panosrc

HI does anyone of you know where to find the mercur sierra tank with the 120 litres?
THANK YOU

tabetha

I've never heard of a sierra 120 litre tank, on any version, there simply isn't space for it on the underside of the car, the std tank is a squeeze at 60 litres.
tabetha

pacwest

If you mean Merkur it's a 15 gallon tank and will not fit any European sierra without having the rear floor welded in. Very much like a Mustang tank. Plus it has an in-tank pump, not gravity fed like Cossies.

tabetha

That's interesting, why they changed the tank in another country, but even 15 gallons is only 68 litres, is that US or UK gallons ?
tabetha

pacwest

US Gallons.

The change was to meet US safety regs. The Merkur has full length chassis legs, better bumpers that tie the chassis legs together, different hood that doesn't penetrate the screen etc. If you ignore the weight, the Merkur shell is far superior to the Euro shell for safety, rust protection and stiffness.

tabetha

I think most euro ford stuff get the rough end of the deal!!
I suspected it was to do with the tighter regs.
tabetha