when filling up with perol

mad murphy · Nov 19, 2008

Hi I have a 4.6 P38 2000 and when ever i fill up with fuel it takes me around 10 mins due to the pump keeps cutting off as though the tank is full but I know it is not is there any way of getting round this I have been to different petrol stations so try different pumps but still same. It is not very good when there is a big que behind me. Has anyone got any ideas

Sirus · Nov 19, 2008

Dont squeeze the pump so hard, just keep it about 1/2 to 2/3 pressure

gavbriggs · Nov 20, 2008

get lpg!!! you will only nee to put a tenner in a month then!!!!

word of warning tho, it takes me about 25 mins to fill 94 litres of lpg!!!!

gavbriggs · Nov 20, 2008

actually probably not 25 mins but it seems like ages

Davec · Nov 20, 2008

Don't push the nozzle so far in.

squizzel · Nov 20, 2008

I am having the same problem, even when just letting the petrol dribble in it still comes up the filler tube and takes ages to settle back down, and the tank is only 3/4 full after trying to fill for 15minutes. It doesnt take so long to fill with lpg but i have now changed back to petrol as my main fuel.

Dorset VogueSE · Nov 22, 2008

Sirus said:
Dont squeeze the pump so hard, just keep it about 1/2 to 2/3 pressure

Bloody ell, someones got a good memory :boink:

barczyk · Nov 22, 2008

Nothing wrong with your vehicle - mine does exactly the same with all UK pumps - but in Europe no problems at all - can set the pump to maximum and will only cut out when actually full

gavbriggs · Nov 22, 2008

mine did it today, i only put £20 in, bout quater full now, and it was doing it. pulled nozzle out a bit and it was fine!!!

then again, if you hadn't mentioned it, i wouldn't have noticed a problem!!!

squizzel · Nov 22, 2008

I tried pulling the nozzel out, and only pulling the trigger 1/4 of the way and even less than that to allow the petrol to literally dribble in but it makes no diffrence i can only get 3/4 of a tank. I have also fitted a brand new sender unit in the tank so i know it is reading correctly, yet my dads diesel fills up without a problem. It doesnt concern me but it would be nice to get a full tank while the petrol is cheap.

TheVengefulElephant · Nov 22, 2008

So the sender unit works.. what about the gauge?

Pikey · Nov 22, 2008

squizzel said:
I tried pulling the nozzel out, and only pulling the trigger 1/4 of the way and even less than that to allow the petrol to literally dribble in but it makes no diffrence i can only get 3/4 of a tank. I have also fitted a brand new sender unit in the tank so i know it is reading correctly, yet my dads diesel fills up without a problem. It doesnt concern me but it would be nice to get a full tank while the petrol is cheap.

Check ya vent pipe is clear. the end blocks up with crud and all the air in the tank is forced back up the filler tube causing it to airlock.

gavbriggs · Nov 22, 2008

squizzel said:
I tried pulling the nozzel out, and only pulling the trigger 1/4 of the way and even less than that to allow the petrol to literally dribble in but it makes no diffrence i can only get 3/4 of a tank. I have also fitted a brand new sender unit in the tank so i know it is reading correctly, yet my dads diesel fills up without a problem. It doesnt concern me but it would be nice to get a full tank while the petrol is cheap.

this might sound silly but are you facing uphill when filling? mine read 1/2 tank immediately after putting in about 1/4 tank, on uphill forcourt. when i got home, flat ground, it read 1/4.

so in light of this i reckon the fuel is sloshing to the rear of the tank if the car is facing up hill!!! try turning car round and filling!!!:doh:

lanmjdun · Nov 24, 2008

Same problem with me, except at the local Waitrose station funnily enough. I've had the filler tube, sender unit, tank and breather pipe off loads of times so so a blockage I would surely have noticed. Land Rover did issue a Technical Bulletin to cover this issue, but only to replace the filler tube with a newer one which my model has. Getting quite used to having diesel splash on my shoes now...

squizzel · Nov 24, 2008

gavbriggs said:
this might sound silly but are you facing uphill when filling? mine read 1/2 tank immediately after putting in about 1/4 tank, on uphill forcourt. when i got home, flat ground, it read 1/4.

so in light of this i reckon the fuel is sloshing to the rear of the tank if the car is facing up hill!!! try turning car round and filling!!!:doh:

Car is on the flat, the filler and breather pipes have been off and checked and the guage seems to operate correctly. Its just something i`ll get used to i suppose.

mad murphy · Nov 25, 2008

tried at different fuel stations and they are all the ame not checked breather pipes yet i have pulled nozzel out a bit and made it come out very slow still the same even tried turning the nozzel upsidedown when filling up will check breather pipes

is it a big job to change the filler tube

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