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3rd July 2007, 14:24
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armand van helden
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jesus sayer step away from the books
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corrected.
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3rd July 2007, 14:25
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No because if you get air into the fuel it fuck's up with a desiel but with a petrol it doesnt matter. i dont know the technicallities of it all, but desiel engines i have been told not to run low.
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IMO - smoking the front lights de-girlie's the mk2 by a Long way!!
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3rd July 2007, 14:28
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i dont think sayer would do that if it would fuck up engine
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3rd July 2007, 14:28
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Originally Posted by Hopcraft
No because if you get air into the fuel it fuck's up with a desiel but with a petrol it doesnt matter. i dont know the technicallities of it all, but desiel engines i have been told not to run low.
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ummmmmmm all i know is because the fuel pump is in engine bay as opposed to the tank there is a problem with starting a derv if it has ran out of fuel.
then you have to prime it using the squidgy thing in the top right... (bottom left of the right strut)
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Originally Posted by Matt
i dont think sayer would do that if it would fuck up engine
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If i had the faintest inclination it would do damage, no matter how small, to the engine I wouldnt have done it.
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3rd July 2007, 14:33
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well yes, something like that, running out of desiel its not as easy as filling back up, you have to run something through it to make sure there is no air going into the engine as with petrol's, when you run out you can just top up with petrol and away you go, hence why i would not run a desiel low !
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IMO - smoking the front lights de-girlie's the mk2 by a Long way!!
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3rd July 2007, 14:58
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sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude 
cheers 
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4th July 2007, 17:07
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Originally Posted by tpreece88
sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude
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Ive heard this aswell, the petrol needs some room to expand with any heat generated, so never fill it to the brim, might be wrong though 
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4th July 2007, 17:13
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i got 42 in mine, plus whatever scraps were left in when the light went on
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5th July 2007, 02:59
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Originally Posted by tpreece88
sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude
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Originally Posted by Steve
Ive heard this aswell, the petrol needs some room to expand with any heat generated, so never fill it to the brim, might be wrong though |
interesting question man. I've always brim filled mine for as long as i can remember without any troubles. however my sisters old polo suffered some crazy failure when the pressure from the fuel pump had caused the tank to deform! although she never brim filled hers. so i cant imagine what happened on that.
Steve, im not entirely sure the expansion due to heat would cause any noticeable difference. you'd need some huge (unrealistic) heat to see anything happen but in addition the surroundings (such as the tank) would also expand so the overall effect is limited.
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5th July 2007, 08:34
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i managed 42 in mine last nite, i had put 20 in the other week, so probs got around 50 in there now, was somethin like 38 quid never ever put that much in the saxo
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5th July 2007, 09:21
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filler neck must be good for ~3 litres maybe more
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