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Ok so, I got my 2003 V35 from the complaince shop just over two weeks now. On the way home I filled it up because the light was on for low fuel, anyway, normally when you get near full the handle will click itself off to stop you from over filling, in each of my previous cars I could get another 3-4 clicks out of the handle before it was actually full full. Now my V35, nope, didn't even click once which lead to over-filling the tank and having fuel run down the side of my car (not good needless to say) :( I thought it might have possibly been a fauly pump and or handle so I decided to just wait until next fill-up, which I had done last weekend, completely different petrol station (and pump obviously). Exact same thing happened, I even tried listening to when it was getting full but I still over-filled it. No clicks or anything again. Has anyone else had this issue? I'd really like to figure out why it's doing it because I like to completely fill my tank but don't want fuel constantly running down the side of my paintwork. :(

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Thanks George, had a read and good info. Never really known how it all works, but the issue I'm having is that the nossle isn't clicking off when it gets full, not even once. Even with giving it breaks when filling and trying to listen to it while filling I can't tell when it's about to overflow..

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You can't hear it bubbling like a blowing bubbles into a milkshake?

Nope. That's what I tried listening for the second time filling it up and couldn't really hear much.

I can't see how this could be an issue with your car.. although it seems unlikely, I think you managed to get 2 faulty fuel bowsers.

Possibly. I would doubt it though as 2 different ones at 2 different servos.

Are you sure they fitted a fuel filler restrictor at compliance? Sounds like they didn't.

I wouldn't have a clue. Is there any way to check without ripping out the fuel tank? Because I'm sure that's a huge pain in the ass. Shouldn't they come with one from factory anyway, even in Japan?

Just work out roughly how many litres the tank will take according to his many kms you've done. Problem solved.

That was the thought in the long run if I can't figure out why it's doing it. I'd rather not have to work it out everytime I go to fill up, granted I've only had to fill it up twice so far but even then, the first time (one the way back from the compliance shop) it was on bare empty with the light on, like the needle was at the very bottom empty line and I only managed to get about 57 litres in it (I think) when everywhere I've read they have a 65L tank. So it would take a few more times to probably work out how much I can put in it from where the niddle is sitting, not to mention probably spill it a few more times. :(

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Sounds about right then if you have about 8L to spare at that point.

If you can't hear the bubbling, which is definitely an obvious sound, then there may be something going on with your breather or the vapour canister. Probably from the previous owner overfilling it too. There is absolutely no advantage to filling it past the first click. At most, I gently continue to the nearest dollar, which is only about another 500mL at most. Anything more than that is asking for trouble with your vapour capture system.

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Yep, I'm more than happy to just let it fill to the first click and leave it after reading the above link article. But the problem still remains, it doesn't even click once. :(

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