Fuel tank difficult to fill

FUEL TANK DIFFICULT TO FILL

Model

Range Rover

Affected vehicles

All V8 petrol derivatives up to VIN XA 412519 All diesel derivatives up to VIN XA 416175 RE - ISSUE INFORMATION: Text and PARTS INFORMATION amended to include petrol derivatives. Details of new filler necks and final VINs added. Please destroy your existing copy and replace with this Issue 2.

Date

1999-02-24

Reference

L8410BU

Bulletin text

Range Rover

AFFECTED RANGE:

All V8 petrol derivatives up to VIN XA 412519 All diesel derivatives up to VIN XA 416175

RE - ISSUE INFORMATION: Text and PARTS INFORMATION amended to include petrol derivatives. Details of new filler necks and final VINs added. Please destroy your existing copy and replace with this Issue 2.

PROBLEM:

FUEL TANK DIFFICULT TO FILL Customer experiences difficulty in adding fuel to tank due to either fuel spit back or fuel delivery cut off.

CAUSE:

Variability in forecourt pump delivery rates.

ACTION:

On customer complaint of the above, fit a revised fuel filler neck as detailed in PARTS INFORMATION .

The new filler necks are fully interchangeable with their predecessors and should be fitted as described in the Workshop Manual, repair number 19.55.07 refers.

PARTS INFORMATION:

Fuel filler neck Old Part Number

Unleaded petrol ESR3154

Leaded petrol ESR3155

Diesel ESR3156

Bull. N o : 0001 L8410bu 2 24.02.99

New Part Number

WMJ100180

WMJ100190

WMJ100140

WARRANTY CLAIMS: Use Complaint Code: 2Q0S

Use S.R.O: 19.55.07 - Fuel filler neck renew

Time allowance: 0.70Hrs - All derivatives except 98MY V8 petrol onwards 0.90Hrs - V8 petrol 98MY (VIN WA 376581 onwards)