Mr D

Sounds like it could be a fuel restrictor problem?

We have issues with certain vehicles (not Jeeps, mind you) at my work being hard to fill with fuel. Some vehicles have a little plastic/rubber grommet installed (in this particular case just before the fuel reaches the tank from the bowser) that limits the flow of fuel passing through it, often making the bowser handle click-off frequently and stop pumping when you are filling up.

Don't quote me on this, as I would honestly have no idea if Jeeps have these installed or not, but it's just something you might like to ask your dealer.

Mr D

Nice Jeep! What type of skid plate is that?

britjk

It's an ARB - only made for right hand drive.

nickwalk

Yep, the snorkel is Safari and was a b**d to fit - took 6 hours! Skid plate is standard Mopar. The front recovery points were made up as bolt on brackets similar to the AEV tow loops which I'd originally tried to source but couldn't get hold of.

aussie

it looks as though the same spec one we get here in australia, its a shame that they blanked out the fog lights, looks good though

16 Unlimited Ways

Very Nice...Of course the BEST color... Nice job looks good...

britjk

hey could you take a side pic and an under hood pic of the Safari snorkel. I'd like to see why it wouldn't work on Left hand drive JK's.

JasperJ

Sad news is about the slow fill is there is nothing they can do so far, they will say that it is a sticky vent valve and spend the day cleaning it. It comes down to poor engineering or engineering to meet cost cutting. The filler pipe is the same for both petrol and diesel 19mm with is about the same diameter as most fuel bowsers. It doesn't allow for the fact that diesel foams when pumped. So you have a restricted foamed flow that doesn't have the pressure to open the vent coupled with an extremely shallow slope for the filler pipe is a recipe for the bloody thing not to work.
There is a thread about this on ausjeepoffroad and a fix they call the Stevil Fix, basically involves replacing the standard fuel filler line with an 38 mm ID fuel proof hose.

Mine does it at only certain petrol stations so I try to use the ones it doesn't happen at it I can, because 15 minutes to fill up is ridiculous.

Unfortunately the filler replacement that comes with the Long Ranger is only a part of that set-up. Good news is the Stevil Fix is about AUS$20 all up which is what about 6 or 7 Pounds.

Have the diesels over that way started blowing the turbo hoses ala KJ Cherokees?

JasperJ

It won't work as the Brake Booster is on the other side to that of the LHD, I don't have the snorkel fitted but have an ARB compressor fitted in the space that the snorkel comes up through.

britjk

Thats where my battery sits - I can relocate that. The second pic is what a guy in Australia did. Hmmmmm.