Spec sheet tank capacity vs. maximum you've filled...
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f1nn said:
I see the OP has an E90 BMW, as do I.
I regularly get 61, 61.25 litres in the tank when I fill it.
Also, when the range on the computer drops to "------" you still have at least another 25 miles, if you drive like a saint.
On a similar note, I hired a Transit van once, and coming off a motorway slip road the range dropped to zero, and about 300 yards later the Van stuttered, that was a close call.
I experienced similar in a Transit! Left Chepstow showing 40 miles, it read ---- just as I was about to leave the link road at Cardiff, I got around the roundabout and stopped in sight of the Tesco garage!I regularly get 61, 61.25 litres in the tank when I fill it.
Also, when the range on the computer drops to "------" you still have at least another 25 miles, if you drive like a saint.
On a similar note, I hired a Transit van once, and coming off a motorway slip road the range dropped to zero, and about 300 yards later the Van stuttered, that was a close call.
You can see the garage in the top of the pic, the van stopped where the two white vans are in the bottom of the picture! I had to walk across to the garage, buy a fuel can, chuck some diesel in it, so I could drive the van round to fill it up properly!
Edited : fat thumbs and autocorrect.
Edited by Rickyy on Sunday 2nd August 18:45
750turbo said:
briang9 said:
Artey said:
VAG cars have some sort of buffer which can be activated during fueling up which adds 5-7 litres of additional capacity.
how does that work?Pretty sure he is wrong.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1...
1.8 mk1 mx5 supposed to be a 48 litre tank despite my attempts to run as low as possible was a game on one of the mx5 forums where you can get the gauage the furthest down from the empty mark I still can only get 45 litres in it and that is up to the neck too. The can be with the guage aboue a quarter after the empty line.
The common saying is with mx5 on the empty mark you got about 8-10 litres still left that certainly is true.
The common saying is with mx5 on the empty mark you got about 8-10 litres still left that certainly is true.
750turbo said:
briang9 said:
Artey said:
VAG cars have some sort of buffer which can be activated during fueling up which adds 5-7 litres of additional capacity.
how does that work?Pretty sure he is wrong.
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