diesel on door

mjt · 8 Dec 2016 at 19:32

So I absolutely brimmed it this afternoon (diesel sat in the neck when I screwed the fuel filler cap back on) and then drove home via a roundabout and the motorway, amongst other things.
After I parked up, I noticed that the edge of the rear door was completely covered in diesel :confused:

In previous cars, over-flow from the fuel filler region drained underneath the car, but I'm confused as to how diesel managed to spray itself on the door and next to the fuel filler cap :confused:

You can see it clearly in the second picture - that's not dirt brushed away on the rear quarter panel - it's diesel!

So, OCUK - why is there diesel on my door??

Diagro · 8 Dec 2016 at 19:39

Hmm no idea.

Dis86 · 8 Dec 2016 at 19:43

Cos Audi. Maybe some pics of the inside of the door thresh?

new boy · 8 Dec 2016 at 19:59

Maybe you spilt a bit on your door from the nozzle after you had finished filling up?

Dis86 · 8 Dec 2016 at 20:02

new boy said:
Maybe you spilt a bit on your door from the nozzle after you had finished filling up?

Most likely and then it's just tracked along the door edge.

Jumper118 · 8 Dec 2016 at 20:44

Clearly the best way to stop this is not to fill it so it's overflowing.......

[TW]Fox · 8 Dec 2016 at 20:55

Because you overfilled it?

tom_e · 8 Dec 2016 at 21:14

Jumper118 said:
Clearly the best way to stop this is not to fill it so it's overflowing.......

This, more importantly it's ****ing lethal to those of us on bikes.

mjt · 8 Dec 2016 at 21:19

new boy said:
Maybe you spilt a bit on your door from the nozzle after you had finished filling up?

Nope

Jumper118 said:
Clearly the best way to stop this is not to fill it so it's overflowing.......

[TW]Fox;30292517 said:
Because you overfilled it?

It drained its way down the neck before I drove off, and I closed the cap, so how did it overflow? Where did come out of??

tom_e said:
This, more importantly it's ****ing lethal to those of us on bikes.

Alright, relax. It's not like I drove around dumping diesel all over the road. If it was on the road, it wouldn't be on my door!

Antony101 · 8 Dec 2016 at 21:37

I'm more curious as to how you even managed this.

How is this even possible? Hold the trigger till it clicks and then you're done and it's not overflowing?

Akagi · 8 Dec 2016 at 21:40

You can feather the trigger and fill the expansion area in the tank and the filler neck, if you are really determined...

Hotwired · 8 Dec 2016 at 21:59

Had to look up how fuel pumps work after that.

It's magic :eek:

new boy · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:07

mjt said:
Nope

Well I didn't mean u had done it on purpose lol, maybe you just didn't notice?

Dis86 · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:14

Occam's razor...

The simplest explanation is the most likely. The simplest explanation is you spilled some without noticing.

Dr Who · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:23

[TW]Fox;30292517 said:
Because you overfilled it?

And probably endangered a few motorcyclists along the way...

Brookert · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:26

Dr Who said:
And probably endangered a few motorcyclists along the way...

Degree in drama have we?

Hyburnate · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:26

I'm not sure I fully understand why you feel you must brim the tank anyway, I mean I fill my tank and don't have to return for just shy of 500 miles, the last few dribbles really aren't going to matter and yet run the risk of this...

Akagi · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:36

I could get an extra 10 litres in the Polo if I feathered the trigger until it was almost overflowing.

Haven't tried it since because I found out it was a bad idea.

Dr Who · 8 Dec 2016 at 22:54

Brookert said:
Degree in drama have we?

Guessing you're not a motorcyclist :rolleyes:

http://www.righttoride.co.uk/top-issues/roads-infrastructure/diesel-spills/ here educate yourself

Scania · 8 Dec 2016 at 23:14

I'm forever trying to explain to drivers at work not to overfill the truck tanks, especially Scania trucks as they recirculate unused (hot) fuel back into the tanks which expands and is then dumped into the road,especially by our depot near Junction 15 of the M6, as you exit the depot you have to take a sharp turn which exacerbates the issue and makes the junction (by Hanchurch Crossroads for any locals) treacherous, especially for bikers.

Having seen a few bikers come off outside our depot I can assure it's quite a drama for them!

Alas, many of our drivers are convinced that brimming the tanks is the only way to fill them even though you can easily do Stoke-London and back on half a tank!