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filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:45 pm
by mumsbum
Hi
My first post so please be gentle!Ive got a megane 1.9dci 53plate,ive just put £64 worth of diesel in it which normally takes me to just under a full tank,while i was filling it i noticed it was making a gurgling sound and a sort of smoke came out of the tank when i took the nozzle out??not like plumes of smoke but wispy bits and my fuel gauge is showing just under half a tank.any ideas on what this could be?
Thanks in advance

Re: filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:20 pm
by AlexB
No idea, but, I guess, the next time there will be fire...

Re: filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:18 pm
by morganjake1544
Could be a fault with the pump, not the car.

Try a different filling station next time, see if same happens.

:)

Re: filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:34 am
by mumsbum
Thank you both for your replies,it was a fault with the pump,went back to the petrol station and the manager admitted there was air in the pipes gave me a extra £25 of diesel,happy days :D
Once again ty xx

Re: filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:20 pm
by AlexB
What a relief, no fire after all! I never thought a pump would measure the volume of air after running out of fuel. It was a pretty expensive air!

Re: filling up megane 1.9 dci

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:21 pm
by davelowe
Again, no comment. Alex, please post sensible suggestions(!).