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X 60RSA
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30th Apr 06 at 22:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Basically my petrol light comes on like in the pic (before its in the red), when i use more petrol and its closer/or in the red it goes off, IIRC it comes back on when its in the red, but not always, are all corsa's like this!?





[Edited on 30-04-2006 by X 60RSA]
Robin
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30th Apr 06 at 23:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

no. neither of mine have ever done this
Ry_B
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30th Apr 06 at 23:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine doesn't do this either

I think it's more of a 'feature' than a fault
X 60RSA
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30th Apr 06 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What you having a red light or it coming on before its in the red!?
mattk
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30th Apr 06 at 23:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

a petrol light is my 1.2 * valve suppose to have one??
Cybermonkey
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1st May 06 at 07:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by sthelensr.l.f.c
a petrol light is my 1.2 * valve suppose to have one??


no
scottc1088
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1st May 06 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mines exactly the same as that
Ry_B
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1st May 06 at 10:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It's probably something to do with the gauge being so inaccurate. Mine jumps up and down a lot depending on if you're on a hill, flat etc.
Shaun2005
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1st May 06 at 10:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine does it to, never really bothered me
Cossie
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1st May 06 at 11:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine sometimes do not light on when in red zone

[Edited on 01-05-2006 by Cossie]
Marc
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1st May 06 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine never used to come on until i was nearly out of fuel!
Will_Sport
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1st May 06 at 12:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine sometimes comes on when i start car, but goes off.

plus my metre doesn't bounce around, its pretty slow although i've seen other bounce all over the place.
Ry_B
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1st May 06 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^^^ like mine, you can never tell how much is left
Will_Sport
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1st May 06 at 12:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can always tell how much is in mine... its slow that it doesn't bounce all over the place.... but sits in the right place (i've never run out of fuel etc) and the emergency light comes on (reckon should get 30 miles with emergency light)
Scoot!
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1st May 06 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mine does it aswell its on and off all the bloody time! when its in the red zone it will go on then 2 mins later will go off, then come back on and go off, never really bothered me but aw well lol

 
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