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Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:09 am
by ozturbo
My turbo is a December 1990 model. Does anyone know what the capacity of the fuel tank would be. I seem to remember seeing somewhere that the tanks were increased to 60 litres at some point, from 40 something, but I might be wrong. My 1992 model in Italy definitely had a 60 litre tank and used to read a range of 720 km when full in the driveway. This one read about 430 km when I filled it this evening.
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:17 am
by DaKyy
If I remember correctly its about 42 litres?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:31 pm
by Big Brother
I thought pre 93 were 38l and post 93 were 60l
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:48 pm
by Milosz_480
Nope you 2 are wrong it is 48ltrs.
My record on motorway is 590km and it lasted longer than 10km
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:40 pm
by Big Brother
What even for a post 93?
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:18 pm
by Agwa Moose
The later cars have a 60 litre tank, the earlier ones a 48 litre, was changed over earlier than '93 though cos my '91 ES had a 60 litre tank
J
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:01 am
by owen080808
dont i know it! £52.90 of optimax the other day, it made me wince
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:34 pm
by Matthew Brennan
I have a `92 and it has a 60 litre tank and will sometimes take a little over 60 if its extra empty. Optimax and BP super are defo extra good for 480 2.0i's. I was once a doubter but now i am converted.
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:16 pm
by GCooper
I just filled up 62 litres, I did leave it a bit late
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:40 pm
by jamescarruthers
GCooper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:16 pm
I just filled up 62 litres, I did leave it a bit late
Brave!
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:26 pm
by GCooper
the info centre bulb is gone!
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:33 pm
by jamescarruthers
AND lucky then!
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:49 pm
by GCooper
I knew something was wrong when i set it to range and i could just about see that it said "fuel" instead of a number
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:19 am
by jifflemon
Get your fuel filter swapped, once it’s been that low it’ll dragge all the dirt in the tank through.
Re: Fuel tank capacity
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:51 pm
by MisterH
I have once run the car with nil reading on the fuel range and 1 bar remaining, and managed to get a stable 60mpg driving carefully to the fuel station...