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I rotated the hose while sticing it in past the slight resistance place at 18 inches so that I could push on “Whatever” all the way around. It met with some resistance about 10 inches in and about 18 inches in. I took some of the clues here on this discussion site, and I got a three foot length of hose - it is gas line hose and kind of stiff. I am almsot certain it will not fit my car!! I bought the funnel-like part which is now made of white plastic. Otherwise the whole tank and filler neck system has to be replaced for about $1500.00 (I remember when that was a lot of money!) Mercedes dealer said there are only three replacable parts pertaining to the gas tank.ġ.)gas cap, 2.) the black plastic funnel-like guide inside the neck, 3.) the fuel pump. It sounds like I would be paying for their learning curve! The Mercedes dealership say they haven’t a clue as to what the problem is, and they want me to bring it in. I can see the gas filler door lock mechanism because that is the purpose of the inspection panel - to provide access to the lock in case it fails to work electrically. Looks like things are packed in there like sardines in a can!! There is a 3 inch square inspection panel in the trunk side liner and I can see in to where the filler neck starts. Inside there is a bunch of mechanisms that operate the retractable convertible top. The filler neck is just below the little rear side window at the top front of the rear right quarter panel/fender. I think the tiny ends are snapped off and it is not holding very well. I think the ‘fingers’ of these forks are not tight where they are supposed to be snapped in. I wonder if the two little “fork-like” fingers at the sides of the black plastic funnel/bevelled guide could be how the inner and outer are kept separate. Is it part of the connection integrity between the inner hose and the outer hose? Others have said it might be a fuel limit vent valve.ĭo you have any clues as to how I can take this filler neck apart and replace the black plastic “funnel-like” piece?
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Some other makes of cars have had problems with an ORVR system (Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery). Of course, I also wonder if the piece that is broken off could be down in the tank causing problems there. How do you go about replacing this thing? The 1/4 inch beveled part is broken off for about half inch around the periphery right below what I think might be a sensor. I can see that one of the larger segments which is the one toward the top has a piece broken off of it about 1/4 inch by 1/2 inch. There is something at the top which looks like it could be a sensor of some kind. There are two larger segments - going around a little over 90 degrees of the periphery that comprise the funnel/guide part. around it, there are two fork-shaped black plastic segments of it that should snap it into place, I think. I think it would guide the gas station nozzle to the middle of the filler neck. There is a black plastic “sleeve-like” thing just inside that is sort of funnel shaped and looks like it is snapped into place. I took a look inside the filler neck of the car. It happens at all gas stations, and is especially bad at some older stations that pump at a higher rate.
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This happens no matter how empty or nearly full the tank is. That makes filling up the gas tank a very time-consuming and frustrating job. This causes me to only be able to get about 0.1 to 0.2 gal of gas in at a time. My 2001 SLK320 shuts off the gas station nozzles just as though the tank were full.