnt run out. my light comes on about half way down and i did 30 miles on that but i wudnt have liked 2 do much more. it all depends of your driving style, your engine and your type of driving (inner city or motorways) that alter your fuel ecconomy and thus how long u can stay in the red for

I have learned a valuable tip now though (after running out of petrol and having to push it down the road to a nearby petrol station): when the light comes on fill up asap (like within 10 miles or so). Basically always keep a little reserve in the tank so you are never gonna completely run out

RenRenRen wrote:Before I changed to a speedo unit with a rev counter the tank icon never lit up, not sure if the bulb was missing/blown or if it's just totally absent on that version.

yup... corsa's without a rev counter dont have a fuel warning light sadly
all the wiring is there just no bulb lol

it should come on (if you have one) when you have around 6liters of fuel left, but dont let it get too low or you will suck up all the sludge n muck from the bottom of the tank in to your engine!!

i gone from Goole to Leeds on red about 30 ish miles no light as no rev counter, got to petrol station at leeds and it took 48 quid not bad for a supposed 45 litre tank lol

you should get more than 45 liters in anyway due to expantion space
since when petrol gets warm (like during the summer) it expands.
not so bad during winter months just dont brim the tank in summer or it will just pour out of the overflow when warm!

i remeber once i was mowing the lawn (petrol mower)
stupidly i left the plastic can on the top of the wheelie bin in sunlight
about half hour later it bust spilling petrol everyware lol