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D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:12 am
by 205pete
According to the handbook these have a 70 litre tank. Today my petrol light was on and the distance to empty had only just gone under 30 km where the display goes blank, but when I filled up the pump said I'd put 69.89 litres in :shock:

Before today I'm pretty sure I've only ever got 65 in. I didn't even try to squeeze more in after the nozzle clicked.

I'd be keen to get some feedback as to how many litres others have been able get into their tanks before I make a fool of myself accusing the petrol station of ripping me off.

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:16 am
by Welly
70 to 72 litres is possible.

I never managed it myself because my wallet ran out before the tank was full :oops:

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:02 am
by HimBigChief
I tend to fill up before the low level light comes on, and I usually get 50-60 litres in there, add the 10litre reserve and there's your 70litres. Obviously you'll get slightly more in if it fills up the tank pipe too.

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:30 am
by DiscoPol
When I bought my D9 the book said I had a 70 litre tank (IIRC) but I managed to get 76 and a bit litres in it at the petrol station first time I filled it. :shock:

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:41 am
by eoin27
Its 75 litres. 70 on the user book. 5 litres reserve.

607 has 90 litres including reserve!! :shock: :shock:

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:09 am
by barryj75
when i got mine it had the red light on so i filled it up got just over 74 liters i, will never do that again a full tank dont help your mpg any pulling all that waight about and defo dont help your pocket

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:03 am
by steve_earwig
I caught some German auto program the other day ( topkergarenplungengrubenfunkenhausen?), they were extolling the virtues of some new tiny joke car, "it has ze tiny fuel tank to keep ze vait down". Great, so you spend half your time looking for the next petrol station and if you don't pass one on your daily journey or want to head off to one that's doing some deal you've wasted your money buying it :roll:

Re: D8 Fuel Tank Capacity?

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:34 pm
by mjb
The most I've put in was just over 78 litres in a D8, but I suspect the pump was sucking in air at that point...