66.28 into 65 *does* go!

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66.28 into 65 *does* go!

Post by addo »

I didn't "borrow one" either - I used my own... :lol:

The Xantia 65 litre tank can take 66.28 litres of fuel, no worries. :twisted: That also saw me drive into the service station, no misfiring or rough running prior.

It was my usual pump and vendor; the Weights and Measures people check them often enough so I don't feel there's dishonesty.

Can anyone beat that amount in a Xantia tank?

Cheers, Adam.


BTW, 10.64/100km last tankful in mostly heavy traffic - I reckon for an old-tech 2 litre petrol engine/auto in an estate, that's not too bad. Average mileage over last 12000km is 10.2/100
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Post by Toby_HDi »

I've had about 68 before. Some claim about 70. Mind it can't be doing the injectors much good running that low :lol:
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Post by Homer »

Mine would always take more than the official tank capacity if brimmed. The connecting hose can take quite a lot of fuel.
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Post by Kowalski »

Toby_HDi wrote:I've had about 68 before. Some claim about 70. Mind it can't be doing the injectors much good running that low :lol:
The tank gets shaken about quite a bit when you drive the car so there won't be a lot of solids in the dregs, if there is anything nasty in there the fuel filter should catch anything large enough to clog / damage your injectors.
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Post by addo »

Kowalski wrote:...The tank gets shaken about quite a bit when you drive the car...
You've seen me in action? :lol:

I plan to change the fuel filter again January-ish; 10000km after the "first" (to me) change - last one was four years old guessing by the mfg date, and full of greyish junk in solution/suspension.

Interesting, the tank dropped rapidly today, so I probably didn't try hard enough when filling it.

Cheers, Adam.
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Post by KP »

I've got 3 and 1/3 full cubees into my tank once. she was chuggin at the time and wouldn't restart once parked up :(
and these aren't filled as in 20litre but to the top :D
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