Checked 26 October 2026. Current features and announced rebuild plans are different stages of development.
1 Older engine examples and their requirements
| Vehicle | Layout and fuel | Oil |
|---|---|---|
| Dada | Inline four, petrol | 3 L |
| Poyopa | Inline four, diesel | 3 L |
| UAZ | Inline four, petrol | 4 L |
| Golf | Inline four, petrol | 4 L |
| GTR | Inline six, petrol | 4 L |
| C18 | Inline four, diesel | 4 L |
| P-51 | Inline four, diesel | 4.5 L |
| Musgoat | V8, petrol | 5 L |
| Bonphiac | V8, petrol | 6 L |
| TriClops | Flat six, petrol | 10 L |
| IFA | Inline four, diesel | 10 L |
2 How to read the engine table
Oil capacity is not a trivia column. It tells you how much of a scarce fluid a given engine locks up, and how much you have to carry to keep it topped. Two engines stand out at 10 litres: the TriClops flat six and the IFA diesel. Both are more than three times the appetite of a small inline four, and that difference shows up every time you are rationing.
The layout column matters for a different reason. Engines set acceleration and top speed, and turbocharged variants exist for some of them, so a bigger engine genuinely changes how the car behaves rather than just adding a number. It also changes what the car demands of everything around it, from the battery that has to spin it to the chassis that has to keep it pointed straight.
3 Petrol and diesel
The important rule is that the engine decides the fuel, not the vehicle. A petrol engine dropped into a car that originally ran diesel will work perfectly well as long as the tank is changed over to match. That is worth remembering when the only serviceable engine you have salvaged is the wrong type for the shell you are rebuilding.
Away from a station there is no colour code to lean on, because a canister can be carrying oil, petrol, diesel or a mix of them. Containers do show whether the liquid inside is the one they were designed for, so a container flagged as holding something other than its intended fluid is a warning worth reading before you pour.
4 Containers and what they weigh
| Container | Capacity | Empty weight |
|---|---|---|
| Water canister | 20 L | about 2 kg |
| Jerry can | 20 L | 5 to 12 kg |
| Fuel canister | 10 L | about 11 kg |
| Large barrel | 100 L | about 20 kg |
| Small barrel | 75 L | about 59 kg |
| Water barrel | 100 L | about 64 kg |
| Water tank | 500 L | fixed in place |
The water canister deserves permanent space in the boot. Twenty litres of capacity for about two kilograms empty makes it the cheapest insurance in the game, and water is the fluid the radiator needs. The water tank behind the starting house holds 500 litres but cannot be moved, so it is a refill point rather than a resource you take with you.
5 The three fluids and where each one goes
Between 3 and 10 litres depending on which engine is fitted. Enough to start is not enough to travel on, so fill it properly before a long leg.
Refill it at the tank behind the house before every departure. An engine with no coolant will run just long enough to convince you it is fine.
The filler is near the rear of the vehicle, on one side or by the rear bumper depending on the model. Match the fuel to the engine, not to the badge on the car.
6 Choosing an engine for the car you have
The temptation is to fit the biggest engine you can find. That is a mistake often enough to be worth naming. An engine that is too powerful for the chassis makes the car hard to control, particularly at speed, and an underpowered one in a heavy vehicle simply crawls. Both are failure states, and the second one at least does not end in a ditch.
A practical rule for a first rebuild: pick the engine whose oil capacity you can comfortably keep topped up, then check that your battery will turn it. Top speed is worth very little on a car you cannot restart two hundred metres from the nearest fluid.
New vehicles and the limits of this reference
The 19 October update adds Kaiju G54 and Rotor GT7. Rotor GT7 has working engine-temperature and oil indicators. The update also adds tuning kits, with availability varying by vehicle, and more purchasable replacement parts. This older engine table therefore does not cover the complete current vehicle roster.
The 30 August update had already added Froggy and corrected abnormal fuel loss on newer vehicles. A falling fuel level may involve a version-specific fault rather than the wrong engine type. Check the update and the actual tank contents before replacing parts.
No verified oil capacities for those new models are supplied in these announcements, so this page does not copy a capacity from a similar-looking car. Read the fitted component and its current indicators instead of extending the old table by guesswork.
Sources: 19 October vehicles and parts, 30 August vehicle and fuel fixes. Checked 26 October 2026.
The older models listed here range from 3 litres on the small inline fours to 10 litres on the TriClops flat six and the IFA diesel, and that number decides how much fluid you have to carry. Green nozzles are petrol and red are diesel, and the engine dictates the fuel rather than the vehicle it sits in. Carry the water canister and the large barrel, and leave the small barrel where you found it.
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