Gas tank?

[DOCBG]

this may fall into stupid question of the day and I looked and could not find the answer...I pulled into the gas station for the first fill up on my wife's new to us LX570, and lo and behold the tank is on the passenger side. I'm sure there is a reason they switched it but that will take some getting used to. Anyone know the actual reason they flipped it?
Thanks

 

[FinallyGotOne!]

Dunno but having driven an Audi since 2002 with a passenger side fill, my experience shows you'll wait less for a pump. Seems most vehicles are driver side.

 

[DOCBG]

That is probably true. Just weird they switched from how older landcruiser models were.

 

[Willy beamin]

Did You know that the little arrow on your dash next to the gas symbol indicates which side of the car the gas filler is on.

 

[Romer]

FJ40's are on the passenger side

 

[Archtaan]

The simple answer is because of how the exhaust is run. 99% of the time the fuel filler is on the opposite side of the main exhaust pipe due to fire hazards incase you overflow the filler you dont want fuel to run down onto a hot exhaust pipe.

Now why they swapped the gas tank side from the 100 - 200, not sure. A packaging issue underneath is the only thing I can come up with.

 

[JamesC]

40 passenger side, 45 lpb passenger side, 55 driver's side. Not sure its really 'switched'

 

[DOCBG]

Interesting, I have had a 5.7 tundra and 5.7 Sequoia and they were both drivers. Not a big deal, just curious, I always thought it was company specific

 

[Archtaan]

The Tundra and Sequoia basically share all the same frame components and the exhaust routing is on the passenger side. I remember a time when cars had the filler behind the license plate!

 

[grampswrx]

Subaru always puts theirs on the passenger's side so you aren't standing in a freeway lane filling it up if you run out of gas. At least thats what the salesdude told me.

 

[Markuson]

Personally, I like that it's on the passenger side for two reasons:
-Subaru explanation above (not standing in road if you need to add gas)
-More helpful: You can pull close to the pump, yet still easily open your driver's door wide without worrying about hitting the next pump, or those nasty metal protection poles most stations have.

 

[ikeb]

I've always heard that it's related to the "standard" drive configuration for the vehicle... meaning if the vehicle is predominantly built as a RH driver configuration, the tank is on that side. I've owned 3 BMWs and the fuel tank is always on the right. Most US made vehicles have the LH setup. Could be an old wive's tale, but seems to make some sense.

 

[Markuson]

I've always heard that it's related to the "standard" drive configuration for the vehicle... meaning if the vehicle is predominantly built as a RH driver configuration, the tank is on that side. I've owned 3 BMWs and the fuel tank is always on the right. Most US made vehicles have the LH setup. Could be an old wive's tale, but seems to make some sense.

Perhaps true, as the Tundra (a predominantly US truck) has its cap on the driver's (left) side...while the Cruiser (predominantly Australia and other Right-side driver areas) has it on the right... Who knows...

 

[FinallyGotOne!]

I like the Subaru explanation. A friend died a couple of years back because he got hit in the dark while filling his empty tank with a can. Happened in front of his wife.
Keep this in mind if and when you run out of gas. It can happen...

 

[studawg]

I had forgotten that 100s had the filler on the driver side, (in the US), or left side. AFAIK, all other Cruisers sold in the US have had it on the passenger side, or right side. I guess the question becomes, why did they put it on the left side of the 100 series?

 

[Markuson]

I had forgotten that 100s had the filler on the driver side, (in the US), or left side. AFAIK, all other Cruisers sold in the US have had it on the passenger side, or right side. I guess the question becomes, why did they put it on the left side of the 100 series?

I had to pull out an old photo to remember...but my US version 1999 100 series had it on the driver's (left) side...

 

[studawg]

Thats what Im saying, the 100 had it on the left side, but all other Cruisers on the right side. Why?