shoobydoo

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Bought a 96 N reg wrx a month ago (car runs fine).But reading tech data found fuel tank is 60 litre capacity.now when i dive my car to the garage to refill tank on empty i am putting 40 litres in for 275 miles.Guy i bought it off told me "dont believe gauage run it past empty)so i know guage is faulty but is this common place with imports and can you recalibrate or replace so guage reads correctly. many thanks for any replies

gpssti4

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I generally put about £50 in mine once the low fuel warning light comes on (98 sti4), and I'm sure that there's another gallon or so left.

So, a 60 litre tank would seem fesable.

Graham

obi

We've owned four imports. All had 60 ltr tanks and the warning lights on all of them came on with about 10ltrs left

Jap Import

40 litres covers 275 miles, damn thats good.

I get 200miles from a FULL tank in my sti ra

gotmashed

you should have 10ltrs i belive left on empty i have but only tryed it to see when fuel light came on (i havent got one)

benji100

i never run mine that low, always fill up at about quarter tank left.

Fantom

I only get 160-170 miles from a full tank

stanscooby

My wife gets 250 miles per tank but i only seem to get 150, am i abnormal

Criss

Im not sure if I have a petrol light! It was on the last line but no light?!
I get about 200miles on £43 (optimax full tank)

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

you wont have a light on a my96. I am certain the the tank on imports is 50lts (read on here some time ago) I know mine (MY93) takes approx 40 ltrs when on empty. Dont often go to this level often though. Funnily I dont suffer from any fuel starvation problems when taking bends this low like others have done so maybe there is an extra 10 ltrs in there. Suppose you could dip the tank when it is on empty on the gauge and see what is there.

MMT WRX

Most I have ever got in is 40 Litres and I was sweating cos the needle had been on the empty stop for ages, the garage I usually use had the locks on the SUL.

I did get 400 Km (250 miles) on 40 litres doing a run which works out at about 28 to the gallon but, round town I generally get about 320 Km (200 miles) which is about 22.5 to the gallon.

Mick

scoobfan

I always thought that a car of that year had a 40 Litre tank

Rob

rossyboy

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Same here.

Sweepickit

I usually put in around 45litres, with the needle just passed the last 1/4 mark!On tesco's 99RON i get 220 miles around town, and around 280-300 on a run.

shoobydoo

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cheers for all the replies.the car was mapped by scoobyclinic by the guy i bought it off to run on optimax if that accounts for the amount of miles it does.does not have a warning light(just checked) do not really hammer the car:millage is in km but im 100% sure trip meter is in miles could i be wrong???

shoobydoo

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just been on aa route finder and worked distance to petrol station:trip meter is 100% in miles

starkie2.5wrxsti

id make sure u always run it on optimax if thats what its mapped for, lucky to get over 10mpg me ha ha

Edmondo

I gotta 95 WRX Import - I am sure its only a 50 litre Tank - do all Motorway driving and get about 250 or so from a tank - Not bad I thought from a Car that is nowhere near Standard

jamesbWRXRA

MY94 WRX RA takes about 45 litres and gets me about 180 miles driven normally.

Thanks
James

GC8

Early cars have a 50 litre tank with later cars (D-Series onwards) having a 60 litre tank. To add to the confusion some reference sheets mistakenly list the early cars as having a 60litre tank....

Simon