Quick question. What is the most amount of fuel I could fit in my tank?
Now I know it is listed as 45L so this should be the maximum right?
Reason I am asking is that I filled up at Asda fuel station today and it took over 49L?? This is just till it clicked off. I never brim it.
The fuel light had illuminated about 20 miles previous and had a range showing of 60. I wouldn't normally leave it till the light comes on and usually fill up just before when it usually takes around 37. However I was on a long journey home on the motorway in poor conditions and knew It would get me home OK.
The car is a 1.2 TSI 2016 45k
Fuel Tank Capacity
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Ricmondo
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Re: Fuel Tank Capacity
The nominal capacity is as you say 45L.
The tank does have a higher capacity but the extra volume is to allow for worst case expansion without overflow on a very hot day.
By stating a lower nominal capacity the car makers seek to absolve themselves from responsibility should an “overfilled” tank explode or expel fuel under extreme climatic conditions.
I think the practice started in the 1950s when car ownership became possible for the working man who was assumed to be too dim to act with prudence.
The tank does have a higher capacity but the extra volume is to allow for worst case expansion without overflow on a very hot day.
By stating a lower nominal capacity the car makers seek to absolve themselves from responsibility should an “overfilled” tank explode or expel fuel under extreme climatic conditions.
I think the practice started in the 1950s when car ownership became possible for the working man who was assumed to be too dim to act with prudence.