Misfueling tool troubles

**haydent** · 30th July 2025, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Jesse B

... a remote pastoral station where the nozzle was obviously not a standard diesel job....and found that one of the teeth had been snapped off -

Would you believe it ! I just tried to fill up at the IOR Oil Refinery in Far West QLD Eromanga, and it triggered it, they must have put a spare ULP nozzle on the diesel bowser, and mine too had only 1 tooth left, had i known it was those tiny little teeth that are critical, i might have looked after it better....

Originally Posted by Jesse B

I've had to use the hi-flow pumps as they were the only option, and I've found that while you can't shove the nozzle down the neck you can still get a tank full -.

Yes, can confirm if had to fill up a couple of times with the high flow as only option, and you barely have to squeeze it, you think its going to take ages, but if you look at the readouts it nearly full in no time, you just have to listen for it to be full as it wont click off without overflowing some.

Originally Posted by DunnToImpress

Colin
i fashioned up one my Forks from home, little bit of bending here and there and hey presto that dastardly little yellow flap has been reset!!!

This was a great tip, as had to forks in the caravan, and its a great strength vs flexibility for tool manufacture. This made the job so much easier and quick, and will become the permanent tool.

Picture to come

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**Redback** · 1st August 2025, 09:41 AM

I wondered what that thing was, never had any of these misfueling issues in the 14yrs we've owned the car, I could not even tell you where this device is now.

**discomatt69** · 2nd August 2025, 09:15 PM

If you continue to use any brain cells and put diesel in a diesel vehicle the plastic piece of crap has no significance

**BradC** · 2nd August 2025, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by discomatt69

If you continue to use any brain cells and put diesel in a diesel vehicle the plastic piece of crap has no significance

Until you use a jerry can or funnel with a spout that's too small.

**DieselLSE** · 2nd August 2025, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by discomatt69

If you continue to use any brain cells and put diesel in a diesel vehicle the plastic piece of crap has no significance

Yeah but. No but. The flap can be triggered by trying to refuel from a jerry can or funnel of some sort. In this case you could be stranded if you don't have the tool. One of the first things I did to my D4 was to replace the fuel filler with a dual one from Brown Davis which also fills a second tank. Just one less thing to fail when remote travelling.

**discomatt69** · 3rd August 2025, 06:57 AM

I hadn't thought of the jerrycan issue, I have a long range tank with the duel fill so never been a problem or consideration for me

**haydent** · 3rd August 2025, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by discomatt69

I hadn't thought of the jerrycan issue, I have a long range tank with the duel fill so never been a problem or consideration for me

if you would read some other recent past post in a thread before posting in such a critical manner ! mostly this is getting triggered by people filling from the correct diesel bowser, the problems is the bowser has an unleaded petrol nozzle installed by mistake ...

**discomatt69** · 3rd August 2025, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by haydent

if you had 2 brain cells you would read some other recent past post in a thread before posting in such a critical manner ! mostly this is getting triggered by people filling from the correct diesel bowser, the problems is the bowser has an unleaded petrol nozzle installed by mistake ...

Thanks for the kind words, next time I will try and use both at once

**Jeffoir** · 4th August 2025, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by BradC

Until you use a jerry can or funnel with a spout that's too small.

Yes, exactly this! Happened to me in Birdsville at 4.00 in the morning, using a Jerry can.
I had the device and used it for a good result. Then One of the teeth broke off, so I purchased a replacement once home. $50.
I like the modified fork tool! You can make a few of these for $50!!! Haha.
thank you.
best wishes, Jeff.

**Redback** · 8th August 2025, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by discomatt69

I hadn't thought of the jerrycan issue, I have a long range tank with the duel fill so never been a problem or consideration for me

I have a long range too also, I've used jerry cans many times and still never had this issue, even with a funnel, a Mr Funnel in fact for remote servos, PITA with a longrange tank

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