When i fill up my VLT, the petrol bowser clicks and stops, almost instantly a rush of petrol comes out of the tank. however the tank is only 2/3 - 3/4 full. It's done it at several petrol stations now.
Any Suggestions?
stand awawy from the tank when u fill up! LoL. I dunno used to happen to me so then i stopped filling up fast and towards the end did short spurts. Fixed it.
haha, It pisses me off when your standing at a pump - and the dude hasn't activated it or whatever, so your standing there for a good 2 minutes looking over going umm.. dude - turn this **** on.
mine used to do the same thing till i got all the fuel lines redone.. then i went and lost the fuel cap, and got a new one - now whenever i go to take the fuel cap off after a bit of a trip, it takes off like a rocket over the bowser (pressured tank, undo the cap - *pow*)... should really get that looked into....
LoL the 1st time i filled up my old VL it happend! I was like WTF?!?! petrol went all over me. After that i used to stand away from the car a bit while i filled it up and also filled up slowly towards the end.
I just replaced all the breather hoses the i could without removing the fuel tank. They were all ****ed, broked, clogged up, etc, etc. Got some 1m of 5mm clear hose from bunnings, cost a whopping $0.78.
however it didnt fix my damn problem. i filled it up, put $10 in, it when from 2/3 to 7/8, it spat petrol after 5l, and i continued to slowly add another 5L. i'm thinking that the breather hose that comes from the fuel tank may be clogged or kinked. but i cbf removing the tank today to find out.
If i had of been smart i would have tried blowing air through the hoses to see if there was much restriction.
I also chekced that dodgy small semi-sphere type black thing that the breather hoses go into. it appears its just like an air tank, i took it off, i could blow air though it, i shook it, and there was no rattle, seemed fine. WTF does that do anyways?
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Originally Posted by JR84VK5L
**** spit out my tank once when filling up, petrol went all down my legs and about half an hour later i got real dizzy and sik. not recommended
If you were to enjoy that you would offically be an abo. I'm srupised u didnt have 10 coons trying to sniff your ****ing pants.
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Originally Posted by darklord
I'm thinking that the breather hose that comes from the fuel tank may be clogged or kinked. but i cbf removing the tank today to find out.
I have a genuine fuel tank breather sitting next to me so I can give you a part number (--Edited--: Hose Vent) it only costs ~$3. Good value if you are going to remove the tank or are having trouble filling it. As the genuine hose is much smaller in section than most other off-the-shelf hoses, makes installation much easier... Although I would recommend doing it with not too much fuel in the tank
--Edited--
Holden supplied the wrong tank breather hose, the hose supplied was for a later model VN-VS car. The VL has a smaller hose diameter ~10mm...
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Is that a black semi-sphere thingo with 4 hose connections or it it something different?
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Originally Posted by slick
I have a genuine fuel tank breather sitting next to me so I can give you a part number (92039189: Hose Vent) it only costs ~$3. Good value if you are going to remove the tank or are having trouble filling it. As the genuine hose is much smaller in section than most other off-the-shelf hoses, makes installation much easier... Although I would recommend doing it with not too much fuel in the tank
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Originally Posted by darklord
Is that a black semi-sphere thingo with 4 hose connections or it it something different?
Nah. That's just the main breather, hose with an ID ~1/2" and about 500mm long.. Comes out of the middle of the top of the tank.
With mine when it was u/s the tank would only fill to ~3/4 as there is fill space above the breather.. Didn't mean for the confusion
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
