Diesel Fuel Filler Neck Restrictor

[Armand]

Originally Posted by ABMW

... The caveat is that they require natural gas to power the fuel cell, which of course is, well, explosive.. IMHO.

You may have noticed that the fuel tank nozzle is right over the tire. So if a large amount of fuel get spit out due to the use of wrong fuel pump or nozzle type, it could find its way on the tire and perhaps the brakes. I am wondering if it could cause a fire later when the driver applies the brakes while driving on the highway.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Armand

I am wondering if it could cause a fire later when the driver applies the brakes while driving on the highway.

I highly doubt it, as the rotation of the tire wil fling most of it off once you are moving at any appreciable speed. However, there is a reason they commonly call diesel fuel in the old days "diesel oil." A bigger concern to me would be potential contamination of the brake pads and a potential temporary reduced traction if some got on the tread.

But I'm not really concerned about it... it looks to me like it would be difficult to get it on the brakes, and any on the tire would be temporary. Next time you wash the car, turn the hose onto the filler door and see how much gets onto the tire and brakes... not much I'll bet.

[ard]

Perhaps a 30mm holesaw?

[bmwspill]

I have the exact same issue and I think others do too. Look at this video I found: BMW Diesel Spill - YouTube

Email them if you're willing to support action from BMW

[Lubehead]

I am really suprised that this is an issue. Here in the Northeast, it is common to see a pump with the small nozzle on one side and the larger "commercial" one on the other. I have only had to use the funnel twice in over 63,000 miles of driving.

[tribecax5]

Sorry to bump an old thread.

So, I filled my 35d for the first time today and when I went to the gas station, I was like wtf, why isn't the nozzle fitting? I called the guy at the station and he said that I need an adapter or I will have to hold the nozzle close like that and filling up really slow. He initially showed me how to do it but spilled it on the rear tire all over it. Took me about 15 minutes to put about 12 gallons and I gave up just a little over half a tank. I did not know about this "Fueling Protection System". Apparently, not every gas station has the smaller/thinner nozzle for diesels.

Question is, is there a way to remove this God damn thing?

[Lubehead]

You really don't want to remove it. Move on to another station, they had the incorrect pump nozzle.

[ard]

Holesaw