Fiat Punto Fuel Issue..

**wedge** · 31st March 2010, 15:44

Originally Posted by J4MIE

Right, after taking my mum's little Punto down to the lakes last weekend and I am fed up with it.

Whenever you try to fill up with petrol it always clicks off after about 10p worth has gone in and I don't know how she puts up with it as it's been like that for a while. As a result it takes forever to fill up and I blame that for arriving at my destination late.

As I am not really mechanically minded, does any fellow forumers have a clue what may be causing it?

Try rotating the nozzle at various degrees or pull the trigger very slightly and stupidly slow flow rate but at least you've got fuel going in without it cutting out all the time.

Anyway, one time I tried to fill to the brim and beat the clicking and I was doused in fuel. That told me!

**Daniel** · 31st March 2010, 18:02

Originally Posted by wedge

Try rotating the nozzle at various degrees or pull the trigger very slightly and stupidly slow flow rate but at least you've got fuel going in without it cutting out all the time.

Anyway, one time I tried to fill to the brim and beat the clicking and I was doused in fuel. That told me!

I like your signature. I'd hate to think that for the extra money I spent on top of buying a Panda that people didn't know I have a 500!

I brim by pulling the nozzle out of the filler neck completely and just filling very very slowly

**veeten** · 31st March 2010, 20:47

... and the difference between a Punto and a Punter.

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**tannat** · 31st March 2010, 22:30

I can't read FIAT without the old Fix It Again Tony joke echoing in my ears..

Whats the reliability of current Fiats?

None here stateside since the early 80's...

**Daniel** · 31st March 2010, 22:37

Originally Posted by tannat

I can't read FIAT without the old Fix It Again Tony joke echoing in my ears..

Whats the reliability of current Fiats?

None here stateside since the early 80's...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIA...#7_Reliability

I'd agree with that