liamC
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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Does anyone else have problems filling up their petrol with the constant "clicking" of the pumps that stops the petrol going in?
Me mate told me it only happens to tell you that the tanks full, but I had an empty tank before and it was clicking like fuck and it took me ages to fill it up. I was just having to slightly press the handle in and watch the price meter go up slooooooooow as fuck.
Is this a problem with the car, the pumps or what?
It happens all the time. 
Cheers
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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quote:
Originally posted by liam_nufc
Does anyone else have problems filling up their petrol with the constant "clicking" of the pumps that stops the petrol going in?
Me mate told me it only happens to tell you that the tanks full, but I had an empty tank before and it was clicking like fuck and it took me ages to fill it up. I was just having to slightly press the handle in and watch the price meter go up slooooooooow as fuck.
Is this a problem with the car, the pumps or what?
It happens all the time.
Cheers
my local shell does this all the time. i find if slightly pull nozzle out it ok. stupid sensors on the nozzles
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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i used to have this.
cured it by rotating the nozzle 45degrees or so clockwise
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bubble
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Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
i used to have this.
cured it by rotating the nozzle 45degrees or so clockwise
i feel a revolt goin on. if u wanna scare people when fillin up, put nozzle in n say one for you, then pull it out but by mouth and say one for me!
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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My girlfriends corsa does this no matter how you put the nozzle in.
I assume its a blocked breather or something along those lines.
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greengoddess
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Registered: 17th Jun 03
Location: Northern Ireland, formerly Enfield North London
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I think it does this because the fuel pump hose has sensors that tell it when the tank is full, but can also set the sensor off because as u fill the tank the fuel forces air in the tank out the hole so clicking off the pump.As someone said above u need to pull the hose back a bit to let the air/fumes to escape, and sometimes release the hose pressure as it stops the air escaping.
[Edited on 27-05-2004 by greengoddess]
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Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
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And don't have the pump on 'full throttle' - this helps too 
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bravotwozero007
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Registered: 27th Apr 04
Location: norfolk
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had same problem last nite filling up at a tesco petrol station, fuel tank was empty but the poxy thing kept clicking what a c*nt
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