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This car is very inconsistent!!!
This current tank, the level started to drop after a few miles, it normally takes 20-30 to move off of full.
Also at 3/4 of a tank with only 60 miles on the trip so far.
I am fairly certain I can smell fuel when the car is running too.
Any ideas?
Edit - I'd say I'm on track to get 220 miles before the fuel light comes on which is about 36-38 mpg I believe. I haven't done most of the driving so far though, my partner has.
It'll be going on a longer 150 mile round trip at the weekend, which will be very interesting!
Thinking out loud here, but a slightly loose alternator belt wouldn't reduce mpg would it?
Just trying to think of all options here.
It starts up fine, sometimes when warm it'll crank for a couple of seconds longer than when it's cold for some reason, but not very often.
I have found that a different petrol station pump can click off at a different level and once it clicks off the first time i can normally get another 3 or 4 more litres in the tank until it is actually visible, would part of the inconsistency be the actual quantity of fill differences.
Tim