Fuel spillage from filler
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:32 am
I just thought some of you might be interested in an experiment I have just tried as I got a bit fed up with fuel spilling out if I filled my +2 more than half full.
I have fitted a one way valve that is normally fitted into the filler neck of an MX5
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/fuel-filler-r ... -2643.html
As the OD of this is smaller than the hose on the +2 and I needed a way of fixing it into the +2 hose anyway I purchased a second hand filler neck from an MX5 (the valve clips into this) and cut off the bit at the end where the valve clips in.
With the use of two ID reducers I fitted the assembly into the +2 hose at the tank end and clamped it in position with a couple of jubilee clips.
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/hose-id-reducers
Anyway it seems to work- I have just spent a week touring Northumberland (many steep hills and sharp bends) and I initially filled the car to 3/4 full ( far more than would have been a problem before) and later filled all the way with no sloshing over the wing.
Its worth noting that the MX5 filler neck that I purchased already had the correct valve fitted (you need to have the later version of the valve)
I have fitted a one way valve that is normally fitted into the filler neck of an MX5
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/fuel-filler-r ... -2643.html
As the OD of this is smaller than the hose on the +2 and I needed a way of fixing it into the +2 hose anyway I purchased a second hand filler neck from an MX5 (the valve clips into this) and cut off the bit at the end where the valve clips in.
With the use of two ID reducers I fitted the assembly into the +2 hose at the tank end and clamped it in position with a couple of jubilee clips.
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/hose-id-reducers
Anyway it seems to work- I have just spent a week touring Northumberland (many steep hills and sharp bends) and I initially filled the car to 3/4 full ( far more than would have been a problem before) and later filled all the way with no sloshing over the wing.
Its worth noting that the MX5 filler neck that I purchased already had the correct valve fitted (you need to have the later version of the valve)