Fuel Capacity

papercut · **Joined:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:02 pm **Posts:** 16

My new 2006 Renegade has a 20.5 gallon tank per the manual.

I usually fill up when the fuel gauge shows around 1/4 tank remaining, and usually get 15-16 gallons to go in. So I'd say my gauge is pretty accurate on how much gas is really left.

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:25 pm

I have never gone past 15.2 gallons for a refill and that was when the EVIC had already showed 0 miles left. I probably went about 5 miles beyond the 0 miles left. That means we get about 4 gallons of reserve, which with our MPG, will give us emergency miles of around 60-80 miles (driving in nowhere Kansas at night and all the gas stations are closed on I-70, that spare gas will be needed).

kjmurphy · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:40 pm

I have an 05' and my fuel light comes on when there is 3 gallons left in the tank. Thats only if the 05' has a 20.5 gallon fuel tank which I'm pretty sure it does.

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:44 pm

My '05 has the 20.5 gallon tank. When my low fuel light comes on, it means find diesel NOW! Takes 20 gallons when the light comes on! :shock:

blackjeep · **Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:42 am

VTNomad wrote:

78L = 19.5 gallons.

guess the brochure uses metric (UK) gallon conversion in Canada to 17.1 from 78L. imperial (US) is 20.6 gallons.

azjeepgirl · **Posted:** Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:54 pm

i was driving one day and got half way between flagstaff & phoenix when the low fuel light came on .. i ended up going another 40 miles or so, before my jeep starting acting up, and when i filled it, it was like 17 gallons .... i have noticed i can go along way with it on empty too, although ... i learned the hard way once doing that and it wasnt pretty

dog_party · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:42 pm

My low fuel light came on once in RI while I was heading to the airport to pick up my fiancee. I didn't have time to stop and figured I'd stop after I picked her up. I didn't factor in the fact that there isn't a lot of diesel avaialble at 9PM on the road between Provi airport and Narragansett. The EVIC said 0 miles to empty when the light came on. I kept driving until I found a station that had diesel and was actually open (what else was I going to do?). Pulled in and filled my 20.5 gallon tank with 21.8 gallons. I was 42 miles past "0 miles to empty." :-)

mjfoto · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:36 pm

Today the light came on and could only push 18.2 gallons in.

barnaggar · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:29 pm

Ed wrote:

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Is that what comes stock on the non-us KJ's ?

Nope, it's an aftermarket replacement tank.

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I bet thats fun at the pump!

Yeah, the most I've ever put in was about 110 litres, at $1.14 per litre. That's US$92 for a tank. Ouch!

Wouldnt adding that extra gas weigh the jeep down even more and get worse gas millage?

QuestMan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:14 pm

The most I've put in was 18.5. The EVIC had been on 'E' for over 30 mi. By my reckoning, that means I had about 20 miles left, and a gallon, or less...... :oops:

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