A question that i should know the answer to...

Steoob

im too embarressed to put this in the motors forum so i'll ask here...

whenever i fill petrol into a car i can never do it right... it always clicks and stops if i pull too hard on the trigger so i have to find a sweet spot before the click but its always way to slow... how do you do it so that you can pull fully on the trigger? ive even seen some people pull it and leave it go.. how do you do that??? much embarrassment... please help haha

whassupp2

It only clicks and stops if the tank is almost full!?!?!?

Theres a little latch under the handle. Pull the lever then knock the latch back to do the auto-fill. It look serious cool if u can msater this technique!!!!

:L:L:L:L

Steoob

no its clicks every time i try no matter how empty or full

i heard it was something to do with how far the nozzle is inside the hole but i can never push it in further

EDIT: why do i get the feeling that someones gonna quote the last line and say "YORE MA"

Celticfire

Steoob wrote:

no its clicks every time i try no matter how empty or full

i heard it was something to do with how far the nozzle is inside the hole but i can never push it in further

Yore MA.......

Caliden

You could have the nozzle shoved in too far or not far enough. Worked in a petrol station for a 2 summers but there would always be the odd car that you could NOT go full throttle on the nozzle with. But they were usually diesel cars and diesel foams up a fair bit.

demanufactured

you have her in too far lad

Cianos

Yeah if you have the nozzle in too far it clicks off because it is probably submerged in the petrol that is flowing in to the tank. There's usually a little ridge of metal where you line up the opening and the nozzle. I've no idea how to latch it on and do it hands free though!

PeakOutput

what car do you have???

i have an astra and the same thing happens to me just gotta move it back out a few inches and it should be fine

nesf

Too embarrassed to post in the motors forum eh?

Moved from AH.

Dr. Seuss

Steoob wrote:

no its clicks every time i try no matter how empty or full

i heard it was something to do with how far the nozzle is inside the hole but i can never push it in further

EDIT: why do i get the feeling that someones gonna quote the last line and say "YORE MA"

Happens me all the time too. Try to pull the pump out slightly from the hole.

craichoe

Try turning the nozzle sideways slightly or move it slightly out.

That click lock is gone on most petrol pumps, think it was due to a few people tripping over the pump hose and pulling it out spraying petrol all over the place.

craichoe

Dr. Seuss wrote:

Happens me all the time too. Try to pull the pump out slightly from the hole.

Pump out slightly from the hole .....

Hheheheheehhehehhehe

marathont

It depends on the car in my opinion. Some cars Ive had I can just push the nozzle in fully with no problem. And some cars I have to pull the nozzle out slightly, even when the tank is near empty.

Dr. Seuss

craichoe wrote:

Pump out slightly from the hole .....

Hheheheheehhehehhehe

But aren't some double entendres just so feckin' obvious that the clever thing to do would be to let them go?

biko

Stephen

Try changing the angle you're holding the nozzle at. I too did my time on the forecourt as a teenager, and that got 'em going 99% of the time.

Wishbone Ash

craichoe wrote:

That click lock is gone on most petrol pumps, think it was due to a few people tripping over the pump hose and pulling it out spraying petrol all over the place.

I used to work in a filling station as a young lad. The reason that most premises disable it is to prevent customers from leaving the vehicle while the fuel is pumping. The nozzle can fall out causing petrol to be pumped all over the forecourt creating a hazard and disputes about who is going to pay for it. It was a common occurance at truck refueling as you'd have a cramp in your hand filling £1,000 of diesel. Even with the latch disabled, some drivers still lodge an object such as a stone or piece of wood to keep it pumping 'hands free'.

The Mk I Ford Escort Estate was a pure bástard to fill with petrol. It had to be dribbled in drop by drop.

peasant

sometimes it can be the pump as well ...

My local filling station has one pump that just has too much pressure ...no matter what you do and how you hold the nozzle, it always switches off several times before you're anywhere near full.

crosstownk

Some cars can be a pain to fill. The best bet is as others have said - try the nozzle in different positions and you will eventually find the sweet spot. You may have a blockage/restriction in the filler pipe which is causing petrol to fill back up the pipe and in turn will cause the pump to cut out.

As regards the locking latch - it is illegal in Ireland to have this operational. I emailed Statoil about this before and that's what I was told. I've posted the email response on this forum once or twice before, but have deleted the email from my mailbox.

TJJP

craichoe wrote:

That click lock is gone on most petrol pumps, think it was due to a few people tripping over the pump hose and pulling it out spraying petrol all over the place.

Yeah, I found that too. But the dell pumps are far superior to the apple ones.

OP, All in all it seems to depend on the gas station. I find the click switch works at some but not others.

r3nu4l

TJJP wrote:

Yeah, I found that too. But the dell pumps are far superior to the apple ones.

Don't start that again!

OP, if you look at a petrol pump you will see a number of holes in the nozzle from which petrol is pumped into your car.

Pumps are programmed to stop pumping once they sense that the tank is full, they do this based on feedback from these nozzles. If they 'sense' a 'blockage'...i.e. that the petrol being pumped has nowhere to go but back into the pump, then the pump cuts out.

I've found with my current car that the trick is to stick the nozzle in fully and then tilt my hand UP and TOWARDS the car. This allows petrol to flow freely from the holes in the nozzle and into the tank.

See my amazingly technical drawing attached

Steoob

thanks for the..help... was looking for a more definate answer... not saying that i appreciate your replys i just thought that i was doing something wrong and that there was an easy way to fix it... so up and inwards... right

o i have a rover 600 petrol btw

mikemac

Reminds me of when my brother had a job as petrol pump attendent.
Told anyone that asked that he was a "Fuel Technician"

That's just so wrong

Wishbone Ash

crosstownk wrote:

As regards the locking latch - it is illegal in Ireland to have this operational. I emailed Statoil about this before and that's what I was told

Interesting, didn't know that.

Some heavy trucks and buses have an electronic socket beside the fuel tank opening. The nozzle is inserted and a cable is plugged into the socket. The fuel is then shut off automatically when the tank is full. It can also be found in mobile fuel bowsers.

Oryx

I had the same problem with a civic, so its most likely not you, its the car. Just keep messing about with the angle im afraid till you suss what works out best.

Or go to a petrol station with attendants and make it their problem.:)

colm_mcm

was a problem on a jap Corolla i had before, think it's cos the tank's opening is too big. Logic would say that it shouldn't be a problem, but it never was a problem on Irish cars which had a different tank..

jayok

micmclo wrote:

Reminds me of when my brother had a job as petrol pump attendent.
Told anyone that asked that he was a "Fuel Technician"

That's just so wrong

True, he was actually a "Fuel Injection Technician" - he put the fuel in.;)