BigErn

My Sapph has an annoying habit of briefly cutting out under hard left hand cornering when it has quarter of a tank or less in it. Im guessing it to be fuel starvation and have been told by a few people its because it hasnt got a baffled tank?

Its feckin irritating to say the least when playing about but even more so when having a go with another car on the twisties and its popping and banging as its gasping for fuel even though there is plenty in!

Is there any way to solve this without having to keep the fuel level above quarter and without having to take the tank out?

Thanks, Ian.

Stavros

My cossie did the same, esp once i put twin pumps in it.

TBH most cars do.

Swirlpot is the most obvious solution, but then yopul need a 2nd pump and some more pipework.

Not hard to do tho.

tank-pump-swirlpot-pump-engine

dojj

iTrader: (3)

if you don't want to remove the tank thenstavs way is the way to do it

otherwise just keep a few more litres of fuel in the tank

big_wig_074

apparently the fuel pick up pipe in cossies is bad for this,its 2 separate parts and the end part can perish leaving you with only being able to part throttle it on the last quarter of a tank,i couldnt bott it on the last quarter ever,which actually helped as it meant i could look a bit further for cheap optimax!

SS1

iTrader: (3)

keep the the petrol tank 3/4 full will resolve your problem

mines the same on boost half tank .gonna change mine soon

but the petrol tank is a major head fuck to replace

ask pm smit ..

hes done the evil job

tabetha

Mine does it but got much much better when I replaced the 12 year old fuel filter!!
tabetha

cossymad

hmmm cheapest option- don't go round bends
next cheapest - don't run the tank below 1/4
or spend a few hundred Ł on a bling fuel set up......

Dirty Harry

iTrader: (12)

OK
I had the same problem once but with right hand bends the peoblem was a dodgy fuel pump relay moving about under the dash

pete mcrash

iTrader: (1)

i let my tank get below a 1/4......hit a hill at 165 and it went pop......... .....cost me 4k instead of Ł20 of petrol......

tabetha

4K jesus that's a big petrol tank!!
tabetha

Physio

It isnt wise to let your fuel drop down too low anyway, just think of the half way mark on your fuel gauge as re-fill time

GARETH T

must have the tank from mikes bosses boat

pete mcrash

iTrader: (1)

....................the way it drinks it..........might get two......like an old Jag.............

BigErn

Fuel pump relay is swingin about under the dash, Ill try and secure it and see what happens.

big_wig_074

why? the fuel is sloshed all over the place,and the filter filters the fuel regardless of where it comes from!