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Old 24-12-2011, 04:36 PM   #1
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I have always woundered why ford and holden and i think pretty much every car maker has the exhaust exit on the same side of the car,ie ford is always on the drivers side and holden on the passengers side to name a couple.Does anyone know why this is so ?

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Old 24-12-2011, 04:40 PM   #2
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Same as the fuel. We have 3 different makes so does become a pain to remember when fuelling up. So I have no idea why they do this either...
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Old 24-12-2011, 04:42 PM   #3
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I guess you had a 50% chance of that happening.....

On the fuel - it is much better this way, petrol stations would be far worse if we all had to use the same side.
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Old 24-12-2011, 04:49 PM   #4
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Default Re: Always puzzeled me about exhaust exit rear of cars
Unless it has dual exhaust, the fuel filler will be on the opposite side to the exhaust for safety, (fuel spill & splash onto hot exhaust). Exhaust side depends on the way the engine is configured.
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Old 24-12-2011, 10:16 PM   #5
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Unless it has dual exhaust, the fuel filler will be on the opposite side to the exhaust for safety, (fuel spill & splash onto hot exhaust). Exhaust side depends on the way the engine is configured.
Xd,s and HQ on wards sedans had the fuel filler at the rear which would drop on to the exhaust so this doesn't seem a likely reason to me.
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Old 24-12-2011, 04:50 PM   #6
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Maybe they share engines between models...
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Old 24-12-2011, 04:52 PM   #7
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If memory serves me correctly, the HQ Kingswoods had the intake and exhaust manifolds on the passenger side. In that case, it made sense to have the exhaust on the passenger side.

It was the same with the early Commodes, but with the VL, the intake manifold was on the drivers side and the exhaust on the passenger side. As for the boat anchor Commodes, they could have gone either way. What dictated its location was the fact that the VN-VR-VS were running the same floorpan as the VL (with the exception of the IRS models, I have no idea what happened there ). Now that dual exhausts on either side seem to be in vogue (and the fact that the exhaust runs down the middle of the VE), the left right oddity is no more it seems.

As for the Fords, the non crossflow motors had the manifolds on the drivers side, the crossflows as we all know are intake passenger, exhaust driver.
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Old 24-12-2011, 05:01 PM   #8
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And the fuel filler location should never be a mystery, as far as I know all newer cars have a little arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the side the filler is located.
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Old 24-12-2011, 05:42 PM   #9
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And the fuel filler location should never be a mystery, as far as I know all newer cars have a little arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the side the filler is located.
And the fuel gauge tends to be on the side of the filler aswell...
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And the fuel filler location should never be a mystery, as far as I know all newer cars have a little arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the side the filler is located.
they do? ive never noticed
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Old 24-12-2011, 07:34 PM   #11
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they do? ive never noticed
Some do, some don't I've noticed.

A trick I learned was to pull the fuel flap lever and then check the mirrors if I wasn't sure.
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Old 24-12-2011, 08:57 PM   #12
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they do? ive never noticed
Yeah my Focus does as did my old TE50 and XR6.
I must have twin filler caps
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Old 25-12-2011, 05:22 PM   #13
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And the fuel filler location should never be a mystery, as far as I know all newer cars have a little arrow on the fuel gauge pointing to the side the filler is located.

On Mitsubishi Magnas arrow is pointing the opposite way to where fuel filler is - arrow pointing right filler on the left. Due to instrument panel being designed for japanese market i think.
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Old 24-12-2011, 05:01 PM   #14
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As above, the exhaust manifold is on the drivers side on the I6 so thats makes sense, so (happy to be proven wrong of course) that probably results in structural changes underneath the car for it to fit that way and so they kept it the same for the V8's.

I'd prefer the fuel filler to be on the drivers side so that it takes less time to get to it.
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Old 24-12-2011, 05:13 PM   #15
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If memory serves me correctly, the HQ Kingswoods had the intake and exhaust manifolds on the passenger side. In that case, it made sense to have the exhaust on the passenger side.

It was the same with the early Commodes, but with the VL, the intake manifold was on the drivers side and the exhaust on the passenger side. As for the boat anchor Commodes, they could have gone either way. What dictated its location was the fact that the VN-VR-VS were running the same floorpan as the VL (with the exception of the IRS models, I have no idea what happened there ). Now that dual exhausts on either side seem to be in vogue (and the fact that the exhaust runs down the middle of the VE), the left right oddity is no more it seems.

As for the Fords, the non crossflow motors had the manifolds on the drivers side, the crossflows as we all know are intake passenger, exhaust driver.
fuel filler on the HQ was behind the number plate if i remember correctly.
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Old 24-12-2011, 05:15 PM   #16
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fuel filler on the HQ was behind the number plate if i remember correctly.
Just like on the XF
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Old 24-12-2011, 07:20 PM   #17
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Just like on the XF
And the XD
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Old 24-12-2011, 08:52 PM   #18
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And the XD
it was a great idea,i could always find a empty bowser
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Just like on the XF
Awesome place for it too!

Had me guessing for a while though, when I first bought my XF
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The arrow on the fuel gauge is a myth, My old 80 series cruiser proved that wrong, as did many other cars I drive for work every day
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The arrow on the fuel gauge is a myth, My old 80 series cruiser proved that wrong, as did many other cars I drive for work every day
If your talking about which side the hose is on the little petrol bowser symbol I agree
However some cars also have an arrow and I have found those to be right, My FG is for sure and so is the wifes Jazz
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Fuel door should always be on the passenger side so there is no risk banging your door against the boser when exiting the vehicle. Common sense really....
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The arrow on the fuel gauge is a myth, My old 80 series cruiser proved that wrong, as did many other cars I drive for work every day
My EF and AU had a small arrow (triangle) pointing to the side which had the fuel filler.....

The myth that all cars have the fuel gauge on the same side of the filler cap is the myth, while it does hold true for a lot of early Falcons
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My EF and AU had a small arrow (triangle) pointing to the side which had the fuel filler.....

The myth that all cars have the fuel gauge on the same side of the filler cap is the myth, while it does hold true for a lot of early Falcons
No the arrow is a myth. My old 80 series had the triangle on the bottom left of the gauge but the fillers were on the right and my current GU patrol is the same.
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No the arrow is a myth. My old 80 series had the triangle on the bottom left of the gauge but the fillers were on the right and my current GU patrol is the same.
Umm its not a myth

Filler on RHS

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Umm its not a myth
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Seriously MIND BLOWN! always wondered what it was for.
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I have always woundered why ford and holden and i think pretty much every car maker has the exhaust exit on the same side of the car,ie ford is always on the drivers side and holden on the passengers side to name a couple.Does anyone know why this is so ?
This must be a Holden Focus, right?

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This must be a Holden Focus, right?

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the falcon and commode door have the filler on the left and right respectively

the imported fords and daewoos don't necessarily follow this trend
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actually I stand corrected it wasnt the arrow but the little picture of the fuel bowser. Some used to say that whatever side of the bowser the hose and handle was on indicated what side of the car the filler was on. Thats not true
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