Thread: D4 fuel tank capacity with empty indication

I had the feeling that vehicles might be different for one reason or another but either the local servo's bowser is way out of calibration or there was virtualy nothing left. I'm not inclined to run it that low again then refill at another servo to compare pumps so in future will plan on nothing in reserve after 0 kms.

I've run mine for several kays with the range at zero a couple of times and never managed to get more than about 68l in the tank. My tank must be deformed or something compared with Graeme's!

Bob

What the heck are you guys doing?

Put the fuel in and prevent the hassle.

Running out of fuel in a CR plain sucks!

Originally Posted by Tombie

What the heck are you guys doing?

Put the fuel in and prevent the hassle.

Running out of fuel in a CR plain sucks!

Grafton to the GC has these new bypasses and heading northbound, there are no service stations.

Unless it's completely unavoidable, I never run any vehicle much below 1/4 tank. Had some bad experiences many years ago with a vehicle that used to have a bad habit of sucking up all sorts of crap when you allowed the tank level to get too low - so I just don't do it any more.

Guess that's been a big factor in my decision to put a long range tank in the D4. It's nice being able to drive from Perth up to Kalgoorlie for a few days break at home and then back again - all without having to stop anywhere for fuel.

Originally Posted by Tombie

What the heck are you guys doing?

Put the fuel in and prevent the hassle.

Running out of fuel in a CR plain sucks!

Tombie,

I have a long range tank as well and the first time was when travelling from Sydney to Port Pirie on the way to Perth with a new to me car. I thought we had plenty of fuel based on the tank sizes but it went to empty in outback SA and there were no servo's open after 6:00pm in any of the towns we were passing through. Since it only took 63l in the main tank and it was past 0 km to go I haven't bothered about running the gauge low when we need the range. It was very stressful at the time though.

Bob

Mine runs on 0 km to go all the time these days, or least when it's full?? It sometimes comes back to life after it get below half...

There is obviously a problem with the sender but the dealer suggested a software update might fix it, if not a new sender ex east.

It's a 600km round trip to dealer and $200 a night in the hotel if they are wrong.

Does anyone know what a sender costs? maybe I should just fix it myself rather than rely on the warranty.

Originally Posted by BobD

Tombie,

I have a long range tank as well and the first time was when travelling from Sydney to Port Pirie on the way to Perth with a new to me car. I thought we had plenty of fuel based on the tank sizes but it went to empty in outback SA and there were no servo's open after 6:00pm in any of the towns we were passing through. Since it only took 63l in the main tank and it was past 0 km to go I haven't bothered about running the gauge low when we need the range. It was very stressful at the time though.

Bob

What way did you come?

Be careful it may be possible for software updates changing calibration of the fuel consumption and gauge..

When my D4 says that DTE: 30km; mine will take about 71 litres of fuel.