Petrol help****NOW RESOLVED***

[gti mad man]

My sisters van refuses to start so check the usual get to petrol, hum strange filters are empty, check replace filters and hose, still nothing, ok, new pump, still nothing , suckit through all you get is about say 1/10th of a filters worth ok so take hose off off tanNk(tank about 1/4 full )
nothing comes out now does it only come out when pulled by the pump or should gravity push it out?
Tank is fairly new say 4 years old fitted by previous owners so no suspecting rust
have blown into tank and it bubbles/gurgles inside?
aNY IDEAS?

[R0B]

There should only be one filter.The one just after the tank.

replace filters

[gti mad man]

cheers rob ,vbut with the hose removed should petrol pour from it?

[marcus_asparagus]

Andy,

If you are going by the fuel gauge and its showing 1/4 tank then its probably empty! Go get some fuel as my gauge is next to useless when it gets that low,
i.e whilst travelling along a flat road it will go from 1/4 to below the red for just a wiggle of the wheel!
When i get to 200 miles, fill it up or else!

Good luck.
Mark.

[marcus_asparagus]

Oh and another thing to try Andy,

This is at your own peril though!*
Get a fuel container and some spare fuel pipe, stick it in the container and connect the the other end to the input side of your fuel pump - if it don't start then
the fault ain't with fuel.

Simples!

Mark.

* this could invalidate your life and burn your house down!

[gti mad man]

hi guys cheers sorry should of stated we have put 5 jerry cans of fresh petrol in it

could it be a breather issue..?

to clariffy
plenty of new petrol
new flexi fuel hoses
new fuel pump
batterty charged with jump pack
blown airline through solid fuel line tis clear

[jamesc76]

hi guys cheers sorry should of stated we have put 5 jerry cans of fresh petrol in it

thats 100ltrs of petrol!! I dont think they held that much

[leonard]

not sure but do the filters only go one way, is there an arrow on it

[gti mad man]

LOL THOOSE LITTLE GREEN CANS
guys we are out there now if we blow up the outlet of the tank it clears and flows nicely but then like straight away the flow stops?
i cant see it being rust as the outlet is so high up the tank unless theres a pick up with a strainer thats got rust/debris in it?

[sarran1955]

Hello,

Petrol filter on back to front?

Petrol pipes round the wrong way at the pump?

Vicious alien gremlins

Keep trying, it'll start eventually...

And then the problems begin

Cordialement,

[gti mad man]

haha checked the fuel filter is right way round sos the hoses
just took the fuel filter off my t25 petrol and its pisses out on its own
sisters van not a drop this is right by the tank outlet
so whatcha guys reckon suspect rust in tank or soemthing?

[ermie571]

Hiya....might be totally wrong here....but remember reading I think that some petrol tanks have a baffle inside....I think its for the injected engines....what if you have the wrong tank and the baffle has become loose?

Have you tried the magnet trick to convince anything loose to move away from the outlet??

How long has this tank been on, and has it been working ok before?

Well weird

Em
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[ermie571]

Just a thought.....is the petrol exit on the tank in the same place as yours? You said it was high......Dunno how much petrol those little green things hold....has the petrol reached the outlet??

Em
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[gti mad man]

Thanks em bit baffled by that one :s
Hum I see there's a tank outlet filter , anyone know anything .?

[ermie571]

sure on mine the petrol pipe comes off the outlet, and goes to a filter at the wheel arch.....never been told about a filter on the tank??

Em
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