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Old 02-24-2010, 11:28 AM
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Whenever I go to the gas station, I always fill the tank up. Normally it auto stops.

There's been a few times when the pump stops when it's clearly not full. I tried pulling the level again, and it stops within a few seconds as if the tank was full. When I start the car, it's only about 1/2 or 3/4 full.

Any idea what's causing it?
Old 02-24-2010, 11:38 AM
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Sounds dumb, but try backing the pump nozzel out a tiny bit if it does this next time. It might take care of the issue. If not then I'm not sure what to say.
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I never try to top it off more than 1 click....i've had it spill out on the 2nd attempt....but never had it be 1/2 full. Does it do this at ALL gas stations? I'd guess on a faulty pump
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Originally Posted by BerlinaBlaster,Feb 24 2010, 03:38 PM
Sounds dumb, but try backing the pump nozzel out a tiny bit if it does this next time. It might take care of the issue. If not then I'm not sure what to say.
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Old 02-25-2010, 03:38 PM
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I'm going to try what BerlinaBlaster suggested. It only happened to me a few times in the last 2+ years that I've had the car. Never happened with any other cars I pumped gas for either.
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I've seen it happen to my car twice in 4 years.
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