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No I haven't got a urinary problem.
Filling up with fuel tends to result in tiny droplets of petrol splashing up out of the filler and on to the boot drainage channel, enough to end up running on to the floor. It has always done this and I assumed I was holding the nozzle at the wrong angle, but now I have tried all possible permutations.
Really I need to know if this is a "they all do that sir" or if there is something worth looking into?
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Filling up with fuel tends to result in tiny droplets of petrol splashing up out of the filler and on to the boot drainage channel, enough to end up running on to the floor. It has always done this and I assumed I was holding the nozzle at the wrong angle, but now I have tried all possible permutations.
Really I need to know if this is a "they all do that sir" or if there is something worth looking into?
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Yep, mine does that.
I've found that the problem goes away if a) the nozzle is in as far as it can go, which means the last bit of pipe with the open end has to be vertical, and b) the bit you are holding is along the line of the car (pointing towards the front), rather than across it. Problem is, to get to this point your hand is touching the underneath of the bootlid and you look like a contortionist (actually a contortionist who is filling his boot with super unleaded)
I've found that the problem goes away if a) the nozzle is in as far as it can go, which means the last bit of pipe with the open end has to be vertical, and b) the bit you are holding is along the line of the car (pointing towards the front), rather than across it. Problem is, to get to this point your hand is touching the underneath of the bootlid and you look like a contortionist (actually a contortionist who is filling his boot with super unleaded)
RedCabbage said:
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I'm surprised I am sure this has been discussed in detail in the past. Yes I think they all do that...My technique is to hold the nozzle standing by the L rear wheel and facing forwards with my right hand over the boot aperture so the centre line of the nozzle is in a plane pointing forwards and left. As said the nozzle needs to be well in to the filler. This seems to minimise reflux and allow the use of full throttle on the nozzle (ooh err madam
) until the tank is 3/4 full, when if the flow rate is high fuel starts to flow back again. Tahiti450 said:
My technique is to hold the nozzle standing by the L rear wheel and facing forwards with my right hand over the boot aperture so the centre line of the nozzle is in a plane pointing forwards and left.
I think that was the best position I found in the past. I haven't filled it up in a few months so I guess I 'm out of practice as well.At least it's not another winter job for me to look into!
Tahiti450 said:
RedCabbage said:
My technique is to hold the nozzle standing by the L rear wheel and facing forwards with my right hand over the boot aperture so the centre line of the nozzle is in a plane pointing forwards and left. As said the nozzle needs to be well in to the filler. This seems to minimise reflux and allow the use of full throttle on the nozzle.
That's the way to do it but in addition I keep a kitchen roll in the boot and use 2 sheets rolled into a 1" tube and wrapped around the nozzle and in the filler pipe like a cowboy's neckerchief, when filling - stops all splashback and holds a surprisng amount of fuel that would otherwise have gone into the boot, onto the forecourt, wetted my shoes or rinsed the exhaust.I managed to do it once when I hadnt got the filler right in. My technique pull to the left side of the pump , drape hose in boot insert filler with handle facing towards pump, wiggle and it slots right in. Fill up on full flow until it stops. Wait a second for it to settle , full flow again for another 2 litres , auto stop comes in and thats a full tank :-)
bigdods said:
I managed to do it once when I hadnt got my feller right in. My technique pull to the left side of the rump , drape my hose in her boot, insert feller with hands facing towards rump, wiggle it and it slots right in. Fill her up on full flow until it stops. Wait a second for it to settle , full flow again for another 2 minutes , auto stop comes in and thats a full *ank :-)
No splashback on mine but it's impossible to fill on full flow.
It sounds like each car is slightly different anyway, but the age of the car makes a big difference because of the different bootlid/hinge arrangements. The latest [concealed] hinge allows the bootlid to be lifted almost vertically, but then the hinge mechanism itself gets in the way of the pump.
It sounds like each car is slightly different anyway, but the age of the car makes a big difference because of the different bootlid/hinge arrangements. The latest [concealed] hinge allows the bootlid to be lifted almost vertically, but then the hinge mechanism itself gets in the way of the pump.
AlexanderV8 said:
bigdods said:
I managed to do it once when I hadnt got my feller right in. My technique pull to the left side of the rump , drape my hose in her boot, insert feller with hands facing towards rump, wiggle it and it slots right in. Fill her up on full flow until it stops. Wait a second for it to settle , full flow again for another 2 minutes , auto stop comes in and thats a full *ank :-)
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