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Fuel tank leak

Hiya, Got a prob with a Range Rover classic type, does anyone know of something that can stop petrol slopping out of the fuel filler when going round corners, Already tried a new seal on the fuel flap itself, also extra rubber seal on top of it between the lid & flap, but still leaks, the fittings look ok, & I'm really thinking about an aftermarket product to fit in the filler neck, which will throw the fuel back down, something like a flap where the petrol pump at the garage will push it open to put the fuel in but stop it returning when withdrawn.

Any ideas?

Kev

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Kev
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Cool - I'm not the only one! :)

Tennis balls are too small to fill the hole without loosing them into the tank. ;) A flap is a good idea I never though about. I'll look into it too.

When you changed the seal on the flap itself, did you undo the screw a few turns to make it stick "out" further? Didn't help me, but I have a feeling that my filler is slightly warped, and that's why it won't seal.

Here's hoping for both of us eh?

Macca

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Macca

No just changed the seal, I'll look into that one. Thanks One other thing is my father's new Zafira had a spring flap built into the filler tube, wrong size for the rangy though.

I even tried pushing the old rubber seal into the tube to see if it would deflect some back. No go.

I'm lucky I use lpg, but like to keep a quarter of a tank in reserve.

Kev

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Kev

If the part is still available, I might consider replacing the whole thing. Having had the front jacked up for about a month to replace the steering box, the engine wouldn't start. Eventually traced it to the large quantity of water in the tank (1/2 gal?). It can only have got in via the filler surely?

Steve Medlock.

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Steve Medlock

Tried your suggestion with the adjusted seal, but no go, I'm going to try and make a seal using silicon & either copper grease or something similar onto the filler neck, so the sealant sticks to the rubber seal only

Worth a try

Kev

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Kev

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