A question that I'm sure one of you could answer.

How do you fill the car from a Jerry can?

What I mean is I could not get the Jerry can nozzle through the little protection device for diesels.

Is there an adapter available? It mentions nothing in the manual.

Thanks in advance for your held

Kev

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Edited 19 November, 201411 yr by djBarren

I guess you just need a plastic tube the same size as a standard diesel filler to push back the internal locks.

similar to this one on Amazon.com but I can't find anything similar in the UK
http://www.amazon.com/TDI-Diesel-Fuel-Nozzle-Adapter/dp/B00696Y74O

 

The detail of this product suggest it is a standard VW (USA) part so probably the local garage would have something similar.

Ford also have the same filler protection system so I would have expected there was some kind of plastic adapter you could buy to fill from a can instead of a pump.

Thanks for your help.

I've also been told Ford have an adapter for their cars so I'm popping to the local garage later too see. :-)

Link for the ford one on eBay...

I'll be buying one I think!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=251399608340

The question i would ask is why do you need one of these gizmos?

The question i would ask is why do you need one of these gizmos?

 

To put Diesel in from a Jerry can, you know Diesel, thats what the car runs on..................

But if you run out of diesel your ment to have the fuel systems flushed before you fill up?

I always carry a gallon in the boot just in case I need a bit to get me to a garage before running out.  Never used it so far and a good job too, as now I've read this I don't think I'd be able to use it.  Gizmo on the to-buy list.

My v40 has an adaptor in the boot for such circumstances... No spare wheel but a plastic tube !

Benefits of the widget, jerry can stays in the boot. No risk of spilling it all over yourself.

Hmmmm, I just had a look in my gizmo cupboard and there it was staring at me - a Facet fuel pump.  Ideal for the job methinks.  I'll check the current draw at the weekend and then rig it up with a plug and fuse so it can go in the boot for long runs (which is not often, if I'm honest)

Why dont you fill up sooner,you have enough pointers on your dash indicating youl be needing topup,use that and a bit of common sense youve cracked it,when you run out of diesel you could be reducing the life of your fuelfilter as there is always tiny solid deposits in fuel that settle out at the bottom of your tank,and as a diesel tank usually has a swirlpot in it to maintain prime at low fuel levels, this bits of contaminents will get pulled through with the diminishing fuel,not really a good way of operating a car, but your car your choice, if you use the red cans for unleaded petrol,that will fit in your fillerpipe

Why dont you fill up sooner,you have enough pointers on your dash indicating youl be needing topup,use that and a bit of common sense youve cracked it,

Sometimes easier said than done.  EG. late night, driving down through the middle of France and the only open petrol stations are self-service with a bank card payment slot.  UK bank cards almost never work in these machines so a gallon or 2 in the boot could be the difference between getting where you need to go and waiting for a French person the fill up and hope they'll pay for your petrol and take cash, or sleeping in the car waiting for the cashier to arrive.

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Or bad weather, stuck in road closures... Etc

Hope you don't take e fuel through the tunnel, as that's not allowed!

As in this tunnel?

It's allowed

But if you run out of diesel your ment to have the fuel systems flushed before you fill up?

 

Common-rail diesel system should be designed to stop the engine before the tank is completely empty to prevent damage to the fuel pump & injectors.

If you run out of fuel, you just need to add some extra fuel and everything should be fine again. (usually there is a minimum limit to allow an engine restart).

Gone is the day you had to pump-prime the system to start again.. (hopefully...)

Not had this problem

I have a 20L jerry can and 5L plastic fuel cans and never had any problem filling cars.

 

My wife runs the kids and the larder - I maintain the cars. She hasn't been to a filling station in years as this isn't a SHMBO chore. I buy fuel at the cheapest Esso/Shell in the county weekly and fill mine and a jerry for the mummymobile.

 

Cars rarely have below 1/2 tanks.

Thought you might find this useful;

http://m.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17548007

Fin

Yet I can legally have a few thousand litres of heating oil (red diesel, kerosene, whatever else) but not white diesel?

Petrol I can understand, larger amounts would need a proper vapour recovery system etc, but diesel too?

That law really needs updating.

Length of hose straight from the cow/methane producer, that how they ue to fill tractors wasn't it.

Yet I can legally have a few thousand litres of heating oil (red diesel, kerosene, whatever else) but not white diesel?

Petrol I can understand, larger amounts would need a proper vapour recovery system etc, but diesel too?

That law really needs updating.

+1.  Have you ever tried to set light to diesel?  It's not as easy as you'd think.  

+1. Have you ever tried to set light to diesel? It's not as easy as you'd think.

I'm a coded welder for a boiler firm. It's next to impossible to set fire to, unless in controlled conditions where it's supposed to.

Even then it usually doesn't, I've filled more than my fair share of boilers with diesel. Big boilers. Whoops

Not had this problem

I have a 20L jerry can and 5L plastic fuel cans and never had any problem filling cars.

My wife runs the kids and the larder - I maintain the cars. She hasn't been to a filling station in years as this isn't a SHMBO chore. I buy fuel at the cheapest Esso/Shell in the county weekly and fill mine and a jerry for the mummymobile.

Cars rarely have below 1/2 tanks.

Mine is a 20l plastic diesel can bought here in Germany. Used numerous times on my previous cars, 5 of which were Skoda diesels. It just doesn't fit this new type filler neck without the use of the little adapter. Bought from Ford at a cost of 7 euro [emoji2]