Fuel pressure - S3

[jesters3]

Arvo, a couple of times when I have gone to fill up, there seems to be a lot of pressure coming out of the fuel tank. As a result I have to keep the cap on and unscrew it slowly to let the air out; if I take it off straight away petrol spews out. This lasts for a good 30 seconds.

I smell petrol every now and again from the front. I'm thinking I may have to get the fuel filter changed as the build up may be from here.

Any ideas?

Cheers

 

[campbell]

change the fuel filter and see if its any better, simple job if up on ramps

 

[jojo]

Mine makes a little chirp which lasts under a second, and no fuel spirts out, get it checked mate.

 

[jesters3]

Yeah not brilliant, going to get the filter replaced as it has done 149k worth of fuel! Hopefully that should fix it.

 

[patrick swayze]

Yeah not brilliant, going to get the filter replaced as it has done 149k worth of fuel! Hopefully that should fix it.

do it yourself, it takes like 5 minutes?

 

[jesters3]

Will do, Getting the filter tomorrow from VAGPARTS and doing it at the weekend, seems straightforward enough, just have to remember to depressurize the system before I crack on!

 

[mazzy]

So does changing the fuel filter resolve this issue??

 

[jonS3]

even if it doesn't it's worth changing anyway for the sake of a few £ and the fact that about a million litres of fuel have passed through it.........

 

[mort]

judging from there being no more posts i take it replacing the fuel filter solved the problem? I know it was about 2 years ago but im just asking because i have the same problem!

 

[jesters3]

No i'm afraid not.

The issue came down to a fubar gravity valve (part 14)

This meant dropping the fuel tank to get to the part and then to replace. The part is about £5 but takes 3-4 hours to sort out.

I had to get it done at a Stealers and it cost me £500ish all in. If you get this done at an indie it should be half the price.