cant fill petrol

[travisty]

im having trouble filling my car with petrol the nozzle doesnt fit in and every 10 cents or so it clicks like its full took me about 15 min last night to put in $25.
has anyone else had this problem? how can i fix it ?

[DoreSlamR]

Try using the Unleaded bowser not the diesel one :P

[LPGUTE]

my friend have a similar problem with his liberty. he said it only do with one servo near his place but it alright every where else, but when i was with him when filling up he turn the nozzle on its side...and it stoping doing it...(i think it maybe the same problem)

[philstoj]

Patience is the key here, you dont have to squeeze the crap out of the petrol pump to fill up your car, just nice and gentle...

[lostdude]

yeap, i have the same problem with mine, it takes forever to fill up and when theres a queue, people think your a (bad word) for taking too long .
there was a thread on this before where some one had the answer to the problem but i can't find the thread.

[Chamelion]

It's just a matter of altering the position of the nozzle in the filler tube.. Turn it on the side, on an agle or upside down. You'll eventually find a way that works... Try choking the lever a little less too. ;)

Matt.

[xr6 ausome]

Originally Posted by Chamelion

It's just a matter of altering the position of the nozzle in the filler tube.. Turn it on the side, on an agle or upside down. You'll eventually find a way that works... Try choking the lever a little less too. ;)

Matt.

Thats it mine has the same problem I was so ****ed off until I found that by holding the pump upside down it filled okay, also noticed that certain pumps are worse than others lol

[eXi7w0unD]

that problem never happens with the premium :P

[StealthAu]

I've noticed the same thing, it only happens on a few bowsers here and there and they never happen to be the premium ones

[blackers10]

my dad(worked in a few servos) was telling me it is due to a pressure sensor fault in the pump it self..

goes a bit too sensitive and so thinks your tanks full when it isnt ..

but of course nobody tells the servo attendant so they dont know its happening
1 of the 5 bowsers at a caltex near my house does it.. the rest work perfect(on regular unleaded anyway)

[Peuty]

Well the slow filling question is answered, but I'm still a bit concerned about the nozzle not fitting.......

[EF Futura 07]

as already said it has alot to do with the pump itself, but also could be one of 2 others':

1.Your Tank VENT could be semi-blocked
2. If your tank is really low and its a HOT day your tank will be full of vapours, youll noticed when you take you cap off theres a "air rushing sound", thats the vapours getting out. when that happens i normally leave it for 30secs or so and then just take it easy with the nozzle for the first 10-15lts and then you should be ok. :

[toyotaxr8]

sounds like a blocked fuel tank breather causing an excess back pressure in the filler neck when filling which triggers the nozzle thinking that the tank is full

[all4fordau]

Mine had the same problem filling at all pumps. It started off doing it only only a few but got worse over time. The problem is with a little flap that Ford have fitted to the filler socket. It breaks off after a few years and catches in the filler tube,then the filling problem starts as the petrol back pressures trying to get past it. I used a piece of coat hanger wire with the end tightly bent over to hook the flap and then pull it up to the top of the filler socket. Onse you can see the flap, I used a pair of needle nose pliers (long nose should do it ok) and removed the flap. The car now fills to full without cutting off the bowser at all.