Trouble filling up with diesel from a Jerry can......Help
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I need to fill up my wifes car from a Jerry can but when I try to put the nozzle in the fuel filler neck a metal plate is stopping it from going in!!
I think it is a precaution to stop you putting petrol in the car instead of Diesel, There must be a sensor that detects the smaller diameter on the jerry can pipe and activates the metal plate to block the jerry can. I need to get some deisel in though as it is running on fumes!
I do not think there is enough in it to get me to my nearest garage so I need to get a gallon in pronto!!
I think it is a precaution to stop you putting petrol in the car instead of Diesel, There must be a sensor that detects the smaller diameter on the jerry can pipe and activates the metal plate to block the jerry can. I need to get some deisel in though as it is running on fumes!
I do not think there is enough in it to get me to my nearest garage so I need to get a gallon in pronto!!
Just to update for others that fall upon this thread. My car is BMW 520d F10, it also has a metal gate to ensure that only a diesel pump can pour into the tank. So to fill up from a Jerry Can, first you have to open a gate. I found the best way is to have a thin piece of wood with the same width as the diameter of the filler. This is necessary because there are two latches top and bottom (approx.) both of which need to be activated at the same time. A single screwdriver isn't going to work. Once the gate is open, I then use a straight piece of metal wire (coat hanger) to keep the gate open, whilst removing the piece of wood. Now it is a matter of holding the gate open with the wire whilst additionally inserting the plastic nozzle from the can or from a funnel with a long flexible plastic end tube.Once inserted the wire can be removed as the nozzle will keep the gate open.
I have a BMW 520d F10 and experienced the same problem. I made a piece of wood to open the two contacts which opens the gate and then a wire to keep the gate open whilst I insert a funnel. Finally, I found the perfect solution. I bought a fuel funnel for a Ford Mondeo which is designed just for this task. As the funnel end is the same size as a diesel pump nozzle when you insert it then it opens the gate. SO now you can pour diesel into the funnel or insert a long neck funnel into the funnel. If Ford can supply this with their cars, it is a a pity BMW don't do the same. The other reason for gaining entry to the fuel tank in this way is to add additives to the fuel.
I know this is an old thread but just seen it.
You can buy an emergency fuel filler for a ford that fits the mini like this one 👇🏻
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Always handy to keep in the boot of the car.
I am not selling it in case anyone is wondering.
You can buy an emergency fuel filler for a ford that fits the mini like this one 👇🏻
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...
Always handy to keep in the boot of the car.
I am not selling it in case anyone is wondering.
Very Easy Solution!
I have just had the same issue with my BMW 525 F10 and found a VERY easy solution which works if the plastic screw on nozzle to your jerry can is wide enough further back from its pouring end. Mine was narrower at the front to allow you to easily insert into tank but wider at the section where the ‘flexible’ part of it starts. So I simply took a knife & carefully cut off the end narrower section just a couple of mm before the flexi section. This gives you a wider end to the jerry can nozzle (replicating the wider diesel pump nozzle), which when inserted activates the 2 triggers to open the misfueling safety flap & safely allow you to fuel.
Just be aware that you may need to very slightly push the nozzle in to insert it, as the flexi coils will slightly catch against the car fueling entrance - as you will have cut off the smooth end section. Small compromise but it definitely works, I literally just tried it!
Last bit of advice, measure the diameter of your jerry can nozzle at the wider section first to ensure its wide enough to only just fit inside the car fueling entrance, otherwise if its too narrow it still wont work, and if its too wide you wont be able to insert it! Good luck!
I have just had the same issue with my BMW 525 F10 and found a VERY easy solution which works if the plastic screw on nozzle to your jerry can is wide enough further back from its pouring end. Mine was narrower at the front to allow you to easily insert into tank but wider at the section where the ‘flexible’ part of it starts. So I simply took a knife & carefully cut off the end narrower section just a couple of mm before the flexi section. This gives you a wider end to the jerry can nozzle (replicating the wider diesel pump nozzle), which when inserted activates the 2 triggers to open the misfueling safety flap & safely allow you to fuel.
Just be aware that you may need to very slightly push the nozzle in to insert it, as the flexi coils will slightly catch against the car fueling entrance - as you will have cut off the smooth end section. Small compromise but it definitely works, I literally just tried it!
Last bit of advice, measure the diameter of your jerry can nozzle at the wider section first to ensure its wide enough to only just fit inside the car fueling entrance, otherwise if its too narrow it still wont work, and if its too wide you wont be able to insert it! Good luck!
Just like Ford, BMW also have their own diesel nozzle adaptor: Part No. 16110440157
Whether it's as good as Ford's is open to debate - At the end of the day, the nozzle adaptor doesn't know, and doesn't care which car it is being used for, it just does its job, so if the Ford design is better, use a Ford adaptor with your BMW.
(Or simply refuel your car when you get down to a quarter of a tank every time, and don't be a fuel level gambler!)
Whether it's as good as Ford's is open to debate - At the end of the day, the nozzle adaptor doesn't know, and doesn't care which car it is being used for, it just does its job, so if the Ford design is better, use a Ford adaptor with your BMW.
(Or simply refuel your car when you get down to a quarter of a tank every time, and don't be a fuel level gambler!)
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