Please help. What is the fuel tank size of a Yeti 140 4x4.

My dealer said 55 L, the Manual says 60 L and the brochure also says 60 L.

The most fuel have ever put in car is 53 Litres (ish). As we all know the fuel gauge is not that accurate. How do I tell for certain ?

I've certainly put 55 litres in mine and it wasn't (quite) empty, so suspect 60.

I once got 57 litres in mine, though it was on range 0 for quite a while.

If you click on the fuel consumption link in my signature you'll find right at the start the two biggest amounts I've ever put in my car, 53,1 and 58,51 litres. I never drive it that low as you can see I never really have to put more than 49 litres in. So that suggests a 60 litre tank to me.

From what has been written so far, I have a 55 Litre tank. I have run the car down to 0 range, no movement on the red marker...and still can not put in more than 53/54 Litres.

Wierd ????....at least I'm saving on weight.

The Plumber will give clarity when he sees this thread.

The Plumber will give clarity when he sees this thread.

All 4x4 have a 60 ltr saddle tank, as do the early production 2wd up to and including production WK21/2010. After that date the 2wd have a smaller conventional type 55 ltr fuel tank.

Hope of help,

TP

All 4x4 have a 60 ltr saddle tank, as do the early production 2wd up to and including production WK21/2010. After that date the 2wd have a smaller conventional type 55 ltr fuel tank.

Hope of help,

TP

Always of help Tim! And yes that explains why I was able to fit over 58 litres in my car!

What is the difference between a saddle tank and a conventional tank then?

Always of help Tim! And yes that explains why I was able to fit over 58 litres in my car!

What is the difference between a saddle tank and a conventional tank then?

As the name suggests the 4x4 tank is in the shape of a saddle so the prop shaft can pass through to the rear diff.

Regards,

Tim.

If it's like steam locomotives, a saddle tank is a sort of inverted U-shaped affair that fits over the boiler; presumably in the case of the Yeti it is therefore also a shaped tank to fit over/under/around some components rather than just a regular rectangular box. But TP will know for surte!

Beat me to it!

Like I said, I can't get any more than 53/54 Litres in the tank when its 'really' on the red line......and I fill it to the point that I and see the diesel. There is now way that there is another 7 Litres of fuel (100-200 kms) left in the tank. Mine either has a 55 Litre tank or a faulty fuel guage.

As the name suggests the 4x4 tank is in the shape of a saddle so the prop shaft can pass through to the rear diff.

Regards,

Tim.

Ahhhh... or more like Doh! Of course. Makes sense. So two low points as well from where the fuel is pumped?

Like I said, I can't get any more than 53/54 Litres in the tank when its 'really' on the red line......and I fill it to the point that I and see the diesel. There is now way that there is another 7 Litres of fuel (100-200 kms) left in the tank. Mine either has a 55 Litre tank or a faulty fuel guage.

If you are putting 54 litres into the tank on a fill then you've got a 60 litre tank, since the injection system will probably contain 2 or 3 litres of fuel, and another 2 or 3 as a "residue" in the tank.

Does it really matter?

If I remember correctly the bottom sections of the tank have cross linking pipework and the top of the tank sits in the well which supports the rear seats.

Skoda stated in the early days with the 60 ltr tank that the redline reserve area was equivalent to 10 ltrs approx. (have found this to be the case with my SM).

TP

Edited 21 March, 201313 yr by The Plumber

If you are putting 54 litres into the tank on a fill then you've got a 60 litre tank, since the injection system will probably contain 2 or 3 litres of fuel, and another 2 or 3 as a "residue" in the tank.

Does it really matter?

Interesting point that....but you and others have admitted to putting 55-57 Litres of fuel in the tank....I cant do that and I don't want to risk going any lower than I have done to find out if I can.

Does it matter, well yes and no. I would like to be sure that in any given situation when the guage is on red....I still have a little flexibility in range. (150-200kms is a lot of flexibility) Secondly, I measure my fuel consumption by how many kms I get per tank fill. I have achieved 750-950 kms per tank. If I have another 100-200 kms in the tank when the guage goes to red, it makes the Yeti quite good on fuel. If I am only achieving those figures on a 55 Lt tank, then they are not so good.

Remember, our dealer said I have 55 Litre tank which I think is true. But Skoda and everyone here thinks differently.

The Plumbers post explains a great deal to me as my 1st yeti was presumably a 60ltr tank and was a swine to fill.

It took forever at the pumps with what I thought was air locks and then only 1mile down the road it had fallen by two segments on the fuel gauge.

Even took it back to be checked at dealers, who reported all was as it should be.

My new Yeti tops up with no problems and will cover 50-60 miles before any movement is visible on the gauge, so I'm taking it I now have a conventional 55ltr tank

Last fill in my 2012 1.2, I put in 57.97 litres, and I was only half way into the red zone. Spec says 55 litres, though!

Maybe all the pumps are wrong :-D

If I understand correctly from various posts, there is an expansion area which is not supposed to fill at the pump but on occasion it does.

TP

I fill mine when the light comes on and it's fairly consistent at 48-50 litres (to first click on the pump). Most I've done is only 51. It gives a range of ~80 miles at that point, which would match the other 10 litres.

If you keep driving when the maxidot states 0 and the needle is on red, you have at least 40 miles to run when on 0, I have done it as we play fuel roulette with the company cars, Yeti then takes 60 litres easily.

You will be surprised how much of a reserve you have, if you have been given a courtesy car from a dealer you will know that £10 of fuel doesn't even move the gauge on any car you are given.

I don't know if you saw the episode of Top Gear where they drove 3 different cars from the continent to Blackpool. The Jag Clarkson was driving, even though it's range was 0 for ages could have travelled I think over another 100 miles before it ran out of fuel.

The most I have ever put in is about 55 litres.

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The most I've topped up is 54 litres.

With a diesel engine and the PITA procedure for bleeding the fuel system, together with naturally occurring diesel sludge in the tank, I really would not want to be running my fuel reserves any lower.

what bleeding procedure? no need for a common rail.