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Thanks- having seen the state of the OE ring i’ll defo fit the stainless one!

thanks again- i had a spare jubilee which went straight on.

extremely helpful... any idea where i can get a stainless steel ring? i can see that there is a pinhole width gap above the outer filler trim which could be allowing water to get in and dribble down to where the jubilee clip should be and of course water is getting kicked up when driving too.. appre...

Would you say this seal is the likely culpret?
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unsure which specific seal that is- don’t want to end up with the one on the fuel tank end...


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Thanks steve, It's a  late 1990 1.9dg- the filler neck and seals look pretty good but as it correlates so strongly with rain- I will have another look. I will check the top of the tank when I can face climbing under into the puddles and juggling wires and screens! Good shout on getting the spare out...

Hi all, on a rainy day like today i am getting water in my fuel- especially when parked up hill! i had read that the filler neck is prone to leak but can’t see any obvious area where water can creep in- does anyone have any tips on where exactly to look for water point of entry. i also have a wirele...

Hi Steve, Thanks for your reply- which I believe is spot on from my further investigation. I will set out the fail conditions today and the tests that I did- all of which point to your analysis being correct. New quality pump going on tomorrow. So today I drove up to the VW engine company in Keston...

Ok- so I've been having what looks like the same problem with my 1.9DG. It has been the bain of my life for a while so I want to set out the diagnostic work in case it helps anyone solve the riddle- it has been inconclusive to date but I will be going to a specialists pretty soon and will update th...