filled it up with petrol
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thats what it looked like. There was 2 identical black sections on each side. The one on the left had the 2 fuel pipes. thats were we drained it from. We did not bother to check the other side because it all drained out from that side. It could not be the fuel tank.
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I've heard that the E46 3 series has 2 fuel tanks, so I guess it would be the same for the E60. As you may or may not know, there's well known fuel sensor problem on the E46s. I ran out of fuel one time because of that problem when I had my 325iSE.
Anyway I've known several people experiencing the same problems of running out of fuel more than one time. On one occasion the problem was due to a "fuel pump" sending fuel from one tank to another that failed. That meant there were two tanks.
It maybe false information but that's what I heard.
Maybe having 2 tanks helps in BMW's perfect 50:50 weight distribution???
Anyway I've known several people experiencing the same problems of running out of fuel more than one time. On one occasion the problem was due to a "fuel pump" sending fuel from one tank to another that failed. That meant there were two tanks.
It maybe false information but that's what I heard.
Maybe having 2 tanks helps in BMW's perfect 50:50 weight distribution???
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Originally Posted by BMW530' date='Aug 17 2004, 11:55 PM
Maybe having 2 tanks helps in BMW's perfect 50:50 weight distribution??? ![Whistling](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/whistling.gif)
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Aug 17 2004, 04:40 PM
That sounds interesting. Rudy ? Have you seen anything about the fuel tank(s) in the TIS ? Just for curiosity ? ![Unsure](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/unsure.gif)
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(I told you to use a siphon from the filler nozzle!
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Originally Posted by e60525d' date='Aug 18 2004, 11:54 AM
thank you, but its abit late now.
(Although I did hint about the siphon method prior to your "draining!")
Glad you got it all sorted out.
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