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Old 01-29-2010, 12:17 AM
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Diesel Fuel Filler Neck Restrictor

Okay, I've filled up the 2010 X5d twice now, and each time I've encountered the dreaded "Commercial" diesel fuel pump. It is ultra low sulfur diesel, nice pretty green handles, official sticker on the pump, etc. But according to the annoying piece of crap little plastic cup in the back of my X5, some pumps are commercial and thus have a nozzle that WILL NOT FIT in the fuel filler neck because of the damn restrictor placed there to keep me from pumping unleaded into my D.

So, I have to get out this crappy little funnel, A FUNNEL, and stick the nozzle into the funnel and the funnel into the fuel fill neck and slooooowwwwlly pump the diesel, all the while listening for the gurgling noise of the fuel ascending up the neck and shutting the pump off by hand like I used to do 35 years ago filling up the John Deere from the farm diesel tank.

And the best part is that BMW provided these expensive blue disposable surgical gloves to wear so that during this process I don't get diesel on my hands!!

Okay, no one, repeat, NO ONE is going to be filling up my car but me. I'm pretty darn certain she's a diesel (rumble, rumble every time I sit at idle), I know to use the one little green pump that only guys with Dodge Rams ever use. Given that:

How do I get rid of the damn restrictor in the fuel filler neck? And how do I do this without voiding the warranty? I'm not using a freaking plastic funnel to fill up a $65,000 car! A plastic funnel. WTF?

At least I get great mileage and never have to fill up. 450 miles per tank is really, really sweet.

Thanks.... Tom
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