Thread: Long range fuel tank

I have a Long Range Tank and an Auxiliary tank in my Td5 D2 giving a total of 163 litres and a pretty good range.

If you did enough remote driving the costs of getting the fuel tanks might pay itself off eventually but that wasn't the reason I got mine. The two main reasons I got the long range tank were:

1) Keeps the weight low down instead of having jerry cans on the roof.
2) You don't have to deal with lifting heavy jerry cans up and down off the roof. TBH this was the biggest 'pro' for me - reducing the risk of injuring myself when doing remote travel and having to struggle or end a trip early due to injury was worth the cost. It was a dollar cost v. opportunity cost that swung it.

The only con I have found so far is that if you fill up with dodgy/dirty fuel, you can end up with a lot of it!

Originally Posted by sam_d

I have a Long Range Tank and an Auxiliary tank in my Td5 D2 giving a total of 163 litres and a pretty good range.


2) You don't have to deal with lifting heavy jerry cans up and down off the roof. TBH this was the biggest 'pro' for me - reducing the risk of injuring myself when doing remote travel and having to struggle or end a trip early due to injury was worth the cost. It was a dollar cost v. opportunity cost that swung it.

The only con I have found so far is that if you fill up with dodgy/dirty fuel, you can end up with a lot of it!

That's a good enough reason for me, not getting any younger. As for dirty fuel, I'm not sure if TD5's have the problem of common rail diesels.

Sorry for necro-ing a thread like this but does anyone knows where I can get one of these gauges?


It's the same long ranger and the like fits on their kits. I can't even dream about getting a Long Ranger tank here in brazil because the cost+shipping and tax on top of it all would be eye-bleedingly expensive (talking about a grand total of over 5k dollars), but I KNOW they use quality stuff on their preiferals and I would love to know where to get at least similar parts.

I'm not trying to skimp on buying their product, which is awesome by the way, but It is so prohibitive I'm pretty much forced to fabricate my own auxiliary tank...

Any help would be appreciated

Originally Posted by ballbag

My V8 D2 has 2 x 40L usable sill tanks, sourced and fitted by Les Richmond. Not cheap, but invaluable.

They fit flush with the bottom of the chassis rails and have presented zero clearance issues.

Better weight distribution than a long ranger hanging from the rear of the car.

Just about doubles range and I suppose if the pump in the main tank crapped out I could route one of the aux pumps to the engine.

An asset for sure.

Rules out off the shelf sliders?

CHEERS

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rules out off the shelf sliders?

CHEERS

Also rules those of us with SLS and ACE

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rules out off the shelf sliders?

CHEERS

Not sure how off-the-shelf sliders would bolt up.

Tanks hang between and are bolted to the body-mount wings.

Sliders I made up bolt to the same position. 1" box tube runs into those wings, bolts go through box section, through tank-mounting bracket, through wing.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Rules out off the shelf sliders?

CHEERS

Also rules those of us with SLS and ACE

Had heard this somewhere else, understand re the SLS and the pump - can this be re-routed and put in the engine compartment - but why ACE?


Arty

Originally Posted by RRT

.... can this be re-routed and put in the engine compartment - but why ACE?


Arty

Ace distribution block is mounted on the chassis LHS(passengers for RHD) .. plus it associated lines along the chassis.
Lines are all metal due to pressure required.
Air lines can at least be re-routed using flexible hoses as needed .. if they interfere with the sill tanks.

I suppose anything can be modded and re done, its a matter of would you bother, and cost.