Running out with 30 miles left.

[volvoturboman]

The on board in my V70 1997 2.5 is perfectly accurate when it comes to mpg, outside temp and so on but it is running out of fuel still showing 30 miles left in range. Why is this? My 93 T5 854 is perfect and its 4 years older, it has happened a couple of times now and it always shows 30 miles left. It also doesn't automatically change the computer to range when the fuel light comes on like the 850 does. Is there any way of reseting the range?

[t5r-1995]

Put more fuel in and dont let your car run so low on juice it will cause you probs if any sediment is drawn up.i always have 5 gallon in mine min.

[neevo]

Put more fuel in and dont let your car run so low on juice it will cause you probs if any sediment is drawn up.i always have 5 gallon in mine min.

This

[p fandango]

my 2002 S60 ran out showing 100mile left lol. My cheesewedge was 100% accurate & judderd to a halt exactly as it turned to 0, & had the 850 down to 5miles to go & still made it to the petrol station

[lance]

I always get to a station once the warning light is on, its not worth it!

[p fandango]

I always get to a station once the warning light is on, its not worth it!

i don't think the S60 has got a warning light (unless it comes on when the trip comp goes below 50mile left)

the really scary part is when the RAC came out he said it once it ran out & stopped it wouldn't of restarted anyway even if i'd made it to a petrol station because of the ECU code it had thrown, the ECU detected the fuel rail pressure low & assumed that it had got a fuel leak so wouldn't restart for safety reasons

[Filterlab]

I never go below five gallons on the tank personally, and it's a good idea to avoid running the tank low. Computers in cars are odd to say the least and shouldn't really be relied on - you'll definitely know this if you've ever owned a 480 Turbo!

[p fandango]

Computers in cars are odd to say the least and shouldn't really be relied on - you'll definitely know this if you've ever owned a 480 Turbo!

my 480 was defo a monday morning car, had it 2years & the only electrical problem i had was to replace the aux ECU (which cost £50 from a scrappy) & never had a single water leak

[Filterlab]

my 480 was defo a monday morning car, had it 2years & the only electrical problem i had was to replace the aux ECU (which cost £50 from a scrappy) & never had a single water leak

To be honest I had only one problem in two years with mine, and that was the starter motor (which was knackered when I bought the car). However the fuel gauge was exceptionally hit-and-miss as was the computer's prediction.

Frickin' amazing handling though, mad dashboard and looked excellent with the pop-up headlamps.

[volvokid]

It also doesn't automatically change the computer to range when the fuel light comes on like the 850 does. Is there any way of reseting the range?

Yeah I've notice the V70's dont change, even my V40 well flash up FUEL.

[p fandango]

To be honest I had only one problem in two years with mine, and that was the starter motor (which was knackered when I bought the car). However the fuel gauge was exceptionally hit-and-miss as was the computer's prediction.

i found the computer to be alright as i said ealier just as the trip comp turned to "0" the engine stopped, luckily it was just as i was turning into a garage forecourt

Frickin' amazing handling though, mad dashboard and looked excellent with the pop-up headlamps.

& the brakes, you could do emergency stops all day without them even breaking into a sweat. My mates old man helped with the design of the 480 (he makes the first models from the drawings), he said on the original design they made they didn't have the flared shoulder under the windows & just carried on straight down, when Volvo saw it they changed it as it needed something to break-up the side profile, i think they made a wise decision there

[t5 stealth]

lol mine ran out at 15 miles left,
came to a halt on the m25 half a mile from petrol station.....dam it.
you wont drag up any sedament if u run out,
u used to get that with older cars but most cars now hav plastic tanks,& the fuel is cleaner than it ever was,also you hav a filter on the fuel pump,then an inline filter under the car,& some cars also hav filter under bonnet in the fuel line at the fuel rail,so u wld b unlucky if u did lol.

[Filterlab]

& the brakes, you could do emergency stops all day without them even breaking into a sweat. My mates old man helped with the design of the 480 (he makes the first models from the drawings), he said on the original design they made they didn't have the flared shoulder under the windows & just carried on straight down, when Volvo saw it they changed it as it needed something to break-up the side profile, i think they made a wise decision there

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about the brakes. They were clearly designed for a three tonne car.

On the shoulder thing, it was a cracking idea and formed the shape of Volvos for the modern era. Even in the mid 80s Volvo knew what was ahead and the shape still looks fresh now, and the C30 is hardly a million miles away in form.

[volvoturboman]

You are right I shouldn't let it run out but the computer on the 850 is so accurate its kind of embeded in my brain that it should be right. The 850 ran out once and the computer was telling me it was empty I just had got as far as the fuel station, I could see it though it ran out about 100 ft from it. I did notice one difference however. When the 850 ran out it chugged for about a mile before it stopped. The V70 however doesn't chug at all it just kind of slows to a halt and switchs itself off.

[volvokid]

Even in the mid 80s Volvo knew what was ahead and the shape still looks fresh now, and the C30 is hardly a million miles away in form.

Try the 70's

[jdavis]

had my v70 down to 15 once, still ran fine, was on way to petrol station mind.

[cornclose]

i don't think the S60 has got a warning light (unless it comes on when the trip comp goes below 50mile left)

It does, it's a small amber LED just to the left of the fuel gauge, near the red area. And it does come on at or around the <=50 mile mark as you said.

[p fandango]

It does, it's a small amber LED just to the left of the fuel gauge, near the red area. And it does come on at or around the <=50 mile mark as you said.

so in my case with the car runs out at 100miles it'll never come on lol

[p fandango]

On the shoulder thing, it was a cracking idea and formed the shape of Volvos for the modern era. Even in the mid 80s Volvo knew what was ahead and the shape still looks fresh now, and the C30 is hardly a million miles away in form.

the C30 hasn't quite got the style of the 480 tho, the boot hatch looks too squashed & deep conpared to the wider 480 one

[Filterlab]

the C30 hasn't quite got the style of the 480 tho, the boot hatch looks too squashed & deep conpared to the wider 480 one

Well obviously there will be differences, but the basic shape of the 480 (and as Martyn showed; the P1800 Coupe) still remains.