View Full Version : The actual size of the fuel tank...
Barry123
1st July 2007, 20:41
more than 50 litres I reckon.
your thoughts?
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they don't look very big tbh after looking at Alex's on the way to Germany, but i'd probs say you would be able to cram in about 50 litres into it
Rosstafarian
1st July 2007, 20:48
45L
Carfolio.com (http://www.carfolio.com/search/results/?terms=saxo)
my light was on on friday, i brimmed it with £40 of unleaded, about 42.2Litres or something, so that plus a 5ltr reserve would take it over the claimed 45litre capacity. That did actually cross my mind, trust you to post it, geek ;)
Rosstafarian
1st July 2007, 20:50
that site is great for the useless crap with your cars
i now know my compression ratio:y:
Barry123
1st July 2007, 23:04
bosh...
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5328&d=1183330965
sean, havent seen you post in a while. nice to see your kicking around still.
diesel, wont it have a different tank to the models that dont burn on oil?
also see you remebered your memory card there ad :P
LOL does urs have a bigger tank then?
Rosstafarian
1st July 2007, 23:11
mate, i think you have a hole in your fuel tank, i checked the haynes and it says the same,
might just be out of date though, on vintage saxo's though
Barry123
1st July 2007, 23:18
diesel, wont it have a different tank to the models that dont burn on oil?
incorrect... mass produced car made as cheaply as possible... it wouldnt be cost efficient to make separate fuel tanks for various bits of the range IMO.
also see you remebered your memory card there ad :P
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geniunely i didnt laugh one bit.
LOL does urs have a bigger tank then?
as above redster
mate, i think you have a hole in your fuel tank, i checked the haynes and it says the same,
might just be out of date though, on vintage saxo's though
negative.
BRIM FULL fill up. That fill up took about 7 minutes and infuriated some people behind me :cool:
bullit
1st July 2007, 23:21
iv enver looked how many litres ive ever put in, will do next time but then i only ever put a tenner in because of all that extra weight, lol
incorrect... mass produced car made as cheaply as possible... it wouldnt be cost efficient to make separate fuel tanks for various bits of the range IMO.
why not, there are alot of key components that vary across the range of the saxo and 106.
craigy_87
1st July 2007, 23:26
ewww u like picnics
aw an yeah thats quite alot of fuel never put more than 25quid in mine perhaps i will one day lol
same, most shes had so far is about £20
Sayer mate, annoying people at petrol stations around the country and guildford in particular isnt good
And multiquotes are for farmers :homme::p
Rosstafarian
1st July 2007, 23:32
lol...
im gonna look next time i fill up
its probably just citroen changing their mind after printing
and i hope you are saving up your shell points...500 litres will get you 20 airmiles :y:
LOL on the subject of points, what is Cracknell doing with all the Nectar Points from the meet? :p trip to paris for one
Barry123
1st July 2007, 23:37
why not, there are alot of key components that vary across the range of the saxo and 106.
because i feel like an argument :cool:
same, most shes had so far is about £20
Sayer mate, annoying people at petrol stations around the country and guildford in particular isnt good
And multiquotes are for farmers :homme::p
Will i get shot?
hahaha, out comes the pitchfork and farmers fighting talk
Barry123
1st July 2007, 23:39
hahaha, out comes the pitchfork and farmers fighting talk
WTF is with the farmer talk? aint no farma bruv.
Rosstafarian
1st July 2007, 23:40
oh, and when these pic going up ad??
Swear i saw ur wagon arrive thorugh the field at the last meet :p
Barry123
1st July 2007, 23:53
oh, and when these pic going up ad??
patience my child.
Swear i saw ur wagon arrive thorugh the field at the last meet :p
my car rocks.
pictures?? are these the ones he took on his CF-thin air?
Barry123
2nd July 2007, 00:27
pictures?? are these the ones he took on his CF-thin air?
on the compact... god its pants :err:
Jimmy-Boy
2nd July 2007, 18:11
"negative.
BRIM FULL fill up. That fill up took about 7 minutes and infuriated some people behind me :cool:"
rofl! found funny!
Barry123
2nd July 2007, 18:43
"negative.
BRIM FULL fill up. That fill up took about 7 minutes and infuriated some people behind me :cool:"
rofl! found funny!
You have to like let the fuel settle once it hits the top you can cram more in... when i stopped the i bet the bloke thought i had finished...
Yates
3rd July 2007, 09:13
i heard that it was 48ltrs
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 11:22
i heard that it was 48ltrs
the receipt says otherwise innit.
Ryan: actually the tank dimension may not differ but as far as im aware the fuel pump for petrol driven saxo is in the tank, whereas on the derv its in the engine bay. I doubt that makes up a 2 litre deficit though.
just for the record....
how many litres in a gallon?
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 11:31
just for the record....
how many litres in a gallon?
4.55 litres to a gallon (non US)
KamRacing
3rd July 2007, 11:33
you must have filled all the way to the petrol cap!
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 11:34
you must have filled all the way to the petrol cap!
did indeed kamster!
ran the car for 80miles with the fuel light on as well.
KamRacing
3rd July 2007, 11:38
lol I think my bmw only takes about 60litres. Do you fill up once a year :p
Mystic
3rd July 2007, 13:02
There were 2 sizes of Tank fitted were there not? I think the mk1 VTS tanks hold 35 litres but they upped it to 45 litres for the mk2s?
Not sure about other models though ;)
Hopcraft
3rd July 2007, 13:03
did indeed kamster!
ran the car for 80miles with the fuel light on as well.
bit risky doing that with a desiel, shouldnt run them that low !
Yates
3rd July 2007, 13:13
i didnt check to see the pics ad, should of known you would have some kind of proof
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 13:14
bit risky doing that with a desiel, shouldnt run them that low !
in the words of armand von helsink...
why why why?
i havent filled my tank with sand in long time.. the car recently had a service, fuel filter changed and that. thats the only reason i can think of as to why i wouldnt want to go that low hoppers.
i didnt check to see the pics ad, should of known you would have some kind of proof
been convinced for a while that the tank was a lot bigger than the 45litres stated... just needed proof.
Yates
3rd July 2007, 13:17
armand van helden
my my my
jesus sayer step away from the books
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 13:24
armand van helden
my my my
jesus sayer step away from the books
corrected.
Hopcraft
3rd July 2007, 13:25
No because if you get air into the fuel it fuck's up with a desiel but with a petrol it doesnt matter. i dont know the technicallities of it all, but desiel engines i have been told not to run low.
Yates
3rd July 2007, 13:28
i dont think sayer would do that if it would fuck up engine
Barry123
3rd July 2007, 13:28
No because if you get air into the fuel it fuck's up with a desiel but with a petrol it doesnt matter. i dont know the technicallities of it all, but desiel engines i have been told not to run low.
ummmmmmm all i know is because the fuel pump is in engine bay as opposed to the tank there is a problem with starting a derv if it has ran out of fuel.
then you have to prime it using the squidgy thing in the top right... (bottom left of the right strut)
http://www.saxperience.com/members/adsayer/D928Z_IMGP1875.jpg
i dont think sayer would do that if it would fuck up engine
If i had the faintest inclination it would do damage, no matter how small, to the engine I wouldnt have done it.
:)
Hopcraft
3rd July 2007, 13:33
well yes, something like that, running out of desiel its not as easy as filling back up, you have to run something through it to make sure there is no air going into the engine as with petrol's, when you run out you can just top up with petrol and away you go, hence why i would not run a desiel low !
tpreece88
3rd July 2007, 13:58
sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude :y:
cheers :A:
Steve.
4th July 2007, 16:07
sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude :y:
cheers :A:
Ive heard this aswell, the petrol needs some room to expand with any heat generated, so never fill it to the brim, might be wrong though :panic:
Danhunt
4th July 2007, 16:13
i got 42 in mine, plus whatever scraps were left in when the light went on
Barry123
5th July 2007, 01:59
sayer mate, i do have a question i filled my lil brum brum up the other day using your 'method' fill til it clicks do it again and then dribble it in til its full (no innuendo's intended!) and happily went on my way with an extra 45litres of the good stuff to boot (had 5 in before i filled her so 50litres in fact! which answers your question of yes it must be a bigger fuel tank!)
anyway on to my question if i absolutely brim my fuel tank can it do damage? my brother says you shouldn't fill it full like that as the fuel needs room to 'breathe' as such is that true?
sorry for the essay cheers dude :y:
cheers :A:
Ive heard this aswell, the petrol needs some room to expand with any heat generated, so never fill it to the brim, might be wrong though :panic:
interesting question man. I've always brim filled mine for as long as i can remember without any troubles. however my sisters old polo suffered some crazy failure when the pressure from the fuel pump had caused the tank to deform! although she never brim filled hers. so i cant imagine what happened on that.
Steve, im not entirely sure the expansion due to heat would cause any noticeable difference. you'd need some huge (unrealistic) heat to see anything happen but in addition the surroundings (such as the tank) would also expand so the overall effect is limited.
ad :)
Yates
5th July 2007, 07:34
i managed 42 in mine last nite, i had put 20 in the other week, so probs got around 50 in there now, was somethin like 38 quid never ever put that much in the saxo
Scott
5th July 2007, 08:21
filler neck must be good for ~3 litres maybe more
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