Our cars: Ford Focus Estate
24 November 2011: Why I Love Easy Fuel
The Details
| Current mileage | 1876 |
|---|---|
| MPG | 36.2mpg |
Easy Fuel isn't a new innovation on the Focus, in fact it's been offered as standard since the MKII facelift back in 2007.
But it remains one of the most thoughtful touches and most practical features and something I remain impressed by every time I fill up the car. The idea behind it is simple. It does away with the conventional fuel filler cap and a clever filler neck prevents mis-fuelling. It won't allow a petrol pump into a diesel car and vice versa.
It means that when you pull up at the pumps to fill up your car, you don't have to touch the filler cap (just the outside of the flap) and therefore you don't get petrol or diesel on your hands. You also won't leave the cap on the car's roof... For drivers who have arthiritis it's a good choice too, as there's no twisting action involved.
The way it works is that there are two latches in the filler neck that can only be released by the right size of nozzle. The latches release when the correct nozzle is inserted and it opens the flap that otherwise keeps the filler neck sealed.
One downside is if you run out of fuel - you can't use the normal filler on a petrol can without a special adaptor to open the latches in the filler neck. This does also mean that fuel cannot be syphoned. The adaptor (below) is included with the breakdown kit.
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