Troopy fuel tanks
Submitted: Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:22
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Max and Sue
Hi All
How much of the 90 litres of a Troopy
tank can you use? Ours shows empty and 80 litres is the most we have ever put in it. Not game to run it empty though we think there are still litres in it based on usual consumption.
Max
Reply By: troopyman - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:29
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:29
90 - 80 = 10
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Follow Up By: troopyman - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:37
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:37
Seriously, Your right there is a fair bit in reserve from when the fuel needle is pointing to empty till it is actually empty . Exactly how much , i dont know . As soon as the main
tank needle is pointing to empty i transfer the quarter
tank that i keep in the reserve
tank over to the main
tank .
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Reply By: Batman69 - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:34
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 11:34
84 litres is all I could get out of my old 75 series and that was running out completely....
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 12:20
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 12:20
My 78 series hits 86 -87 litres and she coughs, I then change tanks.
A trip I just returned from had 2 other Troopies and one guy got 88 litres before she coughs the other had a long range
tank and did not hit bottom of the 90 so don't know what his results were.
You still have between 5 and 8 litres is my suggestion.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 19:47
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 19:47
Hi John,
Using your
tank until it "coughs" is pretty unkind to the injection pump, which relies on diesel for its lubrication. I avoid doing this.
Cheers
phil
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 20:52
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 20:52
Yeah Phil have heard this before, I don't do it as a regular matter of course.
Although on an interesting point nowhere does Toyota tell us not to do it???? That I have been able to see anyway.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 12:46
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 12:46
I have noticed when that annoying low fuel light comes on [front
tank] there is still about 25lts in it
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Reply By: Footloose - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 13:55
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 13:55
My HZJ80 fuel light comes on with around 10l left in the
tank. I have on occasions used about 5L of that, but I try not to. After the light comes on, methinks the vehicle starts trying to use the crud in the bottom of the
tank...which can be vewwwy expensive.
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Reply By: Pedirka - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 14:33
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 14:33
Also most I have put in is 85 litres.
Most I got out of a
tank was 625 kms.
But never below 600kms driving on the roads in suburbia.
Cheers Tony
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Reply By: Peter 2 - Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 18:30
Sunday, Sep 10, 2006 at 18:30
Anywhere from 75 to 85 litres before it 'coughs' which isn't a good idea as for the seconds that the injection pump is low on fuel it is grinding it's innards out.
After a while I just put a dob of white paint on the gauge at the point at which I should change tanks.
It always ended up around the 75 -80 litre mark.
Once I drained the rear
tank via the bung and still only got 85 litres in on a dry fill even taking care to get the vehicle parked at the right angle.
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Reply By: Member - Rob P (NSW) - Monday, Sep 11, 2006 at 10:30
Monday, Sep 11, 2006 at 10:30
Yep,same for me 85L is best Ive had!!
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