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Fuel Tank Capacity
Both of the fill ups in my TDV6 D3 have been about 81 ltrs within a few miles of the fuel warning light going on, trip saying 50ish miles range left. The manual, internet & brochure says tank capacity of 82.3 ltrs. Have I been sailing too close to the wind (near dry), if so is there a problem with the trip computer, or has LR given me a larger tank??
Any thoughts??
Derek
26th May 2006 9:02 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
best not fret and fill her up when she gets to qtr full. That way you'll never run out and be stranded
26th May 2006 9:55 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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The light will come on, and the miles remaining will deteriorate fast. 100 miles left can be down to zero in 20 miles. I fill up at 1/4 tank to be safe, although I did run for 30mmiles with the trip on zero miles left, and got 83 litres in at the fill up! Now that was cutting it fine.
26th May 2006 10:07 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Tx, will be filling up at 1/4 tank, do not want to risk running out.
27th May 2006 7:04 am
lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
Posts: 821
I close my eyes when filling up. Seems to help not seeing the ££££ move at great speed !..............Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
27th May 2006 7:06 am
espri
Member Since: 07 Nov 2005
Location: Tyrol, Austria
Posts: 387
My last diesel receipt shows that I put 84.18 litres into the tank, so it does have more capacity than LR suggest. It was pretty empty at that stage (the range was down to about 30 kms, I think). I know that that is a little nerve-racking but I assume, perhaps wrongly, that the guages show rather on the safe side. After the refill the range was over 900 kms for a little while.
I guess the quoted tank capacity doesn't take account of the filler pipes and hose connections.
I was always told not to run a diesel almost dry- as the sludgy stuff in the bottom of the tank would then be used and clog fuel filters etc.
Was this wrong?
As Clarkson once said, the only sport / adrenaline we can have on the roads these days is playing fuel roulette, seeing how low we can get the tank (without running dry) before losing our nerve and re-fillingDiscovery 3 tdv6 7 seat Buckingham Blue
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27th May 2006 8:29 am
espri
Member Since: 07 Nov 2005
Location: Tyrol, Austria
Posts: 387
No, I also know about the sludge story and prefer not to run my tank so empty. However, I also prefer to fill up at my local filling station, which is cheaper then when commuting on the autobahn. On my normal schedule I fill the tank after 4 days' commuting, without running it too empty. However, if I do any extra miles, it can run rather low.
I reckon on a maximal run of about 850 kms (around 530 miles) on a tank of diesel. What do others allow for?
Eric
27th May 2006 8:44 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Depresses me filling it right up and paying £70 a shot!
I tend to only fill it in 40 litre lumps at the point the light comes on.
My mileage doesn't need it to be filled any more than that 8)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
27th May 2006 9:43 pm
DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2578
I'm a roullette addict
Regularly put in 85ltr, with range 0 remaining.
Worst distance achieved per tankfull approx 520miles
Best achieved yet... 602 miles ... including the car going in for 30k service halfway through
Just to correct my misconceptions .... surely the fuel is always drawn from the bottom of the tank Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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30th May 2006 10:34 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
qzdcg8 wrote:
Depresses me filling it right up and paying £70 a shot!
I tend to only fill it in 40 litre lumps at the point the light comes on.
mmm... it costs the same per mile / ltr to fill it up to the top and you would not have to stop and fill so regularly.
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