Hi flow diesel adaptor

[Kandy]

About to travel again towing 21 foot van and find the newer servos not van friendly so forced to use the truckies lanes but seem to be all hi flow pumps and the larger nozzle. Tried all the searches, is there an adaptor in Oz on the market? or am I left to cutting up a funnel ?

[Nicky]

About to travel again towing 21 foot van and find the newer servos not van friendly so forced to use the truckies lanes but seem to be all hi flow pumps and the larger nozzle. Tried all the searches, is there an adaptor in Oz on the market? or am I left to cutting up a funnel ?

Not necessary, don't be in a rush, just open the trigger slowly to get a flow rate that the filler neck can handle

[DiscoJeffster]

As Nicky said, the nozzle fits, you just use about half trigger to meet the cars flow capacity

[Kandy]

Thanks for above . Will try again before departure. VW makes an adaptor for the hi flow nozzle overseas. Might enquire locally.

[ramblingboy42]

The filler neck is wide enough to take hi flow nozzles on a D2.

I actually increased the size of my breather after having some nightmare foaming issues especially out in the hot areas of the country where the fuel gets quite warm.

I am led to believe that the new diesel fuel coming into Australia now has anti-foaming properties.

Just squeeze the lever judiciously.

[Slunnie]

The filler neck is wide enough to take hi flow nozzles on a D2.

I actually increased the size of my breather after having some nightmare foaming issues especially out in the hot areas of the country where the fuel gets quite warm.

I am led to believe that the new diesel fuel coming into Australia now has anti-foaming properties.

Just squeeze the lever judiciously.

On a side note, how did you do this? Did it solve the problem? I usually fill up using hiflow because of the 150l tank.

[NavyDiver]

I use the high flow pumps in my D3 all the time. With the long range tank it takes upwards of 10-15 minutes to fill up on a normal bowser. I have no problems but do ensure it is fully in and do also start and finnish slow.

[iannicki]

As Nicky said, the nozzle fits, you just use about half trigger to meet the cars flow capacity

DiscoJeffster, is that on a D4 or just on a D3? I briefly had a MY09 D3 and from memory I think the hi-flow would fit but not on my MY12 D4 (although I tried only once).

[DiscoJeffster]

Mines a D4 and I've used a high flow. It doesn't go all the way in, but far enough to fill.

[DieselLSE]

Slightly OT, but on a D4 3.0 can you use a filtering funnel without triggering the misfuelling device? If so, can anyone recommend a suitable funnel?

[Tombie]

Add a Long Range Tank and then its HiFlows and High Fives all round [bigwhistle][biggrin]

[letherm]

Slightly OT, but on a D4 3.0 can you use a filtering funnel without triggering the misfuelling device? If so, can anyone recommend a suitable funnel?
I kept this link from a previous discussion. No personal experience with it though.

Mr Funnel Fuel Filter Funnels (http://www.proquip.com.au/products/mr-funnel.html)

Martin

[Homestar]

Is there a reason Land Rover suck at making a decent fuel filler in their vehicles? My L322 was the same - the high flow only just fitted in but it was hard work filling it.

The other diesels I've owned recently - a Captiva and now Hilux, both fill at full speed from a high flow pump. It shoudn't be that hard...

[DiscoJeffster]

The crazy thing was my LR Freelander 2 accepted a high flow nozzle properly AND at full flow!

[BMKal]

I have been using hi flow pumps for years, on both the D2 and the D4 - and I belt it in there at pretty close to maximum flowrate. Never had a problem with either vehicle. [wink11]