How Many Miles Per Tank Do You Get?

[LPTJoe]

As per the title gents

Just a small poll to see when people are filling up.... Personally my fuel gauge seems to reach the halfway mark after about 200 miles, at which stage I loose my nerve and brim it again as frankly I'm not that trusting of how accurate the gauge is! I'd imagine I could achieve 350 miles and will probably put that to the test next time I fill up...

My car's a '96 2.3 B230FK, if you could include your model that would be appreciated

What are you all getting?

[gpl1968]

I normally get 400 miles before the warning lamp comes on with my '97 B230FK.

[tofufi]

I normally get 250-300miles before the fuel gauge reads half-way. I ought to be able to get to 500-600 miles before re-filling, but I don't think I've ever gone over 500.

D24TIC averaging 45MPG

[TomSaintJames]

I've not yet been brave enough to go north of 305 miles for a tank, at that point going around corners or downhill makes the engine stutter and almost stall.

1988 740 2.0 (B200E) Hearse.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by LPTJoe

Personally my fuel gauge seems to reach the halfway mark after about 200 miles, at which stage I loose my nerve and brim it again as frankly I'm not that trusting of how accurate the gauge is! I'd imagine I could achieve 350 miles

How much (in litres or gallons) does it take to fill up at that point Joe? You could work out the mpg from that and then multiply by 13 (60L tank ~ 13.25gallons) to give you the expected range with about 1/4 gallon left. Zeroing the trip before you start moving after fill-up will give you an idea of how much you have left in terms of miles if you know the expected range. Could also carry a gallon in a can just in case.

Originally Posted by TomSaintJames

I've not yet been brave enough to go north of 305 miles for a tank, at that point going around corners or downhill makes the engine stutter and almost stall.

1988 740 2.0 (B200E) Hearse.

At that point Tom, you're down to about 1/2 gallon of vapour!

If anyone does run out of petrol, once more is added from a can, instead of sitting there cranking the engine over which won't achieve anything except flattening the battery, just flick the key into the start position and let go. You'll hear the pumps whirr for a couple of seconds. Repeat until the whirr changes and is then a dull growl instead of an "excited" whirr.
Then start normally and continue your journey.

Note i said petrol - diesels are a different kettle of fish and i don't know if Volvos have a lift pump inside the tank (like most petrols up to about 95/96) or an external one on the engine or none at all.

If it's the latter, often there is a primer lever on the injection pump or an inline hand-pump usually shaped like a rugby ball on the fuel line. If there is an engine mounted lift-pump before the IP, they often have a hand-lever to manually pump if you run out.
If they have an electric lift-pump inside the tank, chances are the same method as for petrols will work but no guarantee.

As for my economy, depends where and how i drive. If it's the usual local ish runs, about 25-26mpg, on a decent, longer run, i have seen 38mpg, if i am a bit lead-footed on the longer runs that can drop to 30-32mpg.

[tofufi]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Note i said petrol - diesels are a different kettle of fish and i don't know if Volvos have a lift pump inside the tank (like most petrols up to about 95/96) or an external one on the engine or none at all.

If it's the latter, often there is a primer lever on the injection pump or an inline hand-pump usually shaped like a rugby ball on the fuel line. If there is an engine mounted lift-pump before the IP, they often have a hand-lever to manually pump if you run out.

Diesel's don't have a lift pump or any sort of electric pump, only the mechanical IP on the engine run from the back of the camshaft

My diesel doesn't have an inline hand pump, and I'm not aware of a hand lever either. A bit of a pain to bleed should you need to - on my cruise control donor car I had to add a hand pump in-line to bleed it.

[MWCheshire]

My car is a 1995 reg 940 SE Turbo Estate with the same 2.3 litre B230FK engine.

Mine has a "fuel warning" light which comes on when the guage is pretty near the empty mark! The car has normally done around 400 miles when it comes on if I've filled the tank to the brim. The guage does seem to work pretty constantly, it is at half-way when I've done around 200 miles.

Overall, I get around 25mpg, a bit more than that on longer trips.

[jonnyf90]

Once got 560 out of my 940 turbo saloon (B230FK at 12psi) - absolutely brimmed with 76 litres - this was on a long run to Cambridge and back from Southampton twice!

Can regularly get over 450 with my 960 estate, usually with a boot full of crap!
If I'm really sensible and slipstream coaches at 60mph, i can eke it out to about 580!

Cheers

P.S. always use shell V Power Nitro or Tesco 99