Thread: Auxiliary Fuel Tanks

I'm (hopefully) fitting a long ranger into the D3 Tomrrow. It seems well made. I'll post my experience tomorrow night.
Regards,
Tote

Barry,
Do you have info about this tank?
Photo's, Website or anything, this sounds like a good option if you don't need to have a bigger tank.
Would also be nice to tuck away under the rear chassis cross member.
Cheers

LR Disco 3&4 Aux Fuel Tank 80L - Dolium Pty Ltd
There you go.

Thanks Rich, beat me to it. Quote for this tank by Opposite Lock was $1,550 fitted compared to $2,150 fitted for the Long Ranger by ARB (these quotes include freight to NQ)
Barry

OL in Sth Sydney fitted my extra tank on the D3 , the cost I will have to look up but it is gravity fed with no transfer pump.

The only issue is that the guage shows full until the extra tank has emptied and you start using the original tank (or so I am told when I queried why my guage wasn't working)

It is of 2mm steel so I haven't put a skid plate over it.

If you want I will dig out what it cost me...it was only a few weeks ago...the invoice is buried somewhere in the truck.

Cheers
Graeme

Thanks Ososlo, so say you have both tanks full, and you use most of the main tank, say 70 litres, how do you activate the transfer of the fuel from the auxillary?
Barry

Hi ososlo
Just ordered my tank ( gravity fed ) I know a couple of guys that have this type on tojos and think there great, no electrickery no pump to fail etc . Just a question though how does it affect the range read out . Does it sit on say 700km or so until you start using the main tank? or what? We will both know soon enough I suppose

connock

PS lrdef110 Because it feeds into the main tank you would empyy the auxilery first then start the main tank , hence the fuel guage stays on full untill you start using the main tank.

Hi Guys,

Because the new tank is higher (somehow..I went under there today to try and suss it out but couldn't see much) you go through the aux tank before you start using the original and hence getting the guage to drop.

I am on my 2nd fill since leaving Sydney and have been doing 8.3km/lt on the roads so far and haven't got down to using the original tank...both fills have been around the 70 - 80lts mark.

We are up in Noosa at present after spending the week on Fraser Is but my guage is still not working so I guess I am still on the new tank.

We are heading north in the morning via back roads and hopefully the Goomborian NP going by the map so maybe by the time we hit Hervey Bay we may be on the original tank.

It is a nice feeling having plenty of fuel with you...it would be better if you knew just how much!!

Time and keeping track of mileage I guess will sort that out.