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R33 problem? or R32?

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Originally posted by YBSLO4

Clearly someone should have told you not to ever boot the throttler when teh tank is below 1/4 full?? Doing so is asking for trouble mate... when it is below a 1/4 it is hard enough for the pump to suck fuel normally let alone sloshing around when you boot the crapper outa it and hit redline... this would explain also why you cut out, was because the pump coudln't pick up enough fuel to match for the amount of air coming in... you lucky you didn't blow it :S Be careful mate.

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Originally posted by 2fardown

Same goes for just about any car.   If you run the tank near empty you also pick up all the sedaments/dirt in the bottom of the tank, which in turn can harm your engine.

So, that means the pump moves up and down in the tank, depending on how much fuel is there.

Get real, the pump will pick it up with an overflowing tank. That's why there are filters in the system, on the pump itself, and before the fuel rail.

The R32, at least, has a sort of surge tank built around the fuel pump area to reduce the movement of fuel away from the pump pickup. Hammering it probably is not condusive to keeping the fuel near the pick on a lowish fuel level. And considering the tank is much wider than it is deep, a 1/4 tank is not a lot of fuel.

Fuel surge will be most noticeable on RH turns, since the pump is located towards the RH side of the tank, and a RH turn will throw the fuel to the left, away from the pump.

Originally posted by blind_elk

So, that means the pump moves up and down in the tank, depending on how much fuel is there.

Get real, the pump will pick it up with an overflowing tank. That's why there are filters in the system, on the pump itself, and before the fuel rail.

The R32, at least, has a sort of surge tank built around the fuel pump area to reduce the movement of fuel away from the pump pickup. Hammering it probably is not condusive to keeping the fuel near the pick on a lowish fuel level. And considering the tank is much wider than it is deep, a 1/4 tank is not a lot of fuel.

Fuel surge will be most noticeable on RH turns, since the pump is located towards the RH side of the tank, and a RH turn will throw the fuel to the left, away from the pump.

I'm not sure what you are getting at. But my point still stands about the sedaments.

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this is my theory, the only reason there is the crap down the bottom is because no one ever uses that bit of fuel that keeps sitting there...

if you keep using it you shouldnt get the build up lol..

that said i have only ever hit he fuel light on my car, and i wasnt booting it.. it was on the way to the petrol station too

Same goes for just about any car. If you run the tank near empty you also pick up all the sedaments/dirt in the bottom of the tank, which in turn can harm your engine.

what happens if you bought a new car and run it empty every time then this would not be a problem.

I drive around many times with hardly any petrol in my car and never have any problems? also if driving around with 1/4 of a tank "harms" ur car shouldnt the light really come on at 1/4.

1/4 of a tank harming the car? strange very very strange, im not convinced

Originally posted by akeenan

what happens if you bought a new car and run it empty every time then this would not be a problem.

I drive around many times with hardly any petrol in my car and never have any problems? also if driving around with 1/4 of a tank "harms" ur car shouldnt the light really come on at 1/4.  

1/4 of a tank harming the car? strange very very strange, im not convinced

I mis-read the original post and worded my reply wrong. I was talking about the crap in the bottom of the fuel tank. My brother has a 180sx basically ran his tank just near empty and in effect clogged up his fuel filter full of sh!t.

If you aren't convinced...honestly I couldn't give two sh!ts.:)

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