As the tank fits in the spare wheel location i cant see any reason that a V8 would be any different.
Hi all,
I’m looking at getting a long range fuel tank for my D3 V8 HSE. I was looking at the Outback Accessories tank but have had conflicting reports whether it would fit the V8 HSE so I’m interested in finding out if there are any other D3 V8 owners with a long range fuel tank and if so which one?
Cheers,
Randy
As the tank fits in the spare wheel location i cant see any reason that a V8 would be any different.
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The plumbing for the petrols is different due to the evaporative emissions (charcoal) canister.
I have the Outback Accessories tank fitted to my D4 V8. There can be problems if the installer has NFI but if they have half a clue it will be OK. You have to insure there are no air leaks and that the breathers are plumbed into the factory hoses OK.
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Depends what you mean about horrible It definitely drinks around Sydney traffic, but I can live with it. I’m averaging about 20L/100km in peak Sydney traffic, so about 400kms in range, that’s why I’m looking at getting the long range tank, I reckon on the highway I would get close to 1000km range. I’m about to take it on a proper road trip, so I’ll report an average for highway touring after that. I personally love it, I’ve had diesels for 18 years, this is my 1st petrol 4wd and I just love the instant performance, it’s silky smooth and quiet, and you get that V8 burble when you put the foot down
I use to do a lot of touring where diesels made sense but these days I do a lot of short distance driving where I think petrol engines fair better than diesels. When I was looking, I was tossing up between a TDV6 and the V8 and I worked out that the money I saved with a V8, it would take me about 5 years in fuel if I had gotten a similarly spec’d diesel, which was hard to find anyway. I also didn’t have to worry as much about the maintenance history as I would have had with a diesel. I looked for a while and was a bit worried with the number of TDV6s advertised with new engines. I also spoke to my indy at great length about the different engines and for my type of driving he advised me to get the V8.
Hope that helps, in 5 to 10 years time I intend to upgrade to a D4 5.0 V8
Cheers,
Randy
Thanks mate, I’m looking at D3’s to be our second car / my toy. Just tossing up between the 3 engines available. Feels like you get a lot more car for money with the petrol models and the economy figures for the v6 and v8 are pretty similar on the spec sheet.
Its challenging my thinking a bit because I’ve only had a diesel 4x4’s and or car (vw passat) is diesel and a belter at that (even though it’s a fraud). Added to this since the VW scandal and watching the doco they made about it on Netflix I’m starting to feel a little guilty about the nOX!
I decided that if I was going for petrol I’d go the V8 for performance, as you said economy figures for the V6 and V8 are similar.
I never thought I’d own a petrol 4x4 but it seems to me the latest Diesel engines aren’t as robust as they use to be. They are a lot cleaner, maybe except for the VW group, but from what I’ve seen and heard the compromise is in the longevity of the engine. That won’t matter if you keep cars for less than 10 years but I still have my 2003 TD5 which is now my wife’s car, and I intend to keep my D3 for another 10 years.
Good luck.
Randy
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