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[Jammy]

You can never fill up the 7.5 gallon tank because:

• The sender takes up a tiny bit of room
• Spi/Mpi have more gubbins in the tank which takes up more room
• The filler neck isn't right at the top of the tank, so you can't fill past it. Hence there is always a bit of space above filler neck thats always empty.
• If you put the pump right into the tank then it'll fill the tank even less
• Even when the gauge has gone all the way through the red you'll still have a few litres of petrol left
• The take off for the petrol pipe isn't at the bottom of the tank, so even when you've run out of petrol completely (engine dies) you'll still have a little left at the bottom of the tank.

[Mini Man Dan]

Here is an FAQ about how much you can fit in your tank and an explanation as to why you can't completely fill it

[Angelic_Fruitcake]

It costs me about £18 to fill it up when the guage is showing nearly empty (when I bought her last year it was £15 )
That's all I need to know if I start trying to work stuff out like mpg and stuff I think my brain might implode.

Yea mine's the same price from nearly empty to full. Much more than when I got the car

Thanks for that Jammy and Dan

Edited by Angelic_Fruitcake, 14 May 2008 - 01:08 PM.

[Pie]

I had about £5s worth in the other day and then went and put in £25 more!!
I suppose "how much you put in" also depends on how much you are paying for your fuel.

[andyc142]

I had about £5s worth in the other day and then went and put in £25 more!!
I suppose "how much you put in" also depends on how much you are paying for your fuel.

Too much

Edited by andyc142, 14 May 2008 - 03:56 PM.