corsa_sri04
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Registered: 2nd Jul 04
Location: stourbridge
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For the last couple of weeks i have had trouble filling up my car with petrol. How can this be? Well the pumps keep clicking as if the car was full up with fuel but it hasnt been. Any ideas? Its annoying cus i have to only just squeeze the trigger to fill up and it takes ages
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S4M
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Registered: 1st Feb 04
Location: Bluewater-ish Drives: Corsa B 1.2i 8V
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I have the exact same prob, ive been told its probally a nakered filter at the top of ur refuling pipe, not tried it yet but stick a torch down the pipe and have a look it mite jus need a prod to push bak in place
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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im takin back my corsa to the garage to have this sorted under warranty...
there should be a green nozle-filter-fitter thing just inside the filler neck, if there isnt then its fallen down & will be causing a blockage, its whats happening with mine!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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It will either be the problem Paul has (most likely) or it will be some kind of problem with the return pipes from the fuel tank to the top of the filler hole. I have no idea what could go wrong with them, because there should be nothing in fuel tank to black it, and they are held on tight to stop them from dropping off...
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HereOnMerit
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Registered: 2nd Sep 04
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try pushing the nozle ar far as it will go into the pipe!, not alowing air into the pipe y the petrol is pumpin into the tank!!! reply if this helps!! 
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Smick
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Registered: 21st Sep 04
Location: Belfast
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I have exactly the same problem, it's a plain in the arse!
I see people looking at me at the garage, as if to say how much petrol can a corsa hold mate!
Looks like im puttin in bout £50 worth, then I go in with my tenner! 
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Bilb
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Registered: 12th Nov 03
Location: Notts, UK
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i get this but only odd times at different garages, i just assumed it was the garages pumps fault 
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paulszat
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Registered: 15th Aug 02
Location: Kent, UK
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Happens occasionally to me but the way I get around it is rotating the nozzle when it's in which stops the pump clicking off
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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well my cars now at the garage having this sorted, they said there gona take the hoses off & use a plumbers spring to check for blockages & flush out if needed...
hopefully my problems should be sorted then 
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Yer mine does it too, only at local BP though. I thought it was the pumps fault too!
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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AntCromb
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
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lmao, oh how we all suffer in silence  mine does it...sometimes....mainly at Shell garages, but all others do it as well. all of a sudden one day it just stopped, and yer :] takes me a while to put a tenner in. lol, i havnt completely filled up for like a fortnight since it started doing it.
MOT in a week ill just suffer till then and ask wtf is going on...if its expensive, ill live with it tbh. Poor student
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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usually you'll get billed for a new filler hose & more if ur unlucky
i tried vaux, they aint cheap 
glad its under warranty is all I can say!!
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Neshol
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Registered: 10th Jul 02
Location: Midlands
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It happens more just after they have had a delivery.. maybe there's air in their system sometimes.. fook knows
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steveo.p
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Midlands
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This has happened to me, all i do is put the nozel in fully then pull it back a few mill
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Neshol
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Registered: 10th Jul 02
Location: Midlands
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Mine is well dodgy too, but then my filler neck is all fucked and there's no flap on it.
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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well got car back, it was the lil green flap thing which had gone down causing the blockage, and now its removed its filling up perfectly!!
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