keith
Rover Rookie
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Post by keith on Apr 30, 2005 16:47:34 GMT
Filling up the tank on my P5B seems to take ages. If I try fill too quickly then the safty device on the pump cuts in and stops the flow. I guess this is something to do with the geometry of the pipe connecting filler to tank.
Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a way around it?
Keith
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Apr 30, 2005 19:29:52 GMT
:)Its very common - some cars are slow fillers others are perfectly OK
It can also depend on the pump as some are far faster.
Its well worth checking all the vent pipes are clear of spiders webs etc - you must remove the the back boot trim to see all these and disconnect and poke them through
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Post by p5tgc on May 1, 2005 16:53:14 GMT
Do you know if the tank has ever been removed? If it has, was the inner filler pipe refitted? Often it is not, as it can be a right b**stard to get it in! The two vent pipes are really only capable of venting the tank to take account of fuel useage, just think how small they are in relation to the fuel inlet pipe. The design of the P5 filler is such that fuel going into the tank goes down the inside of a double skinned pipe, with the air displaced from inside the tank venting up the annular space between the inner pipe and the metal outer. If the inner pipe has been left out, there is restricted venting and hence the blowing back and slow filling. There is a problem in that the P5 parts book does not acknowledge the existance of the inner pipe, but look at the underside of the filler cap base and you can see where it is meant to fit. If you find a suitable petrol resistant pipe that is flexible enough to fit around the bends in the upper metal filler pipe, let me know, cos I am still searching and splashing petrol at every fill!
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Post by DanielSheard on May 3, 2005 7:48:24 GMT
The original inner pipe was spiral wound and all the ones I have found come unwound if you try to remove them. I used one of those metal ducting pipes you find in car accessory shops which exactly and tightly fit on the outside of the stub of the remains of the inner pipe. Works fine.
Daniel
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