Hi, I'm new to this forum, I have just bought a 2001 331D mini and put about 5 hours on it, it burnt about 7 gals of diesel. Does that seem about right? The 331 runs perfect has 2650 hrs, and is in very good shape. I used to own a 1998 325 mini and I could run it all day (8 hours) on 5 gals.
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That is a little more fuel than I would like to see it burn. On average the machine use about 10 to 12 gallons of fuel in a 8hr day. The engine may be a little worn out. One of the injectors may be faulty allowing it to run, but not spraying right and may be going down the piston rings. In about a 100 hrs of run time take and check your oil, see if it smells like diesel, or do a compression test on the unit, and see if one of the cyclinders are weak.
Hi, Thank you for the info. I will keep in touch as I put afew more hours on the machine.
I have put a little over 100 hours on my machine. As I mostly use it on my property for myself, I didn't start keeping accurate hours til just recently. Every 4-5 hours it burns 5 gals. Which is OK but a pain to fill every 4-5 hours. The problem is the fuel guage reads in the red after 5 hours, the warning buzzer goes off and the "check fuel" sign comes on. The one time I tried to put more than one 5 gal container in and it took maybe 2 gals then overflowed. It is supposed to have a 12 gal tank. I am currently at 6 hrs use and well into the red, I think there must be problem with the fuel guage so I am going to run it until I run out of fuel or put 8-9 hours on it. Any thoughts before I run it dry? Thanks for your input.
The fuel gauges never seen to give a true reading, they are just a "fuel indicator". I replaced my sender and gauge, it still reads 1/2 a tank as being about 1/4 on the gauge. It really buggs me as i spent about $150 on a sender and gauge and it won't give a true reading.
I spoke to the head service tech about it and he said they are never correct.
I should have kept using my old stuff *shrug* you live and learn i guess......
Running the machine dry won't cause any problems, its just a pain to re-prime the system when you do.
I Don't know if you can use one or not on your mini ex., but a good clean stick is hard to beat. MY fuel gauge on my 853 is the same way. I think it must be up for election, because it never tells the same story. dennis
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The sender on my 753 skid kept getting worse until it showed empty regardless of the fuel level. At first it beep the warning @ 1/2 tanks then soon it was doing when the machine was full. Was @ 3200 hours on it
Thanks for all the quick replies, I think the stick is a good idea. I'll try that this am and see what happens. Mark
