How big is yours!

Richard Gallagher · Post by **Richard Gallagher** » 04 Nov 2003, 03:01

I filled up my Xantia estate a couple of days ago and for some reason I managed to get 69.71 litres into the supposedly 65 litre tank.
No there wasn't a large expensive puddle on the floor and the fuel light had only been on for 30 miles at most.
It would appear that Citroen does not know the size of their own designs[}:)]
Out of interest, has anyone managed more?

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 04 Nov 2003, 03:14

I recommand you keep a track on WHERE you fill up your car - and also the mileage the car returns. It's known that gas pumps fails at times - allthough it's illegal - it takes a couple of customers to report back the problem before it can be corrected.

benji27 · Post by **benji27** » 04 Nov 2003, 03:43

I managed to get 84 litres into my XM, the light has been on for a while, but still, it wanst empty, good point aobut the faulty pumps though...

NiSk · Post by **NiSk** » 04 Nov 2003, 12:13

I regularly get over 90 liters in the tank of my '93 XM TD12. According to the instruction book it should hold 85 liters. I've had the car since new and it's always been the same. So you're right, Citroën underestimate the size of their fuel tanks!
//NiSk

adrianeaton · Post by **adrianeaton** » 04 Nov 2003, 18:26

....and the quoted tank size doesn't include the filler neck, which with careful filling as most of us do will easily take a few litres.
Adrian

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 04 Nov 2003, 23:40

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I managed to get 69.71 litres into the supposedly 65 litre tank.
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Mine holds 65 litre. If I managed more I would suspect that the pump was giving incorrect delivery. Its a few years since I had a BX, but didn't the TZD have a little supplimentary tank between the filler and the main tank.

Nikolaymk · Post by **Nikolaymk** » 05 Nov 2003, 01:35

The other day my petrol nearly run out. The car only made it to the petril station because it's down the hill. I put 25 litres in. Two days and 50 miles after I put in another 52 litres. Which I could not believe as it meant the car had used up 12litres of petrol for 50 miles. I can only think that the actual tank volume is well over the 65 litres it should be.

MW · Post by MW » 05 Nov 2003, 14:02

I don't think car manufacturers are allowed to include the capacity of the filler tube when they quote their tank sizes. So you can always add a couple of litres if you're going to brim it.
I've only ever managed 66.5 litres in my 65 litre Xantia tank. Either I'm a chicken on the dry run (and who wants tank-bottom gunk in their filters anyway?), or else I'm buying my petrol at an honest filling station.