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fuel regurgitation from filler
According to my girlfriend, who has just taken possession of a 1983 240D, swears that she pumped about 10 gal. of diesel into the car, not enough to fill it, and after driving approx. 2 mins, stopped to check tire pressure only to find the side of the car covered with diesel. There was fuel inside the fuel door level with the lip of the filler tube and slowly dripping down to the ground through the overfill hose.
I can think of no mechanism by which fuel would be pushed out of the filler tube. I could see it possibly leaking out in the case of a full tank and the car parked on a side slope, but she says that didn't happen. Nor did the pump spill on the car or around the filler. It sounds like the overfill drain tube is partially blocked, but I can't see that causing overflow either. Help me set my mind at ease, she's freaking cuz she thinks she may be losing dinero at $3.50/gal. It took me about 6 months of heavy lobbying to convince her to let me find her this car and now she thinks its possessed.
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1985 300D Gretchen (Astral Silver) 220k 1983 240D 4-speed Evelyn (Orient Red) 203k TANSTAAFL |
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I lost fuel down the side of the car one time when I did not get the filler cap properly replaced after filling. I only had one of the two "ears" engaged inside the filler tube. As a result, the cap did not seal, and when I went around turns and generally sloshed fuel around - it came out the filler.
Very easy to do, and it made such a mess that I've never repeated the mistake again. I check the filler cap each time now by pulling back on it to make sure it is held down properly. Ken300D
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-------------------------- 1982 300D at 351K miles 1984 300SD at 217K miles 1987 300D at 370K miles |
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There's also a replaceable gasket in the cap. If it's missing, you'll never get it on tight enough to prevent a leak.
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