Will an 02 plate WRX have some kind of "Baffles"in the petrol tank to stop the fuel sloshing around and not being pumped on through the fuel lines??

I was out with my mate yesterday and one of the guys WRX in front momentarly(sp) cut out,he put it down to "not enough fuel in the tank"???!!

I am under the impression that this would not be the case, as if it was the car would run lean thus damaging the engine,via a melted piston.Personaly i would have thourght there would be some kind of baffle in the tank to stop this?????

thanks in advance

st3v3

 

any one ??
as this is fairly urgent

 

Im sure there is some kind of baffel system in place but more for keeping fuel equal in the tank for going up hills/x country and stuff like that to prevent the pump cavitating(sucking in only air) if all the fuel was to slosh to one side. Wouldnt of thought the car would stop then be ok, if fuel low then surly if ur out of fuel ur out! Willsy

 

thanks m8ty you have confirmed fairly much what i have thourght,

cheers for the help
st3v3

 

It is rarely an issue unless you are generating high g's on track, and tbh I don't think I've ever had any probs on the road, but on track you can get surge with anything less than half a tank.

 

I've recently experienced it in my 05 WRX, wringing it 90 degrees round a roundabout (almost turning 180), took the exit (another 90 pretty much) and it cut out, then cut back in again.

I had about a quarter of a tank (was on my way to fill up) - I'm never doing that again; it felt like the drive train hated it most, but I'm sure the engine didn't enjoy it either.

Beware!

(edit; all of this was below the 60 mph speed limit for that roundabout officer; remember, speed kills)

 

Happend once in my 03sti on a roundabout, always keep the fuel above 1/4 full now.

dipster