Gas tank size difference?

realmadrid6 · Post by **realmadrid6** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:28 pm

Kinda stupid question but what is the size of the gas tank i dont think the figure in the owners manual is right cause when i fill it up its only like 38L and it says the tank is 48L, i got a lanos 2000 3dr 1.5.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:11 pm

i got the same car as yours and once i fueled it to full tank and it took 49 liters

sure the manual is not correct but i think the tank is bigger than 48 liters and not the other way round.

P.S: keep in mind that when the Fuel lamp on the dash comes on it means you got 6 liters in the tank.

MMamdouh

daewoolanos 2000 sport · Sat Mar 12, 2005 3:38 am

i have a 2 x 2k lanos sports, and i cant fill either up past 10.4 gallons. my manual says it has a 12.7 gallon tank also

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:38 am

daewoolanos 2000 sport wrote:i have a 2 x 2k lanos sports, and i cant fill either up past 10.4 gallons. my manual says it has a 12.7 gallon tank also

If you drive it for a bit more, it will eventually get up to 12 gallons. Even though the light is on, doesn't mean that your tank is empty.

daewoolanos 2000 sport · Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:41 am

i just had it drained, and it filled to 10.4 gallons. my mechanic verified this

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:44 am

daewoolanos 2000 sport wrote:i just had it drained, and it filled to 10.4 gallons. my mechanic verified this

Interesting... I've done 11 and something gallons before, I'm sure I could've driven for a bit more...

daewoolanos 2000 sport · Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:46 am

yeah man the manual says 12.7 and ive NEVER hit over 10.5.. ill take some pix next time i fill up with no gas in m tank

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:56 pm

when i refill it i always refill at about 1/8-1/4 tank and i put about 12 gallons in.. you have to sit there and keep pumping after the auto shut off

daewoolanos 2000 sport · Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:05 pm

hm. ill have to try that. either way, when i fill up to 10 gallons, i used to get 40+ mpg on my woo. id drive from austin to san antonio, trip was 98 miles total. id use 1/4th of a tank each way. since there were only 10 gallons in the tank, i divided 10 by 4. giving me 2.5 gallons per 1/4th. then 2.5 /98 = ~40+mpg.

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:13 pm

when i first bought the car i drove it from california to montana and got 500miles per tank,,, havnt driven it that far in a long time but it still gets like 40 mpg on short trips

daewoolanos 2000 sport · Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:57 pm

we used to get 40+ mpg until the ECU died