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#1 JellySenpai

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Posted 28 August 2017 - 09:09 PM

I have an spi mini which I bought off a mechanic who said it had "no issues". Im now in the process of fixing all of them and one which Im stuck on is when I try to refuel the pump clicks and it stops refilling but if i gently pull the trigger or drive around the petrol station I can get a few extra litres in. Ive done some research but am still confused so any help and pictures would be really helpful :D
It doesnt help that my fuel gauge is not accurate at all and the highest it reads is 3/4 even though petrol ended up spilling everywhere, and it will read 1/2 for most of a journy and then start shooting down ;(
Any help is appreciated
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#2 phillrulz

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Posted 28 August 2017 - 09:38 PM

I have an spi mini which I bought off a mechanic who said it had "no issues". Im now in the process of fixing all of them and one which Im stuck on is when I try to refuel the pump clicks and it stops refilling but if i gently pull the trigger or drive around the petrol station I can get a few extra litres in. Ive done some research but am still confused so any help and pictures would be really helpful :D
It doesnt help that my fuel gauge is not accurate at all and the highest it reads is 3/4 even though petrol ended up spilling everywhere, and it will read 1/2 for most of a journy and then start shooting down ;(
Any help is appreciated
Thank you :D

As far as im aware this is normal, both mine and my friends mini the pump handle will stop fueling as it thinks the tank is full, i tend to hold the nozzle halfway out and decide when its full myself, just be careful you dont over fill as it will just come out of the tank breather. Or in some cars i presume it will flood the fuel vapour trap if one is installed. 



#3 minifreek1

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Posted 28 August 2017 - 09:45 PM

Your gauge is either faulty or the sender is faulty, with regards to the readings...

 

With the refuelling, as above, hold the nozzle a little bit out. On mine it does prematurely click off, every now and then when refuelling...



#4 JellySenpai

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Posted 29 August 2017 - 08:07 AM

The refuelling issue is weird, it only accepts a few litres even if the tank is emptyish. I filled it until it clicked and then left but decided to loop around and try get more in and I managed to get an extra 5 liters in by filling it slowly but its annoying to have to trickle petrol in and I was wondering if theres a fix for this.

#5 FlyingScot

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Posted 31 August 2017 - 10:42 PM

That's not normal behaviour. I would drain the tank and remove it from the car and then take the sender out to see what is going on

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Posted 01 September 2017 - 12:17 AM

Check the breather. The pump is cutting off because the pressure is building up in the tank, You will have to fill it the way others have described because most fuel tanks have a long neck before the gas actually gets to the tank where as the mini has no filler neck to speak of.



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Posted 02 September 2017 - 07:42 AM

I will check the breather pipe, does anyone have a clear picture of which pipe this is as i dont want to mess around without knowing whats what
Thank you for all the replies :D

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Posted 08 September 2017 - 07:30 PM

Checked in the pinned sections, there's some pdfs of the manuals

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Posted 10 September 2017 - 10:55 AM

Just take the sender out. It is a long strong wire with a plastic container which swims up and down. Somtetimes the container fills with gas and signals wrong values to the the clock.

I turn the gas filler by 180 degress and have no problem to fill the gas tank.






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