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Gas Tank Capacity

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by daniel, May 9, 2006.

  1. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    Now that I have the CAN-View, I can see the actual percentage level of the fuel in my tank (as reported by the fuel sensor to the CAN bus.) While I was in Bellevue I filled my tank. Level was 17% and after the fill it was 97% (showing, BTW, that at the first click it really is full, as near as makes no difference). I got 8.5 gallons in. Doing the math, this means that my actual tank capacity is 10.6 gallons.

    The caveat is that under different conditions the bladder capacity will be different. It was a cool, but not a cold day, in Bellevue, and I had just driven about an hour, returning from Lacey. I'm really interested now to see how full the tank is when the last bar starts to blink. I could not wait for that this time because I needed to fill up before returning home.

    Second caveat: I don't know if the reported level is accurate. The Prius "guess guage" is notorious.
     
    #1 daniel, May 9, 2006
  2. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    That's nice to know...do all CAN-View's show the tank % levels? I wasn't interested in getting it before, but that might actually be quite useful to have. I'll keep this in mind...thanks, daniel! :)
     
    #2 Rancid13, May 9, 2006
  3. Tom_06

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rancid13 @ May 9 2006, 11:17 AM) [snapback]252127[/snapback]</div>
    At the moment, you'll have to trade your car in on a 2003 - 2005. Unfortunately, CAN-View is not available for the 2006 or Classic Prius. See: http://hybridinterfaces.ca/

    I'll buy it in an instant if/when a 2006 compatible version comes out.

    - Tom
     
    #3 Tom_06, May 9, 2006
  4. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom_06 @ May 9 2006, 09:30 AM) [snapback]252177[/snapback]</div>
    :(
     
    #4 Rancid13, May 9, 2006
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    Does anyone know why the Can-View is not compatilble with the 06. I'm interested as well.
     
    #5 ibcs, May 9, 2006
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