Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
SubscriberI am losing diesel out the end of the filler neck, past the closed fuel cap.
It's not a little bit either as when I was going around a series of corners on the weekend the bloke in the County behind me noticed it sloshing out 8O :!:
Now that I come to think of it, the cap has often been a bit wet or greasy with diesel but i never thought there was a leak, only assumed it was spillage from when I was filling.
There was also on occasion where fuel was dripping out while I was stopped but I put it down to (and it no doubt was PARTLY due to) expansion of fuel as it warmed.
In any event this is a problem :!:
One of the major issues that I se is that unlike a styleside ute or a wagon where the filler is up much higehr than the connector on tank, in order to allow one to remove the fuel cap from the filler (located under the tray) it is a fair bit lower - and the hose is much closer to horizontal. (It looks like mine may actually dip slightly as it comes out of the tank and then rise slightly to the filler).
Has anyone had this same problem with their traybacks :?:
Can anyone suggest any remedies :?:
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
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1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
ForumSage
Suggesting you hang a bucket off the filler nossle wouldn't really help much would it ?? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Sounds like time for a new cap or seal or something like that.
2005 Defender 110
ForumSage
I just thought.. are there any hose clamps or anything that could be tightened?
2005 Defender 110
ForumSage
Havn't heard of this but I will watch mine in future. Mine definatly goes up though as I have aftermarket tanks.
Moderator
On the 120" I had a persistent leak if I filled up anything more than half a tank. It was a steady drip at a time.
In my case it looked like a hose thing, something to do with the point where the tank joined the hose.
I ran into a fella in a Defender when we were both filling up and he had the same thing. I assumed it was a standard factory fitting. Took me 6 months before I filled the 130 all the way and wasn't I surprised.
I didn't end up doing anything about it except carrying a spare jerryfull around, it all looked like too much mess and drama.
Cheers
Simon.
ForumSage
I fill mine to the brim each time. the dockets are a bit rude these days though.
ChatterBox
Blocked breather hose maybe.....
Major Part of the Heart and Soul of AULRO
Subscriberhow to unblock the breather hose ?
And if I were to want new hose - where from and what would I order ? Is it a particular type / size etc. (Fuel and breather hoses) I don't want to have to take it off to measure it as I will be going to the hose buying place in the car itself.
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
gone
1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
ForumSage
Maybe the first thing to do is to fill it right up and then park on something with the filler cap down and see where it's **really* coming from?
2005 Defender 110
OldBushie
<span style="color:blue">make sure that when your filler cap is fitted there is no freeplay....
also check the seal under the filler cap to make sure its not split.....
if its a screw on filler cap.....make sure its not cross threaded</span>
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