0 litres VCDS fuel level

[Ameiseuk]

......Picking up on this debate, the S8 stuttered and spluttered with 40 miles range left yesterday.

Last time this happened was 11pm Christmas night about 3 miles from home and it stopped completely.

At that time I went through the whole fuel pump not seated issue, assumed that at some stage it had been monkeyed with...... but not to be.
Turned out the top had popped off the driver side fuel sender tube and the float seemed to stick/jam near the bottom of the tube.

Anyway duly fixed and reassembled. Ran around for a couple of weeks with 5lt in a can in the boot to see if it was sorted. Ran the car right to 0 miles range, needle firmly in the R zone without a hiccup.

...fast forward to yesterday, thankfully this time I was about 500yds from a petrol station and nursed it to a pump.

Filled to more or less the brim - 88.35lt
Spec sheet states 'Tank capacity 90lt'
Rough calculation 40 miles range @ 20mpg = 2 gallons/9.09lt left
I doubt I'm getting 40 miles on 1.65ish litres of fuel!

Looks like I'm going fuel sender purchasing/hunting