Who's EA - ED is hard to fill with fuel? - Ford Forums

NZ · 02-20-2004, 13:28

How many people have trouble filling their EA - ED's? My car is an absolute dog to try and fill up! It takes about 7 seconds to put a litre in. That doesnt sound too bad like that but a whole tank takes over 5 minutes. Its annoying because most of the time it needs to be running slower than the first click on the bowser nozzle so I have to stand there drip feeding the fuel in. Ive already pulled the tank off and checked the air bleed hose, pulled it off and blown it out and also blown the fittings on each end out - both were clear. I tried leaving the tank a bit slack but the same thing happened. This happens at all servo's so I've come to the conclusion it must be a design fault and there fore a heap of people must have the same problem. Ive had a few comments from servo staff that 'those cars are always bad' etc.

So if your car ills like a normal car please post what model it is and likewise if its a drip fed baby like mine is. Lets se just how widespread the problem is.

YOOT · 02-20-2004, 14:06

My ED is fine, first Falcon I've been able to fill that can go flat chat from empty to over the 68L mark (don't ask me why). The car that pisses me off though is my work car, 98 Rodea 4WD you just about can't fill the damn thing up because it clicks off as soon as you turn it on! It takes over 10sec to put a litre in that puppy!

Back on topic mate, our 1989 EA Wagon (shit box) had the same problem, it would cut off all the time.

nEb · 02-20-2004, 14:27

my cars fine to fill up.

EFFalcon · 02-20-2004, 15:04

my EF even has issues, try to squeez as hard as possible and it clicks off real fast.
have to drip feed it constantly, lucky i have LPG :D

RAPTOR · 02-20-2004, 15:43

My Ed's fine but the XG ute I had was like that. I know you say it's been checked but I reckon your breather line has collapsed. Something's wrong.

Imperator · 02-20-2004, 17:13

i sometimes have a problem....i just pull the nozzel out a bit and it goes fine....might help u? :)

OED666 · 02-20-2004, 17:34

only very very rarely do i eva have a problem...

most of the time is sweet. and i have also put in 67L one time and the light only came on!!! filled that baby rite up.

i reckon the light is full of shit, i dont dare do anymore than 50k's when the light is on, cuz i no its getting low on the juice

YOOT · 02-20-2004, 18:15

Thats debatable OED666 - my light comes on just after the trip computer beeps at me for the last 80kms left in the tank. I usually drive it down to 20kms or so (about 580kms per tank) and fill her up with around 70+ litres... now, does the car have a bigger tank of are the pumps charging us for more fuel than we really have!? I wonder...

qwikcorty · 02-20-2004, 18:43

i had that once at shell filling with gas. EVERY time id filled up when its on red it was 58 litres the it would click off/full. this one time it went to 64 and still had more to go? and the pump was filling abnormally slow.

SPHELL · 02-20-2004, 18:53

yeah i've got the same problem although I find it happens more on hot days....and more at Shell servos than other servos for some reason! I find if you hold the fuel nozzle half way in and only pull back half way on the trigger it's usually a bit better. I can never push it all the way in and go flat chat from empty to full without it ever clicking off.