VS cutting out, seems only when turning right.

[frogsta]

Hey guys just today my VS has started cutting out while turning. It only did it twice, at large intersections and while turning right.
I'm hoping it's just that I had low fuel? The light wasn't on though, it was slightly above the line where it starts to beep at you.

Anybody have any idea? Also, might help to say my power steering doesn't work I guess.

[Bourbonated]

Quick question: Are you trying to accelerate briskly when this happens? Sounds to me like the hose that goes from your swirl pot into the tank is not in the swirl pot anymore. Basically, what happens is the petrol goes to the left hand side of the tank when you turn right, obviously the faster you try to do it, the faster the petrol moves.. This causes the petrol to "fly" out of the pot and quite possibly miss the hose all together (If it's actually still in the correct positioning), ending up in you starving your engine of petrol.

It's generally not a bad thing but make sure you try and keep your petrol supply a little more than almost empty, your fuel pump may burn itself out if you do not... Which is not a fun thing to have happen

[Fenix_Longbow]

^^^^^^ This happened to me as well in my VR. Not hard to fix, just time consuming... But bourbon is correct.

[seq4x4]

Had a similar issue. Except i was told it was the baffle in the tank that was gone. I dont know cause i just changed tanks and gave the old one away.

[frogsta]

I don't floor it or anything, stays in the same gear the whole way and even did it right in front of cops haha, so yeah. That's what I thought, fuel moving due to inertia and whatnot. I'll have to top it up and see what happens, thanks guys

[James39]

Quick question: Are you trying to accelerate briskly when this happens? Sounds to me like the hose that goes from your swirl pot into the tank is not in the swirl pot anymore. Basically, what happens is the petrol goes to the left hand side of the tank when you turn right, obviously the faster you try to do it, the faster the petrol moves.. This causes the petrol to "fly" out of the pot and quite possibly miss the hose all together (If it's actually still in the correct positioning), ending up in you starving your engine of petrol.

It's generally not a bad thing but make sure you try and keep your petrol supply a little more than almost empty, your fuel pump may burn itself out if you do not... Which is not a fun thing to have happen

From what I understand it is the fuel return line in the tank that goes to the swirl pot


Thanks Brett_jjj for the photo
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/member.php?u=61476

[HSV5L]

Fuel pump. Bad petrol

[James39]

Fuel pump. Bad petrol

If it happens turning right then it has SFA to do with fuel pump and bad petrol lol

[frogsta]

I've been using 95 octane

[James39]

I've been using 95 octane

Well the old VS was meant for 91.

I get the same problem yet I use 98

[Fenix_Longbow]

i only use 98... I found that the car only did it when the tank was half full.

[frogsta]

I've got the mace memcal, and I assume this is just an 'amount of fuel' related problem...?

[RX25SE]

From what I understand it is the fuel return line in the tank that goes to the swirl pot

Correct.

The return fuel line is aimed at the bottom of the swirl pot and has a venturi at its end. As the returning fuel is squirted into the swirl pot inlet hole it creates a low pressure area that draws fuel from the bottom of the tank to keep the swirl pot full. The pump sits inside the swirl pot so has plenty of fuel around it's inlet regardless of tank level.

I agree that the OP's issue is the swirl pot.

[frogsta]

Thanks guys