I have bought a 2nd hand 2006 Transit Connect, 1.8tdci 75PS - planning to do a DIY convertion and turn it into a campervan. The van is a great wee runner but I haven't been able to get more than a half tank of diesel into the van. When I try to fill up at the pump, the pump clicks off almost immediately. I've tried at different pumps, different petrol stations and also tried pumping slow but nothing seems to work and in my last attempt I ended up with diesel spilling down the side of the van despite only having put in £3 worth of fuel.
I took the van to the local garage who checked out the breather and filler lines for me, they said they were clear and then came up with a statement that went along the lines of 'its a design fault with these vans'. I'm not the most mechanically minded person, but it seems to me that if there was some sort of design flaw that prevented these vans from taking more than a half tank of petrol then I'm sure I'd be hearing about it on car and van forums such as this one.
So, my initial question is, has anyone else heard of this model of transit connect having problems filling up the tank? My second question is, could anyone please give me some suggestions as to how I could go about getting this fixed.
thanks in advance.