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wackyjim



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Fuel Filler Problem

Filled the beast for the first time and what a pain in the arse it was!!!!...Not only did it cost £93 but it took about 8 minutes to fill up the tank as the nozzle kept cutting out if you pulled the trigger all the way up. Only way I could do it was to hold trigger half way and let the diesel trickle in Censored ...Is there a known problem with the fuel filler on the Rangie that causes forecourt fuel pumps to cut out Question

Post #55490 18th Mar 2011 9:01pm
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47p2



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Turn the trigger upside down

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wackyjim



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47p2 wrote:
Turn the trigger upside down


Does that actually work??...Never had a problem with the Sport

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Dogman



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& I thought it was me just being a bifta Embarassed

Must say when I turned the nozzle round it's much better Thumbs Up

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47p2



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wackyjim wrote:
47p2 wrote:
Turn the trigger upside down


Does that actually work??...Never had a problem with the Sport



Works for me Jim, just make sure you hold the nozzle away from the paintwork when you turn it upside down

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wackyjim



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Cheers.. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

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RRVSE



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Never had a problem myself, but wasn't there a thread on here somewhere before about this. I think it basically depended on which garages you went to i.e. different garages use different pump manufacturers, so if you went to say Tesco, then if it works at 1 Tesco it is probably fine at all of them as they use the same company(s) to install their petrol pumps and so the breathing systems on the nozzles are the same whereas another garages nozzles may always be an issue. I'm probably talking crap now but I did think the fill rate was down to the gun/nozzle & its control mechanism, not the car in any way. Steve

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wackyjim



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RRVSE wrote:
Never had a problem myself, but wasn't there a thread on here somewhere before about this. I think it basically depended on which garages you went to i.e. different garages use different pump manufacturers, so if you went to say Tesco, then if it works at 1 Tesco it is probably fine at all of them as they use the same company(s) to install their petrol pumps and so the breathing systems on the nozzles are the same whereas another garages nozzles may always be an issue. I'm probably talking crap now but I did think the fill rate was down to the gun/nozzle & its control mechanism, not the car in any way.


You could very well be right RRVSE but as I said never had an issue with any fiiling station in the RRS Neutral

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skavitch



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I had the same problem of fuelling taking forever.

I had a new filler neck fitted under warranty.

Sorted now. Mine is MY07 Audi A6 3.0 Allroad Quattro
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mzplcg



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wackyjim wrote:
You could very well be right RRVSE but as I said never had an issue with any fiiling station in the RRS Neutral


That's because the RRS is ostensibly a D3, not a FFRR. Completely different fuel tank and filler neck. My D3 was never a problem but the FFRR can be a royal PITA sometimes. Depends on which garage I'm at.

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I think sainsburys is ok (fill speed wise) & I need to take a day's leave if I'm filling up @ tesco..

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I had this issue on the TDV8, there is a known Technical Bulletin about it, and I had my fuel filler neck replaced. However, I still find some pumps just click off annoyingly, so I have no choice but to turn the nozzle upside down, then it seems to work. The only downside really is that you sometimes need a glove on each hand to prevent getting diesel on you.

Censored poor really, ever filled up an FL2? they don't have the stupid misfueling guard inside the filler, just a BIG filler neck that swallows ANY diesel nozzle like a french whore gobbles c**k. Laughing

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Dogman wrote:
I think sainsburys is ok (fill speed wise) & I need to take a day's leave if I'm filling up @ tesco..



Hey Dogman, are you an actual 'dogman'?...... (Just your terminology) My Previous RR's!
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2008 TDV8 Vogue
2006 TD6 Vogue
2007 TDV8 Vogue
2007 RRS (I know, it doesn't count!)
2005 4.4 Vogue on LPG
2005 TD6 Vogue
2003 4.4 Vogue
2001 4.6 HSE
2000 2.5 DHSE
1999 4.6 HSE
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1988 3.5 EFI classic

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The problem could be that you are not used to having the misfuelling device that the FFRR Tdv8 has that the D3 and RRS don't have. I don't have a problem filling at Shell or BP forecourts but do at Esso, I have also noticed that even though they don't mark them, a lot of filling stations have one or even two pumps that are higher capacity so they can handle artics and big trucks - the tank in the RR fills in about 2 minutes from one of those. Only £93 worth of fuel, you're being a miser there Jim, that's only 2/3rd's of a tank Mr. Green 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

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JustinP



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I've not had a problem in my 2006 SC, have they changed the filler neck design, or does this only occur on the oil burners? 
Gone - Range Rover Supercharged 2006

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