Ok so this is the second time in a row this has happened to me now. The car is running fine I'm low on fuel so I go to the servo and fill up. Immediately after the car has no power and splutters and bogs down every time I try giving it more than 50% normal driving seems fine. Now this will happen until about 2 bars of fuel are used up. Wtf is going on here?


UPDATE!!!
SO the car as been fine for 5 months or so. I drove to the servo and the car was running perfect, I filled up and payed ect came out started the car and instantly I could tell by the sound of start up I was going to have an issue. Drove out and same problem. Crusing along is fine but as soon as you get it a little I get a very weird exhaust note sort of like a popping sound through the exhaust like a revlimiter, Also this time around I have a new issue added, hard cornering now causes the car to bog down and start to stall like it has ran out of fuel even tho it has half a tank! Any ideas guys?

 

Can you check your fuel pressure when the condition is present

 

If your purge valve is sticking open, this allows the vapors from the tank directly into intake system causing an overly rich/hard start condition, especially after fill up

 

I checked the purge valve and it's still doing it. I can't check fuel pressure atm as I don't have a gauge. It's also very very jerky between gears and acceleration at about 3000-4000 rpms. It's driving me insane atm it's like when your sc pump ****s itself along with a choking sound/sputtering/slight popping sound

 

Open your fuel cap and try again... Maybe there is a vacuum created and not enough fuel reaches the fuel distributor ring.

 

Very odd, Keep us updated. Hopefully someone can chime in and help you out. GL! Hope you get it fixed soon.

 

I just filled up again and same problem. I filled up last week but only 3/4 of a tank and no problems. I tried the gas cap thing and no luck.

 

I am having a similar issue after I fill my tank and go for a drive the car will randomly shut off like it is deprived of gas and then start back up before I can do anything plus strong smell of gas indy i go to has no idea

 

Pull up the rear seat after you fill up and under the fuel pump covers see if gas is leaking past the electrical connector causing a bad connection until the level goes down

 

I will do this when I get home is it hard to pull the rear seat up never looked,no reason to be for this

 

UPDATE!!!
SO the car as been fine for 5 months or so. I drove to the servo and the car was running perfect, I filled up and payed ect came out started the car and instantly I could tell by the sound of start up I was going to have an issue. Drove out and same problem. Crusing along is fine but as soon as you get it a little I get a very weird exhaust note sort of like a popping sound through the exhaust like a revlimiter, Also this time around I have a new issue added, hard cornering now causes the car to bog down and start to stall like it has ran out of fuel even tho it has half a tank! Any ideas guys?

 

Have you checked STAR error codes? Did you check the fuel pumps? These cars log when your trunk light bulb burns out. It knows what is going on...

 

SOLVED

so it was a combination of a usual faulty fuel pump leak on the right hand side. And a partly broken plastic male fitting on the left hand side pump the hose slides on to. When you lightly touch it fuel sprays everywhere

 

Glad to hear it is resolved. Stuff that just keeps leading you down different paths sucks!

 

Glad you got it sorted mate. I am just replacing both units now myself with the same issue.. First replaced the fuel sender and now the fuel pump unit on the right side.. Seems like 10 yrs is the limit on these parts and they go bad, Brittle and break..