Does anybody know of a cure or advice to improve the speed of filling the fuel tank. Sometimes I have to press the pump-nozzle many times before it will even start to fill the tank Ii.e immediate back-flow of fuel cuts it out). Nearly always, once the fuel gets going, I can only fill with the nozzle at half speed otherwise it trips out again - stop, start etc, it can take 5 or more minutes to get just a few gallons in

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2010 XF S Portfolio D 272 auto (added by GGG)

 

You have now posted this question 3 times in the New Member Area - Intro a MUST forum. On the first occasion I replied asking whether this was a superseded X250 or a current X260 and requesting you to add vehicle details in your forum signature. You did respond in a post with the information that it is a "Jaguar XF S Portfolio D 272 auto 2010 model but did not add the information as a forum signature. I've therefore moved this thread to X250 forum and added the vehicle details for advice from members with the same model.

Follow advice given and you will get help.

Graham

 

I believe there is a TSB out on this issue. Search tool is your friend here.

Short fix is to hold the nozzle upside down (fill end up) and fill at a 3/4 flow pace. Only insert the nozzle about 85% of the way in as well.

I have the same issue on my new (to me) 2011 MY. A little inconvenient, but not worth the dealer hassle yet.

 

I just had the TSB done. They replace the whole fill neck, piping to tank, and including the gas cap.

Mine was covered under the CPO warranty.

Works perfect now.

 

I had the same annoying problem in my 2013 3.0L which the dealer fixed under warranty. As Jag#4 said there are a few things you can do to mitigate the issue occuring. I found turning the nozzle 45-90 degrees (not 180 upside down), trying not to put it all the way in, and filling slower was the best for me. But nobody wants to look like an idiot at the pump. The dealer told me the fix requires removing the quarter panel and is very expensive (long labor?) if not under warranty. Maybe you can do it yourself if you can find the TSB. Good luck.

 

It took my dealer about 3 hours to do the job. I waited for it in the waiting room.

At first the tech said they need to lower the rear subframe, but the book tells them they do not need to do that.

In the end, they had to remove the rear section of the exhuast and then they could wiggle it out without removing the subframe.

Again, only took the tech 3 hours.

 

Is the car a diesel? If you look in the filler can you see a yellow flap? If so, the fuel-type protection has engaged. This is a thing that makes the filler behave like you describe if you try to fill it with petrol instead of diesel.

There should be a strange-looking yellow plastic tool in the boot, clipped onto the batter bracket. This is the reset tool.

The instructions for using it are in the manual. Basically you insert it into the filler thin end first with the tech upwards, then gentle push down - this will clip the yellow flap up and reset it.

Hope that helps!

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