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driving fine, knew needed fuel just stalled before could make it - doh!!

was not a proud moment of ownership.....

You may have crap in the filter, had this on my own zs after running out on the drive and I'll also say roughly £15 of fuel to get going dependant on how it's sitting on incline etc.

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Originally Posted by grimmy (Post 285054)

If it ran out of fuel it needs at least twenty litres in the tank before it will start again as he pump needs to bee fully submerged before it will run.

gave her another can full and she still wouldnt start, got the mrs dad to tow me round the block and its been all good since, thanks guys for the advice:spank:

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Originally Posted by daytona365 (Post 285056)

I 2nd that.................the pump has to be " immersed" to send petrol to the engine. Its a common situation in modern cars, to prevent any "gunge" flowing through. IS annoying though as a jerry can doesnt hold enough!!!

it was your comment that made me do the walk of death with the jerry can, petrol station is a 6 mile round trip, bcoz i could hear my pump a little bit louder than normal, so made me think it was'nt fully submerged, and my driveway is on a slope, and the back end was alot lower than the front end at the time it ran out on my drive, so it must of sucked every last dreg threw and then cut out, never again tho, filled her up with ultimate, for 71 pound, and it was peeing out the side haha, nice.....:lttd: