adamstasiak

You have my mind going right now. You people are so close to the us that you probably go for Conoco once a week. It is hard to argue with you as you just have the first hand experience.

The calgary Audi says the capacity is 55 l , but I do not believe it. 62 is a bit too nmuch yet I would like to know what is the real thing.
I trust you.
Are you sure you are not mixing US gallons with brit gallons?

I appreciate this very much

Adam

myfun

Run the tank dry, pull over where ever you are put 5 known gallons of fuel in.
Zero your day odometer drive to the next service station and top off your tank.
Add the 5 gallons to the fuel pump reading and you will know the capacity of your tank.
If you run out of gas before you reached a service station, you are safe, because you are fare away from your computer and tools and OBDII scaner and can't write some dumb questions or do more damage to your car.

jordon

iTrader: (1)

^^^ lol

a4audi4fun

If you used British gallons the litre value would be higher still - check the calculator here for that.
English Weights and Volume Measure Conversion - British Imperial - Metric - U.S. (from and to)

I've had 3 Audi's - 1998 2.8 A4 Sedan, 2005 3.0 A4 Sedan and 2008 2.0T A4 Avant. I don;t have the 1998 manual so can't confirm the data, but the Audiworld site matches the info I have in the manual for the later vehicles and the calcs I do myself when filling the 2005 and 2008.

If you need to know exactly then follow the suggestions above - general recommendation however is never to run the fuel tank to empty to help preserve the fuel pump. I'm comfortable to know within 3-5 litres and monitor my distance travelled and estimated km to empty accordingly.

adamstasiak

It would be nice to know for sure how much is in the tank on the Calgary Regina highway The difference is either I make one or two stops

a4audi4fun

So you'd rather risk ruining a fuel pump or run out of gas on a highway and wait an hour or more for a tow truck, rather than spend an extra 5 mins to stop and refuel - seems false economy to me.

A better option might be to drive slower then... ; that will improve your fuel consumption so the last 3 litres won't matter one way or other.

mikeh

Should put up a new section titles "entertainment" ?

cheeba

Yes, and then another new one entitled "Adam"!

Patti

I have a similar problem with my 2001 Audi A4. That is, I appear to be taking in more gas than the tank can hold. My tank is rated at 15.6 gallons (per the manual), but more than once I took in .25 to .5 gallons more than capacity, with 5 to 20 miles to drive (per the on-board computer). I never top off.

One source of error may be a possible + or - Audi measurement error at the factory. (per Science Daily at sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051023120710.htm.

Another source of error may be in the calibration of the pumps at the gas station. Where I live inspections need only take place every 2 years & a +or- error rate per pump is allowed, with a -2% average for the station. If Audi understated the tank capacity and the pump I used measured more gas than it delivered, that might account for the discrepancy. However, I am also wondering if the station pump was rigged.