how many litres?

mell · Post by **mell** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:02 pm

wanting to know the tank capacity for my fto...
dont know if they vary with model...
but mine is GR...

also wats avg km's ud get per tank on your guys cars?

thanks

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:24 pm

60litres Melliebear

Usually my tank light comes on with 10-15Litres to spare (ie. when I fill up I can only put max 45-50litres in).

Typically with 5-10minute drives I only get 330km out of a tank. With some highway driving I'll get into the 400's. I'll let you know what its properly capable of after a trip to anna bay and back (400km). I'm suspecting with that drive I should make it to around 500 out of the tank.

So in summary, normal driving I get 12 - 14L per 100km.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:21 pm

I've milked out over 550kms, including some "spirited" driving.

I'd be cranky if I didn't make over 400kms to a tank.

And yeah, it's a 60L tank for all FTOs.

robsta · Post by **robsta** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:29 pm

I get around 500km before I fill up, and I always fill up at 1/4 left, of course thats with normal driving.
If I go out 'cruising' i get about 300-400km before i refill

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:34 pm

Usually light comes on around 500-550km... so always assumed 600km to the tank! Never had the guts to run her dry to see how much is left after the guage bottoms out. But yeah, never put more more than 58L in her at a time.

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:51 pm

Grue wrote:Usually light comes on around 500-550km... so always assumed 600km to the tank! Never had the guts to run her dry to see how much is left after the guage bottoms out. But yeah, never put more more than 58L in her at a time.

Wow - a whole 2L left in there.

You don't like taking risks do you?

mell · Post by **mell** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:51 pm

the most i cant get out of a tank is 600...which i was pretty impressed with

thats on hiway rides though..
locally it gets eaten up in about 400:(
shorter trips more fuel though... so what can u do...

just didn't know how many litres to a tank:)

thanks:)

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:33 pm

60 litres for sure.

Get 500kms plus!

Most city driving.

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:03 am

Anyone fancy running the tank dry then, just to prove it's 60L? And are we talking from when the petrol pump shuts off, or till it's about to spill over the lip?

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:30 am

i notice with my car, you can make the petrol needle go below the empty line.

Post by **Supplanter** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:21 pm

payaya wrote:i notice with my car, you can make the petrol needle go below the empty line.

That's where my needle is right now

That reminds me... better fill up tomorrow

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:43 pm

cant remember what the needle looks like above that

mell · Post by **mell** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:55 pm

Grue wrote:Anyone fancy running the tank dry then, just to prove it's 60L? And are we talking from when the petrol pump shuts off, or till it's about to spill over the lip?

yeah..ill take up that challenge..
if ya wanna push it to the petrol station once its been parked helplessly on the side of the road..

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 6:12 pm

mell wrote:
Grue wrote:Anyone fancy running the tank dry then, just to prove it's 60L? And are we talking from when the petrol pump shuts off, or till it's about to spill over the lip?
yeah..ill take up that challenge..
if ya wanna push it to the petrol station once its been parked helplessly on the side of the road..

Well, when the petrol light comes on you have 8 litres left.. work with that

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:39 pm

I have 15L left when she lights up.

But I have only 10L left when she lights up solid and constant (the needle wanders a fair bit).

mell · Post by **mell** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:09 pm

yeah i notice that too...

especially after going up n down hills

i can loss like ...1/8 of a tank then it comes back..lol

Breza · Post by **Breza** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:25 am

60 litres?

Does anyone have any documentation handy? I thought it may have been 65 litres.

My fiancÃ© tried to beat the empty light a couple of weeks ago and lost.

I added 5 litres on the side of the road and then another 63 when we reached a servo about 1km away.

FYI

Apparently the FTO didn't actually splutter or surge, it just went into "limp home" mode which gives you a chance to pull over I suppose.

Cheers

Chris

RedlineGX · Post by **RedlineGX** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:55 am

I've put 64 litres in mine already without the light even having come on. I would hazzard a guess to say that at least some FTOs have a 70litre tank.
I've got a facelift GX so dont know if that makes a difference.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:16 pm

The technical spec book claims 60L
The owners handbook claims 60L
2 websites I've been to claim 64L
2 websites I've been to claim 65L

Phew.... no-one knows!

RedlineGX · Post by **RedlineGX** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:14 pm

Well I know mine is def more than 60 for sure and I've reached about 550km on one tank once which would be an accomplishment for a 60L tank considering I dont see that much highway use.
Maybe they are bigger on facelifts?