Thread: Help need

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

They do, so they won’t be starting it anyway even if they tried. I assume the electronics stops it starting when triggered

Wrong. Misfuel device simply blocks the neck of the fuel spout if triggered by wrong size of filling nozzle, which is presumed to be petrol but could also be a jerry can one inserted too far. It has no connection to anything else.

Scott

Originally Posted by LRD414

Wrong. Misfuel device simply blocks the neck of the fuel spout if triggered by wrong size of filling nozzle, which is presumed to be petrol but could also be a jerry can one inserted too far. It has no connection to anything else.

Scott

How bl**dy useless.

The miss feed is not useless its the 1st line of defence, If you put a bowser hosepipe of the wrong size in the filler neck it shuts off the filler neck to a large degree. To continue to fill after that (which you can) requires a very slow fill flow. If it was fitted to the car, then one would have to rather stupid to continue to keep filling. 15 litres would take at least 5 minutes to put in. I know all this because in the outback many slow flow diesel pumps have the ULP nozzle, and its bloody annoying!. I therefore would presume this model did not have the cut off in the fuel line.

The fuel cut off is not reliable. I have used Jerry cans and had the fuel stop work (flick up) with a fuel hose but have used small funnels and small diameter fuel nozzles in country places where it did not trigger.

I have filled the tank with fast flow plenty of times without any problem, just don't pull the handle right up.
Black is usually the diesel.

Look twice then look again before you fill up.

Hey I am getting good at it now SHMBO has done it twice in 6 weeks ,now down to 40 minutes to drain tank.
Check you insurance you may get a free tow to repair place but dont start it

I’m going to leave the happening twice thing alone and ask what is your method to drain tank so quickly? Any tips appreciated. May need doing one day if fuel pump fails.

Scott

Easy try to keep nose up . the tank filler is on the RH side just in front of the rear wheel. The tank has a rubber hose just off the tank filler , take this off get a 2 m length of hose and a catch can.When you put the hose in it will overflow as tank has small flap catch can gets this the rest should come down the hose .Try not to get the diesel running down the arm(smells ,and wear old clothes ) move the hose around should get all but 5 ltrs , connect the hose easier putting on tank side first put in 10-15 lts , drain this off , connect all up again fill all the way then away you go.
Get plenty of empty drums and a crap old petrol car to use the fuel , does make good fire lighter fuel (just keep the diesel bit up high) not inside the house

You can put 1,5 liters of two stroke oil and you can run safely the engine. (But not less than 1,5 liters)