One shell garage I tried twice always blows back and I can only trickle fuel in, another shell station 5 miles from that one fills no problem. I had the same problem with Tesco one station works no problem another blows back and can only trickle fuel in !

I usually fill up at my local BP station with no problem but when they put the prices too high I usually go elsewhere.

Never had this problem with my last car (2.2tdi CR Nissan) - I could fill that up in any garage.

Any one else experienced the same problem - is there a certain pump pressure it can't handle, or is it just a feature of my car?

I'm sure I had this on my 2008 PD vRS, IIRC I just wiggled it about a bit until it took the full force of the fuel fill up. I do remember avoiding those stations in the end.

Sorry I cannot remember much more.

Change the angle of the nozzle or move it a bit outwards, the fuel is bouncing back from the pipe wall and causing the nozzle to cut off the supply. Typical thing on some models/stations.

thanks guy's - I did try rotating through 360 degrees with no effect - will try moving it outwards next time

I have found that it will cut off unless you have the nozzle directly at 90 degrees to the body of the car.

Lee

thanks guy's - I did try rotating through 360 degrees with no effect - will try moving it outwards next time

Rotating 360 degrees takes you back to where you started!

I should have said I tried it at various positions throughout 360 degress ! - Yeah it does sound prettty stupid rotating thru 360 degrees

Edited 19 September, 201213 yr by dbayman

I've had the same problem. I normally get my diesel at Tesco's, and I find some of their pumps are very sensitive.

Rather than rotating the nozzle I find pulling it out an inch or so from the filler neck helps.

Edited 19 September, 201213 yr by silver1011

I had the same trouble with diesel delivery pumps cutting out when I first got my 1.9 TDI. Got very frustrating.

Then I found by accident that the problem only seemed to happen when I was trying to hold the nozzle straight in the filler neck.

If I just relax and just let the nozzle kind of hang in the filler neck, handle down, spout up (if you catch my drift!), I never have a problem.