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Nov 15th, 2012, 20:33 | #1 |
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Fuel 'gushes' when filling the tank
Hello all,
I have, what I believe is, a unique situation. A repair shop replaced my fuel pump in my 2001 VOLVO V40. They, unfortunately, closed their doors soon after. The problem is as follows: I tried to fill the tank recently - and when I do, the fuel simply gushes out! I can get a litre or so in - then stop - then add another litre - and gradually fill the tank in this slow and painful manner. I have asked a couple of other garages about this - and they all point to the stealer. Something I'd rather avoid - frankly. So, that's the dilema - when I fill the tank the fuel comes gushing out. I can fill it gradually - but when it's -20 C - that's really cold! It takes a long time to fill. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Angelo
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Nov 15th, 2012, 21:13 | #2 |
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Have you checked to see if there is some kind of restriction in the fuel filler pipe (the pipe going to the tank from the filler)?
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Nov 15th, 2012, 21:16 | #3 |
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Think There's something stuck in the pipe or the anti syphon, maybe they droped a srewdriver down there, I've seen that before. Get a torch have a look, if you can't see anything run the petrol down and bang the bottom of the tank if ya can, might hear something rattle, otherwise your limited I assume thats the reason you went to the garage, so unless you want to start taking sender unit out etc etc
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Nov 16th, 2012, 15:23 | #4 |
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Great suggestions
Thanks folks. Thank you for your suggestions - I will give it a try tonight and report back.
Kind regards, Angelo
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