Thread: best long range fuel tank for Defender?

Originally Posted by DEFENDERZOOK

so if fitting is a grand......and most tanks are around the $1200ish dollar mark.....
how much for just the tank....?

As a follow up, when I rang them last year I think they quoted me around $900 retail

I have the 127 litre and a 35 litre long ranger fitted and set up as one tank. I get up to 450 km before the needle drops below full. THe most I have ever put in it is 132 litres after the light came on. So far its not hit. It was all fitted when I bought my Fender.

I've got the 127 and 35 aux long ranger in my 110 Defender. It has quite a few battle scars in it from taking it offroad (mainly from coming down rock steps). Still looks solid though.

Cheers Iggy

My new ('97 300Tdi SW) Defender has a long range tank, 127 litre cap. I think. I've done 900km and the needle showed empty. I drained the tank to see how much more was in it and there were another 40 litres. How come my '97 Defender doesn't have a fuel warning light!?

Anyway, I got a quote from Anthony Johnson (03) 9729-9943 for sill tanks to suit Defender wagons. They carry about 70 litres each and cost $450 from memory.

I'd be inclined to keep the standard tank and for $900 carry an additional 140litres in the centre of the vehicle instead of the back. I'm not sure if this capacity is reduced for TD5s due to the bigger electronics box under the drivers seat.

My 127litre tank and a couple of these should give me the range for the Canning Stock route without a fuel drop off!!!!

The only one I would fit is the 45lt one in the rear RHS wing, so as not to compramise ground clearance. The factory tank works well (other than being a bit small) so don`t touch it, and the wing tank just increases its capacity, without disturbing fuel pumps etc. I had one in my last 110, and will have to get around to fitting another one in my current one.

Originally Posted by Lionel

Do these replacement tanks (e.g Longranger) affect the way the fuel gauge reads? Is the gauge able to still give a smooth indication from full to empty?

Cheers,

Lionel

My 132 litre Long Ranger in the Defender takes about 400km to start the move towards emtpy, then it just does the gradual decline as if the 80 litre factory tank was in place.

Ditto for the Long Ranger tank in my Range Rover, except the klm reading very different.

Fit yourself not hard to do even by yourself with a trolly jack to help you, save hundreds in costs.

Originally Posted by Michael2

My new ('97 300Tdi SW) Defender has a long range tank, 127 litre cap. I think. I've done 900km and the needle showed empty. I drained the tank to see how much more was in it and there were another 40 litres. How come my '97 Defender doesn't have a fuel warning light!?

Anyway, I got a quote from Anthony Johnson (03) 9729-9943 for sill tanks to suit Defender wagons. They carry about 70 litres each and cost $450 from memory.

I'd be inclined to keep the standard tank and for $900 carry an additional 140litres in the centre of the vehicle instead of the back. I'm not sure if this capacity is reduced for TD5s due to the bigger electronics box under the drivers seat.

My 127litre tank and a couple of these should give me the range for the Canning Stock route without a fuel drop off!!!!

I'm almost certain that Long Ranger only made 132 litre tanks for 300TDI's & 120 litre if it had sway bars fitted. To fit the 132 litre the sway bar hanger had to be cut of to go up to the chassis rail.

Its always been a nuisance not having a warning light.

some food for thought there. cheers everyone.

What about mounting the old Jerry can on the rear cross-member army style. Anyone done it? any pics or tech advice? That would make 95ltrs with one jerry and probably a bit cheaper, plus you can throw a 20ltr water jerry in there for shorter trips.

thoughts?

Jimmy