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General => General Technical => Topic started by: fring1 on October 14, 2010, 01:54:06 PM

Title: fueling issue
Post by: fring1 on October 14, 2010, 01:54:06 PM
hi
i have just got my car back from the bodyshop resprayed and took it for its first long run out,so went to the shell garage and filled it with v power it ran great on the top half of the tank but wen it got to just below half the car wouldnt rev over 5 and just started poping abit, i filled it back up and it ran great again. i dont know if this is something that has happend while its been sitting but i have checked all fuses and they seem ok and all the wires seem ok to, anybody haveny ideas why it wont run properly on the bottom half a tank?
thanks for help in advance :Thumbs-up
Title: fueling issue
Post by: BlitzBoy on October 14, 2010, 03:08:11 PM
Replace the fuel filter first
Title: fueling issue
Post by: fring1 on October 14, 2010, 05:01:14 PM
al pop another one on but its only done 1100 miles since it was last changed, is there 2 fuel pumps on the fds or just the 1 in the tank? al give the filter a go fingers crossed
Title: fueling issue
Post by: BlitzBoy on October 14, 2010, 05:15:36 PM
Just 1 intank, check its mounted properly and the sock is ok
Title: fueling issue
Post by: Hammer on October 15, 2010, 08:22:42 AM
sounds like the fuel gauge is broken or the fuel pump isnt mounted right.
Title: fueling issue
Post by: fring1 on October 15, 2010, 11:35:47 AM
the gauge is ok wen it gets to just below half its about £65 to get it full again. il take the pump out and have a look and change the filter, anything to look for on the pump to tell if it is mounted wrong?
Title: fueling issue
Post by: BlitzBoy on October 15, 2010, 02:20:48 PM
The sock will have crud in it if its fooked
Title: fueling issue
Post by: neil_jdmr on October 17, 2010, 07:21:23 PM
From half its £65 to fill it!!!!!
 
2nd on fuel gauge then as i have just filled mine tonight with vpower @121.9p from empty to full and it clicked off at £71.60
Title: fueling issue
Post by: Hammer on October 18, 2010, 11:40:51 AM
Deffo fuel gauge. £70 to fill it normally
Title: fueling issue
Post by: davehg on October 18, 2010, 12:03:31 PM
id say judging on the ablve posts that your fueling issues may be because your low on fuel and the gauge is not reading correctly if it costs that much from half!