G'day gents, got an issue while filling up my VL, im not to familiar with the mechanic side of things but in a nutshell when im filling up my car, before i really put much fuel in it, say i put bout 20L in it, the bowser thingo clicks asif it's full and a fair amount of petrol gushes out of the tank, but then i can just simply continue filling up but keeps repeating, click gush click gush so basically i thought the problem was im filling it up too fast but when im barely toughing the trigger filling prolly .05L a sec it still keeps gushing out. Anyone know what ay be the problem whether its the fuel pump or something wrong with the tank.. i honestly have no clue and so did the mechanic which i took it too but prolly he;s a dumbsht. Thanks boys.

blocked breather hose possibly?

I'd pull the tank down and check all the breather hoses. Make sure none are blocked or perished and are connected correctly.

will do thanks alot guys

I found this to be a problem with my VY SS Commodore, what I have found happens is if the nozzle is pushed in too far air builds up in the tank and the bowser thinks the tank is full, I'm not sure if the old mechanical fuel bowsers are that sensitive but I'm talking about the electronic ones. So what I do is only insert the nozzle half way so the air can escape out from around the nozzle and I don't have any problems.

I Have the same problem. Its the big breather hose going from the filler neck to the tank being blocked some how. you can get a new one from holden for $4.

Quote: Originally Posted by RB30DEVL [View Post] I found this to be a problem with my VY SS Commodore, what I have found happens is if the nozzle is pushed in too far air builds up in the tank and the bowser thinks the tank is full, I'm not sure if the old mechanical fuel bowsers are that sensitive but I'm talking about the electronic ones. So what I do is only insert the nozzle half way so the air can escape out from around the nozzle and I don't have any problems. I do the same thing with my XR6. If it's pushed in too far or sometimes on a funny angle it will click as if its full. Once you adjust it out a little it's fine again.

Quote: Originally Posted by RB30DEVL [View Post] I found this to be a problem with my VY SS Commodore, what I have found happens is if the nozzle is pushed in too far air builds up in the tank and the bowser thinks the tank is full, I'm not sure if the old mechanical fuel bowsers are that sensitive but I'm talking about the electronic ones. So what I do is only insert the nozzle half way so the air can escape out from around the nozzle and I don't have any problems. That may just be problem, i'll check it out but I have a feeling it might be the breather hose because the car was sitting for so long attracting dirt. Thanks so much for the help fellas.