Is there something wrong with my fuel gauge? Ford Fusion 1.4 TDCI?

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I recently had a long road trip to Scotland. I filled up at my local Tesco, I got 420 Miles for a full Tank of Diesel. I filled up just before I left Scotland (Tesco again), And I have 436 miles done already and my fuel gauge suggests that I still have 3 bars left (the gauge has 8 bars) It seems to have gone down very very slowly and i'm unsure If the actual fuel I used before I left was Rocket fuel, or there is a problem with my fuel gauge :(

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I would think your fuel gage is fine. It could also be the type of driving you did on each fill-up.Just keep a watch on it. It may have a sticking float (most unlikely). However get a can from any car shop or supermarket and keep a spare gallon (4half ltrs') in the boot. It's always good in case of a need to fill up late at night and there are no garages open...
 
Just a variation in the type of driving you have been doing. i would expect around 540 miles to a full tank for that car with mostly 70mph crusing and a little town work
 
I would say there is nothing wrong with your fuel meter or your car for that matter. Your fuel or fuel economy is based on many factors. The type of driving you do, wheather it be highway or city driving has a good change in how much fuel you burn. Most cars will get better fuel milage with highway driving. Also another factor that greatly affects fuel milage is the style of driving. for instance if you try to get up to speed quickly versus talking your time, quickly will burn more fuel. Also like before city driving means more stop and go traffic which means you are constantly speeding up and slowing down which in turn means more fuel more ofen which decreases fuel milage. Hopefully this makes sense!
 
420 miles isn't that far to travel on a full tank if you are mainly not doing urban stop-start driving.

I drive a Fiesta with the same Ford 8 bar gauge. They are not particularly accurate - I live in a mountainous area and the reading can fluctuate between 5 and 3 depending on whether I'm going downhill or uphill.

Given that the dash indicator gauges aren't that great, the first thing any sensible mechanic will ask you to do is fill up to the maximum (the very maximum) and then drive until the low fuel warning light comes on, then fill up again and do the same, keeping a mileage log.

If you do that before you go to a garage you will earn their respect. (If it then seems that they don't know what you are talking about be very wary - but consider that you might just be talking to the 'work experience' person on their first day.

BTW when the Fiesta seemed to be drinking fuel and was due a service the local garage/Ford dealer installed the latest update of the engine software. It was definitely worth it.
 
420 miles isn't that far to travel on a full tank if you are mainly not doing urban stop-start driving.

I drive a Fiesta with the same Ford 8 bar gauge. They are not particularly accurate - I live in a mountainous area and the reading can fluctuate between 5 and 3 depending on whether I'm going downhill or uphill.

Given that the dash indicator gauges aren't that great, the first thing any sensible mechanic will ask you to do is fill up to the maximum (the very maximum) and then drive until the low fuel warning light comes on, then fill up again and do the same, keeping a mileage log.

If you do that before you go to a garage you will earn their respect. (If it then seems that they don't know what you are talking about be very wary - but consider that you might just be talking to the 'work experience' person on their first day.

BTW when the Fiesta seemed to be drinking fuel and was due a service the local garage/Ford dealer installed the latest update of the engine software. It was definitely worth it.
 
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