fuel tank on 04 ute 's'

[spud04vy]

i have a s pack ute and though it was a 70lt tank, but every time i fill up it doesnt need as much fuel as i thought. i use it till there is only say 50km left to run and it only needs around 52lts and she's full. i can see how i would need so much fuel to run the last 50kms.

can someone tell me if the 70lt tank is right or if its less. its driving me mad:bang:

thanks

 

[vy_storm]

Pretty sure they are a 65lt tank. If you can get into the hidden menu on the dash you should be able to see what it reads when full.

 

[f1tzy]

It is 65 from memory but to check hold down mode & set while you turn the car on and go through the menu until you reach 'remaining fuel' or something similar and check what that says just after you fill up

 

[spud04vy]

thanks, i was sure there wasnt 70lts, still it shouldnt need 12lts to do the last 60kms.
cheers

 

[alien]

From redbook:

Make: HOLDEN
Family: COMMODORE
Model Variant: S
Car Series: VYII
Doors and Body Style: UTILITY
Tank Capacity: 70 litres

Dont always rely on the petrol bowsers though, some of them suck majorly! If you subtract around 5 Litres from the limit that gives 65 before your guage will show empty (roughly). Safety feature to get people to goto the gas station but give them a little more if they can't get there. As for keeping therefore another 12 litres for 50km's that could make sense depending on what your Instaneous fuel reading is. The on-board computer takes into consideration how the fuel economy has been and how it is now and gives a warning depending on when it's needed. If your driving on a freeway it will warn you a lot earlier so you can find a petrol station (mine warned me when i had 120km left coming from Sydney to Melbourne). But if your driving around the city it will warn you at a lower km since petrol stations are more abundant in areas where the speed limit isn't so great (so down here mine gives me a warning when it's down to about 30-50km left).

 

[pepstar87]

So the VY SS Ute tank should also be 65 litres?
I inspected one yesterday and the owner reckons the tank is only 45 litres!
I was like what the ***? I dont think thats true, thats way too small.
Can someone please confirm the tank size for me?

 

[pepstar87]

I found out its 70 litres.

 

[alien]

It is 70 litres, well meant to be anyways from what Redbook (The "Pricing Authority") says.

 

[vy_storm]

I found out it is definitely 70L by running it dry. It shows 65L in the readout though as the remainder is pretty much reserve.

 

[STEALTHY™]

I've never seen the empty fuel light on my car. Just fill up when its just above a 1/4, problem solved!