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Thread ID: 70384	2006-07-01 12:05:00	Problems with Petrol pumps.	wmoore (6009)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
467733	2006-07-01 12:05:00	Hi A lot of the time I have trouble filling up my tank at petrol stations. The pump keeps cutting off all the time, I have to squeeze half way to get the thing to fill up. Gull pumps are the worse for this. Any ideas to stop this happening ? the car is a peugeot 206	wmoore (6009)
467734	2006-07-01 12:09:00	Adjust your penetration, try a different depth or angle of insertion.	Rob99 (151)
467735	2006-07-01 12:40:00	Adjust your penetration, try a different depth or angle of insertion. Sounds like a reply on a different forum... :lol: Yeah, I find you have to keep the handle pretty much parallel to the ground and not let end of the nozzle "dive in".	gibler (49)
467736	2006-07-01 23:55:00	I belive it is somesort of anit-syphon part, and it might be splashing the petrol back. You may be able to remove this, but im not sure. When you bring your car to the garage for a service, ask your mechanic to have a look.	Prescott (11)
467737	2006-07-02 01:31:00	To prevent overfilling, the nozzle has a feedback system which senses the airflow out of the tank as it fills. There's a thin pipe inside the hose. If your filler tube is a bit small, or you are holding the nozzle at an angle which obstructs the air, you will operate the automatic shutoff. Just experiment with the position. Try to get the nozzle close to the side of the tube, hard against one side, and parallel.	Graham L (2)
467738	2006-07-02 06:18:00	Hi A lot of the time I have trouble filling up my tank at petrol stations. The pump keeps cutting off all the time, I have to squeeze half way to get the thing to fill up. And never let the garage staff do it. They shove the hose right in, it cuts off and they stop filling. So you drive off without a full tank. Annoys me heaps so I don't let them anymore.	pctek (84)
467739	2006-07-02 08:34:00	And never let the garage staff do it. They shove the hose right in, it cuts off and they stop filling. So you drive off without a full tank. Annoys me heaps so I don't let them anymore. they are doing it 'right'. if you fill it any further you simply filling up the neck and when you drive off you can spill fuel out the tank vent. i've done it myself, flled up, went to do a job, parked on a steep driveway and had fuel leaking down the driveway!	tweak'e (69)
467740	2006-07-02 09:47:00	they are doing it 'right'. if you fill it any further you simply filling up the neck and when you drive off you can spill fuel out the tank vent. i've done it myself, flled up, went to do a job, parked on a steep driveway and had fuel leaking down the driveway! Nope. They're not. I get in and the gauge reads under full. I fill it till its full - not overflowing. Never spilled a drop.	pctek (84)
467741	2006-07-02 10:20:00	just remeber gauges don't read accurately. also you will never know if you did spill it as the vent is under the vechile and mostly spills while you are driving (the oneway valvles tend to get crap in them and stick). mine was an older vechile with the vent in the fuel cap.	tweak'e (69)
467742	2006-07-02 17:59:00	Just amazed that you guys have no sealed fuel systems there . The tanks and related fuel lines and filters, regulators and emission control devices have been sealed here in the US for about 30 years or so now . The reason is that the fuel will expand and contract as the temp varies, and the vapors are not allowed to escape to anywhere outside of the vehicle . Vents and drains are very old hat, and do not exist on any vehicles in the US since about 1970 or so . Activated charcoal cannisters gather the vapors, and some way of purging that vapor that is then condensed back in to the energy-generation stream is done while the engine is running . I really wonder if seeing raw gas dripping deosn't mean something's broken on you vehicle .	SurferJoe46 (51)
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