iron horse

i was at my last 1/8 of a tank. and i filled up my 2000 xj with 14 gallons of fuel and now its full. i thought xj's had 20 gallon tanks. is mine 15 or 16 gallons? the last 1/8 of a tank goes by really fast so im guessing its about a gallon.

kissthis66

I have a 94 and it will take 17gallons to top it off.

Slick761

20 gallon was optionally.

jeep19xj91

I had a '93 that was the same way but the only thing i could find about a smaller tank was apparently some of the 4 cylinders used a smaller one. Im not sure if this is true or not though. Is it at all possible that your fuel gauge is not accurate and is telling you that you have less fuel than you really do?

jeep19xj91

Eww, 4 bucks a gallon? Its like 3.22 here in PA, even lower down towards maryland

djlarroc

My fuel light was on, on my '97 on Monday. Took 14.93 gallons to fill.

Gee oh Dee

There is a mod you can do to get more in the tank. Don't know if it applies to all years, and IIRC you gotta get in the tank. But something to look into if you want more capacity.

Slick761

Yes the mod works for all tanks. Think its like 1.5 gallons.

xr650jkallen

what is this mod im very interested

Gee oh Dee

You alter the air relief tube in the tank. The line that let's air escape when filling the tank.

kissthis66

was up to almost $4 a gallon for a bit. its back down to around $3.45 right now here in Cali. still f*ing expensive compared to $0.99 a gallon 10 years ago lol

iron horse

maybe idk ive never run it completly empty to see if my gauge is reading less fuel than is actually in there. but dont feel like doing that lol dont wanna keep extra gas in the cab. im not freaking out about my fuel capacity just wondering if this was normal. but it seams like most other guys cant fit 20 gallons either.

ive also seen this mod btw but i remeber it being about getting the fuel pump to be able to get to the fuel at the very bottom of the tank and mounting it higher to get more space in the tank. im not sure though. read it a while ago.

well thanks guys i was just curious thats all. i appreciate all the feedback and even the picture! oh btw paid $3.33 for reg chevron fuel here in south florida lowest is 3.27.... but we'll see how long that lasts lol

oh btw my fuel gauge moves slow after refilling.... is the sender getting old?

mike mike

OK, gotta say! $2.97 a gallon and dropping at the station down the road.

Byte_wize

That's nothing, gas in Europe costs around $6.5 per gallon.

Not fun driving a 4.0 here
At least I have the 2.5 diesel version(diesel is like $7 here, but I get around 30 miles per gallon).

kissthis66

Time for me to move!!!!