Gas tank wont take gas

Exactly Mike the rollover valve is supposed to prevent gas from running out of the tank in the event the vehicle ends up upside down excess pressure in the tank will keep it from opening. I have this problem myself especially on hot days or after driving the car for a while.

And feed it into your gas tank - see if theres something blocking its path.

Gas tank wont take gas. Gas Tank Will Not Take Gas Easy Repair - YouTube. As I try to pump gas into the tank after 2-3 seconds the pump will shut off and gas will spray back at me from around the hose nozzle. Then whatever gas I pumped into the tank will surge back up and pour out of the tank opening.

Its as if there is some valve that is not opening to allow ventilation for fill up. I took it to my Subie specialist who said hed never heard of such a. The most common reason for failure is over-filling the gas tank which clogs the charcoal canister with liquid gas it is supposed to only trap vapors.

Other reasons include failures of various valves tanks and hoses. There is a float in your gas tank that raises up and down. When you fill your car with gas it will move up when your burning gas it will go down.

So if your fuel gauge is stuck then your float in your tank is stuck and you wont know how much gas you have. To fix this you will have to remove the tank to fix the float. Even the fixed fuel tank is known to have this problem.

It is extremely common if you do a search you will find a zillion threads on the issue. I have this problem myself especially on hot days or after driving the car for a while. If you put the gas nozzle in upside down it usually fixes the problem.

The most common reason why your fuel tank is not filling up is because you have a clogged or a faulty evaporative emissions control system EVAP. The EVAP is designed to collect and store the fuel vapors from the fuel tank and move them to the intake manifold for combustion. If your EVAP is clogged or faulty you wont be able to fill your gas tank.

I cant put gas in the tank. The nozzle clicks off after a quart or so. Tried 3 gas stations thinking the pumps were just running too fast.

According to JRob took them 2 weeks to fix the problem. This is the first real problem Ive had with the truck though. Hoping they can re-flash the module as well to get it to recognize the 32 gallon tank.

You could start with the vent on top of the fuel tank. If you lift the access port in the console it should be right there. There is a bypass on the top of the FLVV.

Press it down during fueling and see if the issue goes away. Its actually a somewhat common problem on a lot of Fords from Rangers and Explorers to Mustangs and Edges. The problem is caused by one of two things.

-The tank is run low and filling it causes a vapor lock to shut the gas. One other quick solution is to just unhook the hose. But your engine light will stay onWhen you change it reset the code by just unhooking your battery pos cable for 30 secs.

I hope this helps all the others with this problem. Pretty nasty pumping gas at 25 cents at a time when its 30 below. There are at least three threads here regarding this topic.

It has to do with inadequate venting of the fuel tank while filling in-concert with damaged or clogged overflow prevention venting in filling nozzles at some gas stations with less than stellar pump maintenance programs. But this is not only Dodges Jeeps either. Car Gas Tank Wont Accept Fuel.

When you pull up at the gas station you should be able to insert the fuel pumping nozzle and hold it wide open until tank becomes completely filled. The shape of the gas tank allows some fuel to back up into the fuel filler hose to shut the nozzle off automatically. Dec 19 2006.

Should you encounter a Subaru vehicle that wont refuel or causes the gas nozzle to shut off prematurely here are some tips to aid diagnosis. The vehicle should first be checked for obvious problems such as crushed or kinked hoses misrouted hoses or broken components. If nothing is found go to the gas station and confirm the.

Take a thin flexible metal wire not plastic - something like the inside of a curtain wire. And feed it into your gas tank - see if theres something blocking its path. I would be interested to see what the problem was when this gets resolved - keep us posted.

Save Reply ojrana Registered 2014 Mercedes-Benz C350 4MATIC. The Fuel Evap Canister is located on the bottom of the vehicle and is required due to EPA regulations. The canister has a charcoal filter in it and traps vapors when fuel is evaporated and sends that fuel back into the tank.

When that canister gets clogged with dirt you will have problems refilling the tank. I cant as was suggested just call it full when it shuts off the first time. I have to fill up the tank and reset the odometer to avoid running out of gas.

This morning when I filled up I had 275 miles since filling up last. The tank took about 25 gallons before shutting the pump off. Make sure not to blow too much pressure into the tank since a leak from the fuel pump seal or from some other component could be created.

If the tank is not venting properly it may actually swell when blowing air in through the hoses. It may be normal for the tank to expand a little and quickly contract when the air exits the tank. When you put in gas it washed the filter off and your truck started.

Your problem is just the fuel screen or filter located in the tank but you tank also needs to be flushed out to keep future occurances from happening. It is totally up to you. You can either just change the screen or change the fuel pump and it will come with a new screen.

Ive been getting by for the past year by a little trick that at least speeds the filling up. There is a little switch to the right of the filler tube that gets pressed when you put on tighten the gas cap. The button must vent the tank when the gas cap is on and by pressing the button when you fill up it seems to allow enough pressure to escape to allow the tank to fill up still slowly.

The fuel tank still wont take fuel Ive tried several different Chevrons across town. Ive also started to have a problem with the car shuttering. Like when I pull up to a stop sign it feels like its going to die and I have to hold the car back from jumping all over the road.

Gotta keep digging for the problem Ill let you guys know what. Exactly Mike the rollover valve is supposed to prevent gas from running out of the tank in the event the vehicle ends up upside down excess pressure in the tank will keep it from opening. The purge valve on some GMs seems to be positioned so as to pick up lots of road grime and get clogged.