Ducato fuel tank (1 Viewer)

[Louis]

Has anyone changed their small fuel tank for a larger one? I know weights and what have you, but the range is quite disappointing on the 2.8 Maclouis. If anyone can direct me towards a supplier I would be very grateful

 

[Stealaway]

How many miles are you doing to a tank full?

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Where on earth would you put it? There isn't any extra space where the existing one is.

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[SandraL]

Google ducato long range fuel tank. Seems standard 85 litre can be replaced with 125 litre tank, think it might have been a fiat option.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Google ducato long range fuel tank. Seems standard 85 litre can be replaced with 125 litre tank, think it might have been a fiat option.

An option when ordering the base vehicle from the factory.

Retrofitting one is likely to be a much less straightforward.

 

[Louis]

How many miles are you doing to a tank full?

About 315

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[Louis]

Thanks for the replies, £69 to fill after 25 miles on warning light, seems a small capacity tank?

 

[MC 55 FUN]

315 miles from an 85 litre tank ?

 

[Louis]

Google ducato long range fuel tank. Seems standard 85 litre can be replaced with 125 litre tank, think it might have been a fiat option.

Definitely not 85 litres !

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[Louis]

315 miles from an 85 litre tank ?

It's not an 85 litre tank , £69 to fill!

 

[Louis]

Where on earth would you put it? There isn't any extra space where the existing one is.

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Well there is on mine!

 

[MC 55 FUN]

It's not an 85 litre tank , £69 to fill!

Possibly 60 litres then, 315 miles range = approx 23 m.p.g.

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[GAVLAD]

Possibly 60 litres then, 315 miles range = approx 23 m.p.g.

I'd be chuffed with that.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

It's not an 85 litre tank , £69 to fill!

Well there is on mine!

Possibly 60 litres then, 315 miles = approx 23 m.p.g

That might be why you have space then. If for some reason a smaller one than standard has been fitted you will have space for the standard 85 litre one.

Definitely not a DIY job though unless you know exactly what you're doing

 

[Louis]

Possibly 60 litres then, 315 miles = approx 23 m.p.g

Yes thankyou for confirming, did not want to divulge the mpg for that reason- I worked it out at 22 - 24 depends how I drive.

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[Louis]

I'd be chuffed with that.

Well yes I am, would be pi...d off if it was an 85 litre tank

 

[MC 55 FUN]

I'd be chuffed with that.

For that engine maybe . . if we get less than our current 36 m.p.g. average out of our Ford 2.2 in our MH I'll not be amused

 

[vin0114]

I think my tank last year was 70-75L. Ist fill down France last year 417miles in A'trail Tracker, filled up 67.53L so 28.07mpg. Ok I had the 2.3 engine but I had a 2.8 years ago that gave over 30mpg on long runs. 315miles is very poor on any full tank and I would suspect a problem somewhere. Just my opinion.

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[Louis]

That might be why you have space then. If for some reason a smaller one than standard has been fitted you will have space for the standard 85 litre one.

Definitely not a DIY job though unless you know exactly what you're doing

Yes I ll know what I'll be doing cheers for your replies

 

[Louis]

I think my tank last year was 70-75L. Ist fill down France last year 417miles in A'trail Tracker, filled up 67.53L so 28.07mpg. Ok I had the 2.3 engine but I had a 2.8 years ago that gave over 30mpg on long runs. 315miles is very poor on any full tank and I would suspect a problem somewhere. Just my opinion.

I've been trawling through the forum and for a 2.8 Fiat 3500kgs 25 mpg seems fine ?

 

[GAVLAD]

There's a post of the fiat forum which discusses this.
A guy in Oz had his tank changed by the dealership to a long range tank (125l)
Someone else goes on to say that his motorhome was fitted with a 60l tank but the standard size for his chassis type would have been 85/90l.

I'd buy a Jerry can if you're concerned about running out of want to carry more fuel - it would be a lot cheaper and less hassle with configuring / accuracy of the gauge etc.

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[Louis]

There's a post of the fiat forum which discusses this.
A guy in Oz had his tank changed by the dealership to a long range tank (125l)
Someone else goes on to say that his motorhome was fitted with a 60l tank but the standard size for his chassis type would have been 85/90l.

I'd buy a Jerry can if you're concerned about running out of want to carry more fuel - it would be a lot cheaper and less hassle with configuring / accuracy of the gauge etc.

Yes quite, just a thought saving on brake pads not having to fill up so often

 

[GAVLAD]

Do you have a tow bar?

 

[Louis]

View attachment 108680 Do you have a tow bar?

Wondered when these were appearing

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[Stealaway]

Thanks for the replies, £69 to fill after 25 miles on warning light, seems a small capacity tank?

Are you sure the gauge is not faulty. How would you know if you are not filling it up when the tank is still a quarter full.
I used to get around 400 miles - ie around 100 miles per quarter tank reading on the fuel gauge.
I used to see about 28-30MPG on a good day

 

[vin0114]

I've been trawling through the forum and for a 2.8 Fiat 3500kgs 25 mpg seems fine ?

Really surprised at such a tiny tank at 60L good luck with upgrading it

 

[Louis]

Are you sure the gauge is not faulty. How would you know if you are not filling it up when the tank is still a quarter full.
I used to get around 400 miles - ie around 100 miles per quarter tank reading on the fuel gauge.
I used to see about 28-30MPG on a good day

Who said I was filling up from 1/4 of a tank? I said the warning light had been on for over 20 miles the gauge on the floor, I was not going to travel any further to check accuracy of the gauge

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[Louis]

Really surprised at such a tiny tank at 60L good luck with upgrading it

Oh yes and so was I

 

[Stealaway]

Who said I was filling up from 1/4 of a tank? I said the warning light had been on for over 20 miles the gauge on the floor, I was not going to travel any further to check accuracy of the gauge

That's not what I said. How can you tell if the tank is empty if the gauge is reading wrong? I'm not having a go, just a thought. Have a look under another MH and compare physical sizes.

 

[pappajohn]

£69 at £1.10 per litre is approx 14 gallons (62 ltr)
14 gallons per 315 miles = 22.5mpg

I would say you have a 70litre tank and the gauge is inaccurate.
22mpg is about right.
Standard ducato tank used to be 70liters

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