Advice on filling my tank please...!

Hi, I am new to Series ownership, before my 1979 88" station wagon I had a 90, and we have a Disco II. When I try to fill up my series III (petrol) it will only take £30 of petrol before the fuel comes up through the breather hole and the neck fills up. With £30 of petrol in, the gauge shows 1/3 full. I just can not fill up the tank! I am guessing the breather is clear as fuel comes up through it. The tube with the gauze on is intact. Any ideas would be welcome, cos long journeys are a pain!

how big is your fuel tank? the sender could be your problem

did it cross your mind the sender unit is giving the wrong reading, and you tank is full, not sure of how much the petrol tanks hold , i run a diesel and the tank holds approx 10gallon, i assume its the same with petrol, only way to check is remove the sender unit and dip the tank, but please do not smoke over the tank,

any series 3 ive ever seen used to hold roughly £25 with the rate of inflation on fuel tax n such i can imagine it being bout £30 nowadays its yer sender unit that sticks bout a third up or the fuel gauge got damp and the needle wont go higher than a third of a tank

Thanks, understand the point about the sender unit; but the manual says the tank is 10 gallons which would be about 45 litres.That's at least £50 at todays inflated prices...I will have to check the sender I guess. At least I dont smoke.....!

do as i used to do with my IIa doozil, take a stick marked with a full tank line on it, an dip into the tank? easy and effective

If the gauge is reading wrong you might be filling a half empty tank. You'll only find out if you run it dry.

oxides said:

If the gauge is reading wrong you might be filling a half empty tank. You'll only find out if you run it dry.

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I second that.
Get a canister, fill it up and go for a ride.
The canister gets you to the next curb 500yards down the road then, where you'll call the AA

how fast are you filling it? I have to fill mine slowly but it will take £44 at which point i stop, no fuel comes up breather and i have a full tank. If i go above that fuel comes out the breather and if i go quickly it goes everywhere

Thanks for your help guys - the idea of trying to fill an already half-full tank due to a faulty sender is a good one! I was using the petrol pump at full speed also. Anyway, I'll get the sender off and have a look. Thanks again!