Running out of Petrol

have you checked your error codes yet? since the light come on, it would have logged a code, check it out and it will tell you exactly what was at fault.

 

probably a fuel pressure issue or it was in limp mode.

 

well...you have just sucked all the crap out of the bottom of your fuel tank when its empty and left the fuel pump unlubricated while trying to turn over the engine...thats bound to cause a issue or two.

 

All us smart Commodore people would have taken some fuel with us if we were going to run it out to see how much the tank held. Also, we would have checked the error codes to see what was logged.

 

I'm not smart :whistling I would NEVER run my car out of fuel, I get scared running it below 1/4 tank

Why would you "make sure it had a 60L tank" can you not check the net for info or read a manual?

 

I would say it just ran lean as the fuel supply dried up and set an O2 sensor fault code. Not an issue at all.

Better not to run the pump dry like that though if you can avoid it, though as it tends to shorten the pump life.

 

wats limp mode?

 

Personally i would've just gone by how many litres of petrol i put in. If you on a 1/4 and still manage 55L you know you have an 80L tank.....

 

Limp mode is where the ECU locks the trans in third gear, it drives like a sludge bucket.

 

How do you check error codes in a car?
Isn't that a computery thing to do or can you hook up the puter into the engine?

 

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use a paper clip on pin 5 and 6 it will flash the codes

 

limp mode sucks ass, happend 2me a few times after i ahd to quicky move from a standing start, car was in park and i slammd it in drive, i drove like that for 10 km and pulld over and turnd it off then on again and everything was fine

 

that is why this site work's.
save yourself $5mil and read the answer's.^^^^^^

 

Ypu must have run the fuel pump dry, and they over heat without fuel cooling it.... just a suggestion.