Orange to Melbourne without filling Diesel

[Goose]

I just did Sydney to Albury return on the weekend. Towing the camper i got from Western Sydney to Holbrook on 72L before refueling (diesel).

But the good news is once you are on Hume Hwy its pretty good going, some hills at times but you'll be over 100km/h the whole way. The same can't be said about travelling up north along the coast for example.

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

LB, I'd be taking it down to the bottom mark on the fuel gauge just as the low fuel light comes on you still have 20 Ltr. roughly in the main tank.
Just as a stand by it'd be worth filling the 20Ltr. Jerry and emptying it into the main tank of the truck when you get to Sth. Melb., or when you have to.
That way you know you've got  20Ltr. of fuel in the tank, for when you get it off the boat.

[LB]

There does some to be some debate on this and I can't tell you the reasons off the top of my head but I'm sure someone else will happily tell us.

Apparently it can cause issues if you run a diesel tank to low to often. When we purchased the vehicle (second hand from a Toyota Dealer) he recommend that we make it a habit of filling when the tanks get down to a quarter and to make sure we alternate between the tanks. Can't remember the reasons he gave at the time, but we have kept to that rule ever since. There may have been the occasional time we have gone below on a trip but rarely.

[LB]

We will be refuelling in Melbourne as from past experience prices in Tassie are somewhat higher.

[Troopy_03]

Geez, don't go out west then, you'll get a big shock.

[doc evil]

If you're worried about paying a bit extra for fuel whilst on holidays, stay home!!!!!!!!

Even if it's 10c/lt dearer on 100lt it's only $10............

[Bird]

If you're worried about paying a bit extra for fuel whilst on holidays, stay home!!!!!!!!

Even if it's 10c/lt dearer on 100lt it's only $10............

I was hoping someone would finally say it...

[Troopy_03]

A few years back, in Curtain Springs, diesel was $2.13/L, Yulara was $1.70/L... lucky I was tight enough to just scrape through to Yulara to fill up. We thought we were getting a bargain when we could fill up at less than $1.60/L in Alice, happy days.

It's all relative mate, In a couple more years, you'll be happy to get it for $1.40/L

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

July/August 2012 at William Creek Hotel Bowser, $2.90AUD whatever it was, Petrol or Diesel.
If you wanted Fuel, you paid, simple as that.

[LB]

If you're worried about paying a bit extra for fuel whilst on holidays, stay home!!!!!!!!

Even if it's 10c/lt dearer on 100lt it's only $10............

To be honest I think your post is a little harsh and quite frankly unfair. Living in a regional town I am very aware that our fuel prices are always somewhere between 10 - 20c a litre more then our city counter parts. Now saving $10 to $20 per 100lts when you are road tripping for just over 2 weeks adds up. This could easily equate to an extra bottle of scotch for those cold Tassie nights.

[pinarelloman]

More than likely the salesman was advising you not to run the tank down too low as the rubbish sits at the bottom of the tank. The biggest issue with Toyota 100series factory TDs is not running it so low that it begins to splutter and then changing to the second tank. The reason for this is the pump at that time will be running dry and that means no lubrication and we all know what that means, pump rebuild.$$$$

[LB]

More than likely the salesman was advising you not to run the tank down too low as the rubbish sits at the bottom of the tank. The biggest issue with Toyota 100series factory TDs is not running it so low that it begins to splutter and then changing to the second tank. The reason for this is the pump at that time will be running dry and that means no lubrication and we all know what that means, pump rebuild.$$$$

Thanks for that, think we will stick to the 1/4 tank theory as after just spending $2500 on my baby I don't need any more nasty surprises like fuel pump rebuilds.

[Troopy_03]

That's something that cracks me up, the theory that if you run your tanks too low you'll pick up crap off the bottom of the tank. The crap is on the bottom anyway, and guess where your fuel pick up is. So you'll pick up the crap whether your tank is full or nearly empty. Maybe the only thing about running it low, is that the fuel will slosh around more and may have more suspended solids moving around. But that will happen anywhere from half a tank down anyway.

[Beachman]

Seeing the cruiser has 2 tanks I always run one tank down to the fuel light coming on and then I switch tanks. Like mentioned above I was told how this is bad because all the rubbish is on the bottom of the tank and it will get sucked into the fuel system.

One weekend I was bored and my main tank was down to the fuel light, so I undid the drain plug in the bottom if the tank and drained it into a bucket just to see what came out.

My car was 11 years old with about 175 000 on the clock when I did this and in the bucket I couldn't find any signs of water and only a couple of miniature specks of rubbish came out.

So I'm continuing to run it down until the fuel lights come son.

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

I'm with Troopy here.  Unless you fill from a dodgy jerry, or get a load from a dirty fuel supplier, fuel is usually clean.
Nowadays they use plastic underground tanks, so rust etc. will become a thing of the past.
Being underground, they just have to keep the water out.
Besides, Toyotas have a pretty good pre-filter on the end of the pick up.
For you to have 20-50Klm. range when the low fuel warning comes on. 
The p/up. has to be within 10mm of the bottom of the tank structure.
Right in the middle, or lowest point, when vehicle parked and level.