Fill her up?

[BRGS2]

seem to be having difficulty at the pump... whenever I try to fill the tank, the pump acts as if the tank is full and i cant put any more petrol in.

The solution to this seems to be to fill the tank in 50-60 individual bursts...

is this a quirk of the design?

[roy c]

BRGS2 said:

seem to be having difficulty at the pump... whenever I try to fill the tank, the pump acts as if the tank is full and i cant put any more petrol in. The solution to this seems to be to fill the tank in 50-60 individual bursts... is this a quirk of the design?

Yes.

Try rotating the pump nozzle through 180 degrees before filling.

[z_chromozone]

I turn mine about 90 deg, and fire it from the top of the pipe giving the fuel a corkscrew action as it enters the tank (works for me even at max power).

Z

[Podie]

It's an undocumented feature. Try the tips mentioned... and expect to spend a while at the pump...

[peter m]

The owners manual for the S does mention this I think. I recall is says to hold the pump about 2 inches out from fully inserted. I'll dig it out tonight and check. It is to do with the design of the filler pipe.

[Podie]

Open the boot and look at the filler neck shape... you'll see what you need to do from there...

[Rozza!!!]

peter m said:

The owners manual for the S does mention this I think. I recall is says to hold the pump about 2 inches out from fully inserted. I'll dig it out tonight and check. It is to do with the design of the filler pipe.

Yup, I hold the nozzle so that I can see the fuel going in and when I see the fuel starting to froth up in the filler neck, I release the lever a little until it starts to drop again. Can usually fill up without it clicking off this way.

Roy.

[brioss]

Im with your technique Rozza, works for me every time.

[sjgardner]

brioss said:

Im with your technique Rozza, works for me every time.

Same here

[peter m]

Quote from the TVR S Owners Handbook

"Because of the design of the filler neck, hold the petrol filler nozzle slightly out and upward of the opening and you may have to trickle feed as the tank becones full"

[S3 Kieran]

Rozza!!! said:

Yup, I hold the nozzle so that I can see the fuel going in and when I see the fuel starting to froth up in the filler neck, I release the lever a little until it starts to drop again. Can usually fill up without it clicking off this way. Roy.

This works best for me too!