Barneyballbags
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I've got an '05 reg Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec, which has done 75,000 miles.
We've had the car for almost 3 months now, and have had a few issues with it. It's been back to the dealer probably 7-8 times since we bought it.
Yesterday morning, the trip computer stated that there were 43 miles left in the tank before it was empty.
My girlfriend drove the car to work and back yesterday (total = about 7 miles). We then drove to Barry and back yesterday night (total = about 14 miles).
When we left Barry to come home, I noticed that the trip computer was showing that we had 26 miles left. This was roughly right given that we'd driven about 14-15 miles that day so far, and taking into account stopping/starting etc.
By the time we got home, the trip computer was showing that we had 13 miles left. I thought that this was a little odd, given that it's only 7 miles from Barry to our house and we'd hardly been putting the engine through it's paces!
We got into the car this morning, and before we'd even set off, the computer was showing that we only had 9 miles left in the tank - so it had lost 4 miles worth of fuel while it was parked overnight :shock::shock:
I checked where the car was parked and there was no fuel on the road, so I ruled out a leak.
Could it be that our fuel tank sender unit is giving faulty readings, or is it just because the car is in the red for the last 50 miles of fuel, so readings are less accurate anyway. Any advice would be appreciated as the car is still under warranty, but only until the end of the month!
Thanks
We've had the car for almost 3 months now, and have had a few issues with it. It's been back to the dealer probably 7-8 times since we bought it.
Yesterday morning, the trip computer stated that there were 43 miles left in the tank before it was empty.
My girlfriend drove the car to work and back yesterday (total = about 7 miles). We then drove to Barry and back yesterday night (total = about 14 miles).
When we left Barry to come home, I noticed that the trip computer was showing that we had 26 miles left. This was roughly right given that we'd driven about 14-15 miles that day so far, and taking into account stopping/starting etc.
By the time we got home, the trip computer was showing that we had 13 miles left. I thought that this was a little odd, given that it's only 7 miles from Barry to our house and we'd hardly been putting the engine through it's paces!
We got into the car this morning, and before we'd even set off, the computer was showing that we only had 9 miles left in the tank - so it had lost 4 miles worth of fuel while it was parked overnight :shock::shock:
I checked where the car was parked and there was no fuel on the road, so I ruled out a leak.
Could it be that our fuel tank sender unit is giving faulty readings, or is it just because the car is in the red for the last 50 miles of fuel, so readings are less accurate anyway. Any advice would be appreciated as the car is still under warranty, but only until the end of the month!
Thanks