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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
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9th Mar 2014 7:57 am |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4109 |
Great link. (If you can speak more than one language). Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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9th Mar 2014 8:39 am |
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Gordy Member Since: 01 Feb 2014 Location: Stirlingshire Posts: 65 |
Glad there were pictures to support
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9th Mar 2014 9:52 am |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
Both the Freelanders I have had, there was a a vacuum when opening the cap, but never had a problem with it, it is how it is designed. |
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9th Mar 2014 9:57 am |
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Gordy Member Since: 01 Feb 2014 Location: Stirlingshire Posts: 65 |
Alex had mentioned this also, depends on how much of a vacuum I suppose. There must be a balance to counter the tension in the spring and there for allow air to be drawn into the tank on demand, however if it's hissing like a swan then that would be worrying....... |
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9th Mar 2014 10:08 am |
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Finn mc Missile Member Since: 08 Feb 2014 Location: Home Posts: 17 |
Thanks Alex for the link, no habla but pictures were good
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10th Mar 2014 9:50 am |
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Aveling Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Cardiff Posts: 265 |
Strange this - I asked the same question back in December when I changed my car from an 07 HSE to a 60 Plate HSE.
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10th Mar 2014 2:02 pm |
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Finn mc Missile Member Since: 08 Feb 2014 Location: Home Posts: 17 |
Back to this once more.
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19th Mar 2014 3:23 pm |
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PuffyMcScrote Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 99 |
As a side-note, my last car (a Dodge Magnum) would throw engine codes and the dreaded CEL if I forgot to tighten the gas cap enough to allow for a vacuum. |
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19th Mar 2014 3:34 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Interesting thread. I have had a fairly significant hiss and suck when opening the cap since I got the car in June (it is a 60reg).
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7th Oct 2014 12:22 pm |
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2006 |
Maybe you should have read the replies posted at the time! Quoting from my own response back in December:
That's not quite 'meant to do it'! |
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7th Oct 2014 4:06 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Thanks for the reply. I did read all the responses and unless I've missed the point, I'm not sure either way if it is meant to do this or not. Apologies if its obvious... |
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7th Oct 2014 4:13 pm |
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realspeed Member Since: 26 Mar 2011 Location: East Sussex Posts: 574 |
Many years ago nowI had the same problem and got over it by drilling a small hole in the filler cap. Totally wrong I know but it did the trick Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner |
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7th Oct 2014 4:28 pm |
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2006 |
Mine above was in repose to another post earlier in the thread, not yours. A slight hiss on removing the cap is not unusual - there is a spring in the venting mechanism (in the cap) and venting will only occur when the pressure exceeds the force of the spring. (That said I never seem to get a hiss from mine.) But anything more than a slight hiss, and in particular anything which makes the cap hard to remove, suggests a fault in the venting mechanism and could lead to fuel starvation, etc. |
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7th Oct 2014 4:34 pm |
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