[swellguy]

Anyone else having the fuel hose at the gas pump not staying connected to their fuel fill? I usually have to hand-pump, which is totally inconvenient.

It seems there's nothing for the nozzle to lock onto, or it's at the wrong angle. It sometimes stays briefly, but pops out with the weight of the hose.

I'm in California if that makes any difference, I know our hoses are more complicated than some places (but I had this problem in Nevada too).

Thanks!

 

[joefromga]

If you're in California that means you have that collar thing on there which is spring loaded,correct? That's really the issue I think .it pushes itself out .

 

[EddieZ]

Anyone else having the fuel hose at the gas pump not staying connected to their fuel fill? I usually have to hand-pump, which is totally inconvenient.

It seems there's nothing for the nozzle to lock onto, or it's at the wrong angle. It sometimes stays briefly, but pops out with the weight of the hose.

I'm in California if that makes any difference, I know our hoses are more complicated than some places (but I had this problem in Nevada too).

Thanks!

Oh, you have those outer shrouds that are supposed to make complete seal around the filler neck? I haven't seen those since leaving Calif. 11 years ago. Even then, not all areas were mandated to use those IIRC.

I can see where that would be an annoyance. Is there no spring coil around the nozzle, inside the shroud, that can hook inside your filler neck, maybe if you press the nozzle in harder/further?

 

[swellguy]

If you're in California that means you have that collar thing on there which is spring loaded,correct? That's really the issue I think .it pushes itself out .

Yes, you may be right. Anyone else have this issue?

 

[swellguy]

Oh, you have those outer shrouds that are supposed to make complete seal around the filler neck? I haven't seen those since leaving Calif. 11 years ago. Even then, not all areas were mandated to use those IIRC.

I can see where that would be an annoyance. Is there no spring coil around the nozzle, inside the shroud, that can hook inside your filler neck, maybe if you press the nozzle in harder/further?

Yes, if I press harder it goes in. Problem is I have to hold it in, it doesn't stay in by it's own accord. Therefore, I can't auto-pump. Sucks, really.

 

[hammerhome]

On our tdi we have to turn the hose upside down to get it to stay. Maybe the same fix for the transit.

 

[alarmist]

The technical term for that apparatus is Godzilla's Foreskin and, yes, it's an issue with the capless fill on the Transit. Huge PITA. Seems to be getting better but the capless fill is still definitely not an asset here. The ghetto fix is to hang a weight on the fill handle.

 

[greg-92083]

I am in California and I have had problems but not about the spout falling out. I push it in hard then tip the handle down seems to work the best for me. Filling on automatic it shuts off before fully full. The first time I restarted it on low flow and it did not shut off just overflowed. So the next time I hand held it -- and it did not shut off just overflowed. So I just accept I will not fill it completely. The gas gauge goes to full but is quickly down to 3/4. I guess I am just used to filling to the top of the fill pipe? My 2015 Transit T150 replaced my 1995 F150, cars sure have changed in the past twenty years.

Greg Hayden
Vista - San Diego area - California

 

[Byron the Painter]

The way things are going there in Cali...soon you won't have to worry about it.

The Government there will have a minority/transgender/otherwise confused in some way employee pump it for you...at $15 an hour.

 

[alarmist]

No worries, we'll all just ride the bullet train to nowhere.

 

[mlempire5]

2015 T250 148" EL San Diego, Ca

Purchased fuel this morning, experienced the pump clicking off as the handle backs out by itself. Just over 1200 miles, and I am already over this lame problem !! I have to stand there and hold the pump the entire fill cycle. 40 years of work trucks and never such a ridiculous issue, except with a brand new 2012 Dodge 2500 crew cab I had as a rental. Mopar puts a anti fuel theft ball inside the filler tub to prevent fuel siphoning with a hose. Pump clicked every 20 seconds at any fill rate. After it took me almost 30 minutes to buy fuel, I took the truck back to the rental company and rented something else.

I doubt Ford will treat this as a warranty issue !!

 

[alarmist]

Like I said, there is an easy fix. I just keep a little sandbag tucked in next to the driver's seat. Still an epic fail. I hope the engineer who came up with that gets crabs.