Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Hi Guys

I did Marcuskraal 4x4 route near Citrusdal about two weeks ago. What a stunning trail. Thoroughly enjoyed it and very impressed with my SWB.

I had just completed a grade 4 steep rocky climb and then smelled petrol in the vehicle. My first thought was that I must have punctured the fuel tank but after inspection I found no sign of any damage and instead saw petrol leaking from the filler cap and flowing down the side of the vehicle and onto the exhaust. I had to turn off the track on to a level section to release the air pressure in the tank and not all the fuel. I did The Dunes in Lamberts bay two days later and the same thing happened. I had to stop to release the pressure very 30 min or so. My 3.8V6 is already thirsty enough without the liquid gold flowing back out the filler cap.

I presume that a breather is blocked? Anyone ever had the problem?

Do I have to remove the tank to check the breather?

Happy New Year to all ,

JohnDG

Hi John,
No the tank can stay in. You will have to remove the wheel and the cover that goes over the filler neck (pipe). Once the cover is off you will see the rubber pipes coming from the bottom of the filler neck upto the top of it, remove them, clean them out and check the metal pipes on the filler neck for blockage too. Good luck

Wilddog.

Many Thanks, Wilddog!

Will check it out on the weekend!

Regards,

JohnDG