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19-09-2005, 07:08 AM
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How accurate is the DTE reading in these cars?
Reason being that I was running gas yesterday, after just sticking petrol in the ute and notcied that the counter was going down, and I wasn't even using petrol.
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19-09-2005, 07:56 AM
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I dont take any notice of it. All it uses is an average which is very easy to fool. I go by the actual guage when I'm running low, its far more accruate.
I have once run out of fuel with 69kms on the DTE still.. another time I drove well over 5kms with DTE on 0.
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19-09-2005, 08:11 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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yea , i dont trust it. At 25-30 DTE my car started to splutter (about to run out). Lucky for me i was within 20 seconds of a servo...
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19-09-2005, 08:38 AM
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That's what I thought.
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19-09-2005, 01:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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My DTE's accurate as. It depends whether you are switching from styles of driving much. I.e. going from Highway -> City driving, the DTE is gonna fall quickly.
I've had my DTE down to about 8 once, and still all good.
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19-09-2005, 02:15 PM
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yep likewise LG, I think I have risked it even as low as 6, scares the crap out of me but I try to use as much out of the tank as possible.
This is only done around Sydney I wouldn't risk it out on the open road.
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19-09-2005, 02:20 PM
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Adapt or perish...
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I had mine down to 20, but didn't wanna test my luck and I wasn't sure on accuracy.
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19-09-2005, 02:48 PM
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I know it's a bit naughty but I have had it down to 0 (zero) and still had enough to get to a petrol station.
Didn't intend on getting it that low but my usual stations where closed or shut down at the time!! |
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19-09-2005, 05:33 PM
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Mine is good, have been down to about 15km to empty and then filled up with about 58 litres.
I like the DTE on the open road where in the first part of a long journey it goes up and up. On one trip I went Sydney canberra Sydney (two sets of lights in Sydney) and got it up to 800km when cruising between 105 to 115 kph. |
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19-09-2005, 07:02 PM
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Mine work's fine, as the number's come down, it get's more acurate, how do I know you ask, because when I fill up I check the millage and with what the DTE tell's me and how many klm's I can do, they are pretty acurate.
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19-09-2005, 07:07 PM
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Had mine don to 0 and drove a few kays, so I guess the accuracy is questionable.
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19-09-2005, 08:25 PM
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Mine's pretty on par with LG's and BD's. When the yellow light comes on (10 litres or less left in tank) the DTE has always consistently been around the 80-90 km's city driving. Mine uses just over 11 litres per 100 km, so based on that that's roughly the distance I'd get to empty.
On the highway over a long distance (say en-route to Melbourne on the Hume) with a full tank getting it up into the high 800's and into the 900's is a common occurrence. Freaks out whoever I have as co-driver as well too!
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19-09-2005, 08:48 PM
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They are an average estimation gauged on recent driving conditions
 : , not to be trusted unless you like to go for long impromptu walks.  :
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19-09-2005, 09:12 PM
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i had a long country cruise once and on a full tank my au did well over 580kays and the DTE was about 70kays!! i didnt risk it, and fueled up!
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19-09-2005, 10:02 PM
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As i rough guide , i think its great. But mines just not accurate enough to trust
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19-09-2005, 10:43 PM
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i ran mine to 3 last week... still all well... so i would assume mine is pretty well spot on, had it under ten twice before.. so i cant complain.
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20-09-2005, 06:02 PM
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Both my dash and DTE arent that great. I will hit 350 km of city driving and the needle with be in the smack bang in the red, my DTE will be about 75-102 most times and no fuel light in sight. I think it may need adjusting if thats possible.
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20-09-2005, 08:41 PM
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You could post your life to it. Several times I have left mine go to 0 to empty, as I only use Premium, and a servo does not have it. Never run out of fuel, but had a splutter after the 0 dte comes up. Always get 600 City and +750 highway per tank. What a Car!!!
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20-09-2005, 08:51 PM
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I have my DTE in single fugures Monthly i would say and sometime even less then that.
Never had any problem running out, just the dam thing drinks more then i do, if i could fix that i would be a happy man.... |
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21-09-2005, 09:07 PM
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Mine goes up and down .... and then the guage goes dead empty (if i hit the brakes hard) .... but i suspect i have an earthing issue with it though ... my tank gauges are reading correctly though ... but it fluctuates all of the time ... it's rare that it reads correctly.
I had driven 550km the other week ... and it said I had 440km DTE ... on an EGAS motor ... I think not ... and the guage was reading 3/4 full. I checked my tanks and found i was nearly empty.
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