Tesco Petrol Filler Spout
Discussion
On Sunday I went to the Tesco filling station, Winchester and tried to fill up with Super for my BMW M6.
The filler on the pump had a ring fitted (welded) to the spout that prevented the nozzle being fully inserted into the car. This meant that the nozzle wasn't pushing the internal flap out of the way and in-turn the flap was causing back-pressure. The result of this was the back-pressure sensor on the petrol pump was kicking in even with the slightest amount of fuel going in; handle hardly depressed !!!!!
I managed to get 10 litres into the car, after about 10 minutes of buggering around. Is this some new safety feature/standard ?
The people that designed the nozzle clearly had not considered all car designs. Is it that my 2010 car has some quirky BMW inlet system, with the safety flap too far down the neck; are there other cars with a similar problem ????
I don't know if this os across all Tesco stations, but I do hope it is not a new standard coming in; it drove me distraction on Sunday.
Other filling stations I been to with the car, since I acquired it in June, do not have this silly ridge around the nozzle. Picture of the offending design
The filler on the pump had a ring fitted (welded) to the spout that prevented the nozzle being fully inserted into the car. This meant that the nozzle wasn't pushing the internal flap out of the way and in-turn the flap was causing back-pressure. The result of this was the back-pressure sensor on the petrol pump was kicking in even with the slightest amount of fuel going in; handle hardly depressed !!!!!
I managed to get 10 litres into the car, after about 10 minutes of buggering around. Is this some new safety feature/standard ?
The people that designed the nozzle clearly had not considered all car designs. Is it that my 2010 car has some quirky BMW inlet system, with the safety flap too far down the neck; are there other cars with a similar problem ????
I don't know if this os across all Tesco stations, but I do hope it is not a new standard coming in; it drove me distraction on Sunday.
Other filling stations I been to with the car, since I acquired it in June, do not have this silly ridge around the nozzle. Picture of the offending design
How far down your filler neck is the flap on your BMW?
I can't recall the flap being anywhere other then right at the top on any car I've ever owned, so even pushing that nozzle in a quarter of the way to the welded ring would push it open.
It may be a duff pump. I've had a similar experience once where the pump seemed crazily over-sensitive to the splash-back pressure that causes it to cut off when the tank is full. In this case, actually pulling the nozzle out of the filler neck a bit did the trick.
I can't recall the flap being anywhere other then right at the top on any car I've ever owned, so even pushing that nozzle in a quarter of the way to the welded ring would push it open.
It may be a duff pump. I've had a similar experience once where the pump seemed crazily over-sensitive to the splash-back pressure that causes it to cut off when the tank is full. In this case, actually pulling the nozzle out of the filler neck a bit did the trick.
Edited by Deranged Rover on Tuesday 10th January 11:50
Deranged Rover said:
How far down your filler neck is the flap on your BMW?
I can't recall the flap being anywhere other then right at the top on any car I've ever owned, so even pushing that nozzle in a quarter of the way to the welded ring would push it open.
It may be a duff pump. I've had a similar experience once where the pump seemed crazily over-sensitive to the splash-back pressure that causes it to cut off when the tank is full. In this case, actually pulling the nozzle out of the filler neck a bit did the trick.
The welded ring to nozzle end was shorter than on the stock image I pulled off the net. But it didn't seem to go in far enough. I can't recall the flap being anywhere other then right at the top on any car I've ever owned, so even pushing that nozzle in a quarter of the way to the welded ring would push it open.
It may be a duff pump. I've had a similar experience once where the pump seemed crazily over-sensitive to the splash-back pressure that causes it to cut off when the tank is full. In this case, actually pulling the nozzle out of the filler neck a bit did the trick.
Edited by Deranged Rover on Tuesday 10th January 11:50
Like you I guess w ehave all encountered the odd 'over-sensitive' pump. I had one at my local garage and I just avoided that pump. But this seemed to be a design on every pump; I checked the other bank of pumps, as I thought about moving.
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