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Fuel filler problems
Jubal - 21/9/06 at 04:10 PM

I've posted about this before and never got round to sorting it. One of the annoyances on my car is the fuel filler. It will only accept a very slow flow rate and you can forget filling at the pump, it clicks off all the time or spills out.

Avoiding major surgery to the car it seems I could either (a) lengthen the flexible fuel filler hose slightly or else (b) move the fuel filler into the "boot" area under the rear tonneau cover.

Does anyone know if (a) would cure the problem or where I can buy some really stiff fuel filler hose onto which I can clamp a screw on filler cap assembly to achieve (b)?


Jon Ison - 21/9/06 at 04:34 PM

Have you got a "breather" in your tank ?


Jubal - 21/9/06 at 10:16 PM

I have a breather pipe, fitted with a lovely one way valve. Works a treat. But that's not the issue, even if I remove the breather pipe I still can't fill the tank at normal pump speeds.

I'm having a go at snoopy's idea. Cheapest option yet I've been carrying a long funnel everywhere.


DIY Si - 21/9/06 at 10:35 PM

It's just a problem when the filler is mounted on the egde like I guess yours is. If it's on the top it removes the problem. That's were mine is, and filling takes moments.