Yet another problem, at 26k miles.

 

Fuelled normally on Monday, but needed to top-up for a long round trip on Thursday just gone.  Although I needed about 15 litres, the pump just cut off as soon as the fuel started to flow.  In the end I managed to trickle fuel in, but very slowly and with a few blow-backs, some fuel on the forecourt and diesel-splashed footwear.

 

Could there be a sudden onset of air-locking, or something from the fuel cap assembly falling into the filler pipe?  Has anyone else had this, and if so what is the problem?

 

 

I almost never manage to fill the car without cutting out and having to adjust the nozzle. Seems to be OK if I pull the nozzle back a bit and turn it but not if its all the way into the filler

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Ditto. Also, seems to be easier at some pumps than others, I find, though I can't think why that should be.

I find I have to let the nozzle rest as far back as possible (i.e. just barely insert it into the tank) or else it will keep clicking.  Has always been this way on the last Superb.  Did that ever happen before when you filled up?

I almost never manage to fill the car without cutting out and having to adjust the nozzle. Seems to be OK if I pull the nozzle back a bit and turn it but not if its all the way into the filler

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Same here.

Think this is more related to either the pump or the meteorlogical conditions at the time, then the car itself.

Same here find I have to fiddle about with the pump nozzle, usually pulling it back and resting it an angle seems to work best, no splash back though and according to the gauge the tank is full.

I have had cars in the past that always suffered problems when filling up. One car, for example, had to be filled with the nozzle upside down or it took forever to fill, cutting of every few minutes.  I put it down to poor design of the filler and venting system.

More recently, I have only had the occasional problem. This seems to be more to do with poorly set up garage fuel pumps which respond too quickly to back pressure.

I normally have to have the nozzle at about the 7 or 8 o'clock angle to get it to work.

Ditto the comment about specific pumps. At my local (Shell) station, with brand new pumps, I can only fill cleanly at the pump allocated for HGV's - there's a button to switch on the high HGV flow rate which I do not use, my guess is the 'non-HGV' flow rate is less than the other 'normal' pumps, so I don't have a problem.

 

The only other comment I would make is around diesel foaming - some brands of diesel don't have (or don't seem to have) anti-foaming additives, so if I'm unlucky enough to go there (Tesco seems the worst), I get froth up the filler neck which seems to be able to switch off the pump.

 

My guess is your problem is more likely due to the pump or the type of fuel than a car specific (and sudden) fault.

Tesco in the news today for their tanker driver putting diesel in the forecourt petrol tank and vice versa. 15 cars knackered before someone worked it out

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/fifteen-drivers-break-down-after-3467918

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Half-way in at 6 o'clock does it for me (oo-err missus).