SAE J398 PDF

Rated (Advertised) Fuel Capacity – Passenger Car, Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles, and Light Duty Trucks (Stabilized: Nov 2012)
standard by SAE International, 11/01/2012

SAE J398 – Rated (Advertised) Fuel Capacity – Passenger Car, Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles, and Light Duty Trucks (Stabilized: Nov 2012)

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This recommended practice provides a method for establishing the rated or advertised fuel capacity for a vehicle utilizing liquid fuel at atmospheric pressure. It applies to passenger cars, multi-purpose passenger vehicles and light duty trucks (10 000 lb (4536 kg) maximum GVW), (Ref. SAE J1100). It also includes a standardized procedure for creating a full tank when another test requires that condition as a starting point. It is intended as a guide toward standard practice and is subject to change to keep pace with experience and technical advances.