The 'E' Type Forum

Thank you Marek most helpful. I seems from what you say that I have not got a smaller tank, just a misreading fuel gauge! The most I have been able to put in the tank is about 55L or 12 gallons when the gauge is reading almost empty - I have never had a low fuel light come on. Perhaps, as you say as...

I am a new E Type Series 3 owner and I am confused by the fuel tank capacity. According to my original handbook the petrol tank holds 18 Imp. Gals, but even when I run the car to very low, I can only fill up with max 13 gallons. Looking at the tank and the workshop manual ,they look the same. I am l...