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I seem to have a problem whenever I fill up my tank that the flow of gas stops every few seconds. I've tried not putting the nozzle in all the way, and every other position but it still does it. How can I remedy this? Its been like this for a while.
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I've also found that drizzling the gas at like .010 gallons a second for 10 seconds or so, then increasing the speed slightly, then again, eventually to full speed.
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I recently had the same problem. Apparently there is a small flapper door (don't now the technical term) in the filler line that sticks shut not allowing fuel to enter the fuel tank at a high speed. If your car is less than ten years old and has less than 100,000 miles on it take it to the dealer and they should fix it at no cost to you. The no cost also includes the dianostic fee, the dealer tried to make me pay that I had to take the paper work in and show them that it is no cost to the owner of the vehicle.
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Goto a different gas station or use a differet pump. No, I am serious. I have found that certain pumps work better. At one station I left it on and it over-flowed out of the tank and spilled a good amount of gas onto the ground. It was very nasty.
Figure out how much gas you need from you gauge. I predict how much gas will go in and then when it's about 1 gallon away from full, I will slow it down and listen for when the gas is getting all the way up.
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Originally posted by kipsvt98:
I recently had the same problem. Apparently there is a small flapper door (don't now the technical term) in the filler line that sticks shut not allowing fuel to enter the fuel tank at a high speed. If your car is less than ten years old and has less than 100,000 miles on it take it to the dealer and they should fix it at no cost to you. The no cost also includes the dianostic fee, the dealer tried to make me pay that I had to take the paper work in and show them that it is no cost to the owner of the vehicle.
Thanks. And thanks everyone.
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I was having the same problem. I was only able to pump a few seconds at a time.My husband kept jaming the nozzle in the tank and it finally started pumping but of course when he removed the nozzle the flapper thing came out with it. It broke. So my question is can you fix it or will it have to go to a dealer? Inspection is coming up and I thank it has to be there to pass. Any ideas how much it will cost? Didn't hear anything about a recall.
Thanks
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My solution is to put the nozzle in, then twist nearly a quarter turn anti-clockwise then start the gas pumping.
Either that or push the nozzle in, then pull it out slightly.
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Try different stations, as others have said. When I lived in DC, a lot of gas stations had some sort of vapor recovery thing around the filler nozzle. I'm not sure if they were the cause, but those pumps tended to be hypersensitive and would never let me fill up the tank very quickly. I'd always go to the less environmentally-friendly pumps becuase they'd let me fill up my tank in a reasonable amount of time.
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Originally posted by rearden:
Try different stations, as others have said. When I lived in DC, a lot of gas stations had some sort of vapor recovery thing around the filler nozzle. I'm not sure if they were the cause, but those pumps tended to be hypersensitive and would never let me fill up the tank very quickly. I'd always go to the less environmentally-friendly pumps becuase they'd let me fill up my tank in a reasonable amount of time.
You're not holding it right.
I used to live in Los Angeles (I'd give my left nut to move back!). All of our pumps were like that. It takes a little getting used to.
In Florida, where I now live (and hate), none of the pumps are like that. None of them are environmentally safe. But, it's illegal for me to sump then dump fuel from the planes I fly. It's legal everywhere else, just not in Florida (thanks, EPA). 
Is my car for sale? PM me if you're in South FL.
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