help.. fuel problems!

[syncro]

check the neck of the fuel filler pipe its prone to rusting and clogging the lines up ,new ones are still available at vw dealers

I'm not saying that it doesn't happen here but I have never heard of it happening in Australia. Certainly is common in Europe.

[syncro]

Make sure the return line has the restrictor in it.

There are two types of connector. A "Y" type and a "T" type. One of them, I think it's the "Y" type needs a seperate restrictor in the fuel line and the other is built in to the connector.

[gtimk5]

Yeah, thats right syncro. When I have found it missing I have cut the small end off an old idle jet & inserted it into the return hose. Usually ups the pressure by 1-1.5 lbs. Havent ever seen a rusted fuel filler pipe here. I know that they are a prob in europe with salt on the roads.

[mollins]

ok... im sure i have something floating around in my fuel tank just to annoy me

even after i swapped everything.. the fuel issue just kept haunting me

but one time when it was particularly bad and i pulled off the fuel delivery hose to the pump and blew down it to find it was initially blocked but then it released all of a sudden.. and that fixed for weeks

then yesterday when i drove out to dubbo it started to do it again, so i did the hose thing again and it fixed it instantly!

thus im sure i have a chunk of something floating round in my tank which gets stuck to my fuel pickup every now and then!

next time im empty ill have a poke round in the tank to see what i can find!

thanks for your help

[imported_brackie]

When you run old diesel tractors you get familiar with the problem. Sh*t acccumulates in the tank(s) and when you get low on fuel it gets sucked into the lines. Usually doesn't even get the filter before it blocks. My old Inter has this problem so when it starts to fart I undo the fuel line at the filter housing and blow compressed air back to the tank. That clears the problem instantly. Now the Golf diesel has a mesh filter in the tank under the sender. I don't know if this is fitted to petrol tanks as I've never had one, but if it is that could be where the problem originates. Just an idea

[gtimk5]

Petrol tank is different, no filter inside. Lift the rear seat out, remove 3 screwed cover on rhs of floor under mat. Remove sender and have a look in tank with a light, or torch. Not cig lighter! Will be able to see how much crap is in tank. If it is clean you will see shiny base. Use a high pressure airline to blow out delivery pipe too

[ausgolfer]

Not cig lighter!

[Golfwise]

Once you have blown out your fuel line put a spray gun filter on the end of you fuel pick up pipe ,the one on the tank sender unit thus any crap in the tank won't be drawn in.

[worm]

Is the fuel system meant to be air tight?
Whenever I take the fuel cap off my 4wd when its near empty it has alot of pressure build up and hisses, but not on the golf.
Infact, after I have turned the car off, I can watch the fuel in the fuel filter (the one just before the carbi) disappearing and within 1 minute its empty.... this inturn makes the car start, then stall instantly until there is sufficient fuel in the lines