Trouble filling fuel

[Gianni]

So anyone got a solution
Tank was pretty much and to fill it I had to stand there only barely squeezing pump trigger. Any more and it would click and not fill (due to the fuel level sensor). It's done this at a few different petrol stations and pisses me off because it takes forever to fill. No matter how far in I put nosel or how far out I place it or what angle it doesn't make a difference

Common problem? Any solutions?

[Sontssonts]

pretty common mate.

about halfway in, quarter turn anti clockwise works fine for me

[anthonygubbin]

There is a minature ping pong ball (in the filler I think) it floats up and stops fuel going into the tank. I have seen one but can't remember exactly where it was on the tank. I believe it can be removed. It's supposed to be a roll over safety feature.

Regards A

[Richo]

Have the handle pointed to about 10 o'clock, just above the rear guard.
Works for me.

[Gianni]

Alright peeps. Ill try that next time. Otherwise ill look at removing that ping pong ball. I'd rather die than spend an extra 5 minutes filling my tank :p worthwhile sacrifice I think

[wes]

I never go 'full insertion' with the nozzle and that works for me.

[LEZ]

Handle at 10 o'clock position not fully inserted, works very well for me ,a cross between Richo and Wes

[bruggz351]

Handle at 10 o'clock position not fully inserted, works very well for me ,a cross between Richo and Wes


The mind boggles...:shock:


:mrgreen:

[Richo]

The mind boggles...:shock:


:mrgreen:

In my defence I have never met Wes or inserted my nozzle at 10 o'clock when he was present.

[dave4x4]

Lol I always fill my jeep with the elbow bit of the fuel pump sitting on the bit where the fuel cap sits and about a quarter anticlockwise turn always does the trick :) I posted the same thing on here when I first got my jeep lol

[Bushbasher74]

I find since i fitted the 11/4" body lift it straightened the filler neck and very rarely does it give trouble! But on the rare occasion it does, anti-clockwise 1/4 turn or trigger of nozzle at 3 o'clock!

[Gianni]

10 o clock worked perfectly :) cheers people

[Will239]

yep theres a certain way which it will work... i have mine about half way in and it works fine...

[Gianni]

I'm gonna find this ping ping ball!!!
Can only fill 3/4 of a tank an spend about 10 mins standing around dribbling the rest in. Not good when going o a long drive where you use 2 tanks of fuel :p
Is it in the hose of in the tank?

[skwake]

Quickly browsed this thread, all I saw was ping pong balls, just the tip not full insertion... Hmmm

[victoro]

you'll find this handy device if you remove the filler hose and have a peep in the plastic stem.

[Gianni]

Ok so it's in the actual tank where the stem is. Awesome. I'm gonna remove that bugger good :)