Fuel Tank problem

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ut745

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I went to fill up today and noticed something odd...When putting in some petrol it wouldn't let me press the handle down fully, it kept stopping as if the tank was full. I had to slowly squeeze the handle and pull the nozzle out half way other wise it just wouldn't do anything.

Its as if the petrol doesn't go into the tank quick enough and starts coming up to the top which stops the pump...


Has anyone else experienced this because it's really annoying and takes forever to fill up!
 
ut745 said:
I went to fill up today and noticed something odd...When putting in some petrol it wouldn't let me press the handle down fully, it kept stopping as if the tank was full. I had to slowly squeeze the handle and pull the nozzle out half way other wise it just wouldn't do anything.

Its as if the petrol doesn't go into the tank quick enough and starts coming up to the top which stops the pump...


Has anyone else experienced this because it's really annoying and takes forever to fill up!
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It's more than likely that the pump nozzle was defective more so than your car...at least I wouldn't say it's your car yet, If it does it next time at a different pump then I'd be concerned !
 
I remember when I first had the car that putting fuel in was a bit awkward - I found that if you insert the nozzle and then rotate/turn the handle to the left (ie: nozzle then angled to the right) it goes in easier :thumbsup:

Or certainly in my experience it has been easier.

Worth a go :D

Cheers

Morry
 
happens some times with the zed, but then I've had it happen on a lot of cars in the past of all sorts of different makes.

as said above, usually just a matter of rotating the nozzle around to find an optimum spot.
 
Some pumps seem worse than others - I thought that my tank was full at a pump then found that it was only 3/4 when I drove away - The car is not a good "filler" in my opinion.
 
This was a problem I encountered quite a bit when I had my E89. Same pump with the wife's MINI or the hack old car Daihatsu terios and it filled fine. Never got to the bottom of it? It must be the way the filler pipe is installed?
 
I had the very same issue in my first E89 (23i, 05/2009). After repacing the complete tank system, BMW realized that it's all about the fuel ventilation valve:
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http://bit.ly/IUBlc0 - Apparently the original valve was faulty and replaced with another part in 2010.

After replacement of the valve the issue never reoccurred. The tank problem used to be very common in 2009 (see e.g. http://bit.ly/IUBsUR in a German forum).

Best regards

Mick
 
I've has this issue ever since I got the car over 2 years ago. It's definitely not a pump related issue as have used them with other cars and they can't all be faulty. As others have said I quickly learned to turn the nozzle, I then learned not to insert it fully. It doesn’t bother me now. At least the info above finally clears up the cause.
 
thanks for all the replies. I have tried it at different pumps and still the same issue. I might try turning the nozzle then and see if it helps :thumbsup:
 
Maniac said:
I've never had this issue thankfully. Which is good given the amount the 35i drinks ;)
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I always completely fill up and don't do that many miles these days; otherwise this would have done my nut in by now. Especially this time of year, stood in the freezing cold as the bloody petrol pump goes click...click....click...
 
Dexter_Morgan said:
I always completely fill up and don't do that many miles these days; otherwise this would have done my nut in by now. Especially this time of year, stood in the freezing cold as the bloody petrol pump goes click...click....click...
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Agree 100% with that - The zed only has a tiny tank anyway!
 
Mine is the same, just turn the filler nozzle round a bit, had the same on my 5 Series can't speak for the GT as not put any fuel in it yet.
 
First fill had problem but now so use to just to turning nozzle slightly.
The problem could be bend in the intake as if there is a slight blow back it gets into the little hole you see at the end of the pump nozzle, and pump cuts out.

The auto cut out in a strange way was blamed for a lot of forecourt fires in the USA. Women especially for multi tasking. In a country where you can afford to fill up at every refil, the pump nozzle would be locked and women especially would go back into car to talk to kids ,etc, become charged with static, then discharge near the fuel vapours near the filler, setting fuel and car on fire. Worse still they would pull out the nozzle and make situation worse!
Blokes on the other hand were quite happy to stand next to the nozzle and wait :)
 
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