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Fuel tank size

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by phoenix101, Jul 6, 2009.

  1. valde3

    valde3 Senior Member

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    That 46.xx l is to first click of fuel pump? Was the tank already almost completely empty? What I’m trying to find is how much gas I can safely use if I put gas till first click of pump. ScanGauge 2 has never been of by more than 0,5l so if I know real size of tank I can safely run it very close to real empty.
     
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    it should be in your owners manual under 'capacities'.
     
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    It is. In mine it says 45 litres.
     
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    It was, and no the tank should have had about 2 litres in it. So I was very surprised when I saw 46.xx on the readout. I suspect the pump was overdue for calibration, as that fill spiked my average consumption graph as well. So something was amiss.
     
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    Thanks for fishing out all that info, Fuzzy.

    All I can say is WOW!

    But somehow this feels like cheating. Records should be set on a measured 45 litres to be valid.
     
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    Why not separate records for each category?
     
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    perfect, looks like you're ready for some full tank usage!(y)