Thread: D4 fuel tank capacity with empty indication

Originally Posted by sniegy

...the warning was saying 30Km's until empty.

Wasn't nice in the drivers seat.... ;-)

That's heaps left, that is unless the next fuel stop is 31 kms away.

Was in Melbourne over the weekend; said had 6km left. Managed to only get under 74L to full.

While not a diesel, I was driving my wife’s D4, going out west and had planned to fill up at Aratula but I forgot to stop. Was enjoying the driving too much.

I didn’t worry to much about it as I could fill up at the top of Cunninghams Gap.

Not so, the servo had shutdown and I was now on 0 range.

I drove the 20 kms to Warwick and while I hate Caltex, as it was the first servo you come to, I put 10Lts in and drove to the shell and filled up.

Can’t tell how much it took but I don’t put much credibility in the accuracy of servo fuel pumps.

For instance, while running around the Gold Coast in my RR, I was a bit low on diesel, note, not empty, so I pulled into the Mobil at Broadbeach and filled up.

Again note, my tank was not empty, probably at least 5 litres or more still in it and the tank holds 100lts, but I managed to get 106 litres in it when I filled up.

Needless to say, queried this error with the servo attendant and he told me to contact Mobil.

I did this and long story short as far as they were concerned they check the bowser and the problem must be with my fuel gauge.

Go figure how they work that one out!

I had a similar issue a couple of years ago, managed to put 72L in a car that had a fuel tank of 65L. It was a caltex and I got the same response as you. Two weeks later they were on a current affair over dodgy bowser calibration

I regularly put 76 to 78 litres in the D4 when the range is down to about 10km. Have also run about 30km past 0km range on one occasion and filled up with about 78lts. Haven't done that again though... bit nerve racking

Generally my low fuel warning comes on with about 50kms range remaining

Stop running them so low people...
Your fuel pumps will last longer if you keep the fuel level higher...

Have to say the mis-fueling device is a PITA in that I can't get a high flow nozzle down; have to hold on to it, and they are not light.

Originally Posted by phl

Have to say the mis-fueling device is a PITA in that I can't get a high flow nozzle down; have to hold on to it, and they are not light.

X2^^
Grr!

The device is a good idea, but would love if the the larger nozzle would remain.