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I use 3 different BP's to fill my car up, one near my house and two on the journey to work and i am nearly sure all three servos have pins fitted to their HI-FLOW diesel pumps.[size=1]2011 GXL D4D Auto | ARB Deluxe winch bar | Bilstein/Ridepro platinum lift | MT ATZ P3's | Dick Cepek Torque rims | Airtec snorkel | Lightforce Genesis 55w HID | GME UHF | 55w HID high beam | Rhino Rack bars & Cage | ISI extreme rack | Dual Optima Batteries | Milford MXV-70 cargo barrier | ARB onboard air | Prodigy P3 | Drawers & Black widow fridge slide | Waeco CF-50 | Kaymar rear bracket and LED light | EscapeGear seat covers | Sandgrabbas and more...[/size]Comment
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I was talking to a guy a few months ago who has a 150 series and he asked me if I had this tank filling problem, which I don't. He said he had the problem when he first got his vehicle and it was terrible. Took it back to Toyota a few times and they dropped the tank out and could not find any issue. After several goes they discovered when they were putting the tank back in it was crimping one of the breather lines. Apparently (can't quite remember the proper description so this might not be entirely accurate) the each tank doesn't have an individual breather, the breather from one goes into the other and then that tank has an external breather. Anyway, they didconnected the breather between the two tanks and teed them together so each tank had a breather and problem fixed.2010 GX Turbo DieselComment
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I have a 2009 120 series and initially had similar issues with fuel frothing and a very slow fill to the top. I changed to BP and immediately noticed a difference. On the first fill I thought I just filled my car with petrol as the fuel didn't froth. Thankfully it was diesel and after some investigation realised BP has a superior fuel. It's been BP for over a year and yes it still takes a fair amount of fuel before it is at the top but it can be done at a reasonable continues flow without the frothing so therefore much faster.Silver 120 Series Diesel GXL 2009 with Option Pack 2, king Springs 2" Lift with 'H' front spring, MT ATZ 4-RIB, Dual Battery, Deluxe ARB Bull-bar, Winch, Towbar, Anderson 50 amp plug at the rear, Weather Shields, Bonnet and Head Light Protectors, Rubber Mats inc Cargo mat, UHF Ariel, Portable Uniden UHF plugs into areal, On-board ARB Compressor, Brains Black Box TG150 Protector, Rear Black Duck Seat Covers.Comment
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FWIW,
I have now filled the new beast 3 times.
Each time was at Caltex/Woolworths.
Each time there were no issues with frothing what so ever, and was filled to sight in neck.
This was a real pleasure as my previous vehicle DID take for ever to get the last 10l in.
I don't know if my Sept 2011-build vehicle has the previous tank-issue rectified. Maybe so.
(I don't use BP because it so hard to find - and when I do find it they are blatantly screwing the R's out of us with there pricing)[COLOR="darkgreen"][B][I][/I][/B][/COLOR]150 GXL D4D Auto - Graphite
Sandgrabbas front, middle, boot. Toyota towbar. Uniden 7760NB UHF radio, AT870 Aerial
Dual Battery System & Anderson plug by Wynnum Tow Bars.
Tough Dogs & King Springs all round, Air bags to rear, Safari snorkel.
ECB hammertone Big Tube winch bar (no winch). Golf Savannah 499 pop top 'van 1990 Kg ATM.Comment
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Interesting..... I too have filled up at Caltex & Shell ( I agree with u about BP) but still find it takes forever to fill that last 10ltrs or so.... no matter what brand....in saying that, I've this same problem with all my previous Toyota Diesels that I've owned....
Originally posted by 150gxl View Post[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
[I][B][COLOR=DarkRed]Car-4: 1996 Defender Tdi [/COLOR][/B][/I]
[I][B][COLOR=Blue]Car-3: 1996 Discovery Tdi Auto[/COLOR][/B][/I]
[B][I][COLOR=Green]Car-2: 1993 Suzuki Vitara 4Dr (modified for Playing) [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Now Retired[/COLOR][COLOR=Green]
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[B][I][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Car-1: 2010 Toyota Prado 150's (Missus Car/current touring vehicle)[/COLOR][/I][/B]Comment
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Well..... To my surprise.... I've now filled up twice and both times have been very quick without any foaming up.... Very Surprised !!!
Economy wise though, it's gone up a bit but I can't put this down to fuel thing, but more so due to the "Re-Flash" of the transmission we had done at the last service which happened at the same time I tried using BP Fuel......
Will continue to monitor the economy over the next few fills to see whether it gets back to normal (The wife normally drives the car around)[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
[I][B][COLOR=DarkRed]Car-4: 1996 Defender Tdi [/COLOR][/B][/I]
[I][B][COLOR=Blue]Car-3: 1996 Discovery Tdi Auto[/COLOR][/B][/I]
[B][I][COLOR=Green]Car-2: 1993 Suzuki Vitara 4Dr (modified for Playing) [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Now Retired[/COLOR][COLOR=Green][/COLOR][/I][/B]
[B][I][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Car-1: 2010 Toyota Prado 150's (Missus Car/current touring vehicle)[/COLOR][/I][/B]Comment
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I have problems with the low fuel light and filling. Low fuel warning and I can put in 30 liters. Takes forever to full to the neck....much worse than the 120 ever was!
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[SIZE=1][B]2011 Silver 150 DVD[/B] [B]GXL[/B][/SIZE][SIZE=1], Safari Snorkel, Sand Grabba mats, Michelle Sacs seat organizer, ARB Bull Bar, Lightforce 170 HID, Bonnet and Headlight protectors, Dual Batteries, Engel Fridge, Kaymar rear spacer, Cooper STTs [B]x 6[/B], Rhino Pioneer tray in black, MaxTrax, Black Widow Drawers with top shelf, divider & cargo barrier, ARB Sports Nitrochargers and springs, ICOM IC 440N CB
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I worked on a BP Product (fuel) Tanker for a few years. We loaded up at the BP refinery in WA, and whenever we came into any of the major cities we would unload to BP, Shell and Mobil all in one go! Guess the argument of who has the better fuel is down to what additives the companies place in it once it goes into their holding tanks... never been a big fan of BP fuel though, purely for the cost of it.Originally posted by rob_macca67 View Post2004 V6 GXL, ARB Bar, Cargo Barrier, TJM XGS Gold 2 inch lift,Oricom UHF, AMTS Spotties, Dual Battery, Waeco CFX 50, ABR battery Monitors, Iantz GPSComment
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Would have to agree with you there in regards to the $$. I've always gone out of my way to avoid BP, usingg mainly shell or Caltex..... but I thought I'd give it a go and I am surprised in the time taken to fillup..... I'll give BP a few more goes b4 retrying Shell..... I did forgot to mention that at the last service with Toyota, I did mention the time taken to refill and they said that they will have a look.... I forgot to ask when I picked up the car so I'm not sure if they did anything....
Interesting to hear what u said in regards to tanker supplying multiple suppliers (BP,Shell,Mobil).... A mate who use to work for Mobil in SA years ago said something similar....
Originally posted by Smickbus View Post[I]cheers..... Rob (macca)[/I]
[I][B][COLOR=DarkRed]Car-4: 1996 Defender Tdi [/COLOR][/B][/I]
[I][B][COLOR=Blue]Car-3: 1996 Discovery Tdi Auto[/COLOR][/B][/I]
[B][I][COLOR=Green]Car-2: 1993 Suzuki Vitara 4Dr (modified for Playing) [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Now Retired[/COLOR][COLOR=Green][/COLOR][/I][/B]
[B][I][COLOR=DarkOrchid]Car-1: 2010 Toyota Prado 150's (Missus Car/current touring vehicle)[/COLOR][/I][/B]Comment
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I recently filled up at BP with one of the high flow pumps designed for trucks with no problems, suspect the problem some people are having may be breather related as mentioned somewhere in one of these threads[B]Steve[/B]
2010 Silver GXL Prado 150, D4D Auto, with a few non standard bitsComment
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