16.6 gallon tank? holy crap!
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16.6 gallon tank? holy crap!
I've always thought it was a bit odd that from empty my car would only hold 12 gallons. Come to find out they carry 16.6
Time to replace the level sender I guess. This would explain why im only getting 240 miles to a tank
Time to replace the level sender I guess. This would explain why im only getting 240 miles to a tank
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Yep, S4's hold 63L (16.6gal) and S5's hold 70L (18.4gal). I fill when the light comes on and it usually takes 50-55L (63L tank), so either the sender's out a bit, or Mazda just built a nice reserve into the system. Probably the latter, as this is common in most cars these days.
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remember you don't want to use those last couple of gallons except in an absolute emergency as the gas in the tank cools the fuel pump, and running it dry will often smoke the fuel pump.
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
Yep, S4's hold 63L (16.6gal) and S5's hold 70L (18.4gal). I fill when the light comes on and it usually takes 50-55L (63L tank), so either the sender's out a bit, or Mazda just built a nice reserve into the system. Probably the latter, as this is common in most cars these days.
Yep, S4's hold 63L (16.6gal) and S5's hold 70L (18.4gal). I fill when the light comes on and it usually takes 50-55L (63L tank), so either the sender's out a bit, or Mazda just built a nice reserve into the system. Probably the latter, as this is common in most cars these days.
Theres a light that comes on?...
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so when the s5 guys fill how many gal do you put in? what mpg do you get? whenever i ask that i normally get a mile per tank answer, which isn't very useful...
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Hey NZ my 89 GTU only had a 16.6 gal tank, I know cause I ran outa gas one time and put a gallon in it to get to the gas station and I could only get like 16.4 gallons in it....I believe the verts were the only ones with 18.4 gallons
but good try
but good try
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My 90 takes 15 gal or so when the low fuel light comes on. Most Ive ever put it in was about 16 gal.
Actually, some of the gas in unusable. As in the fual pump pickup isnt low enough to even be able to pick up the gas. Its probably along the lines 1-1.5 gal of unusable gas.
Actually, some of the gas in unusable. As in the fual pump pickup isnt low enough to even be able to pick up the gas. Its probably along the lines 1-1.5 gal of unusable gas.
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If you want to listen to what the FSM says, then the following is the fuel capacities.
86-88 NA - 16.6 gal.
86-88 TII - 16.6 gal.
89-91 NA - 18.5 gal.
89-91 TII - 18.5 gal.
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86-88 NA - 16.6 gal.
86-88 TII - 16.6 gal.
89-91 NA - 18.5 gal.
89-91 TII - 18.5 gal.
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My owner's manual says 63L for my 86 and I believe it - I've run out of gas twice in the last year and she took almost exactly 63L each time.
63L = 16.6 US gallons
63L = 16.6 US gallons