Why does the gas pump stopped even my car's tank isnt full?
07-09-2008, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by shushikiary
+1 I do this, though it doesnt always work, but 90% of the time it does. If this doesnt work, then I pull it out half way and do as others have said.... just kinda figured it out by trial and error.. lol
if you rotate it 90-180 degrees, will it shut off automatically?
07-09-2008, 02:13 PM
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I had that problem too. I turn the the nozzle clockwise so that the hose part on the bottom of the nozzle is going towards the rear of my car. This works 100% of the time for me. Just picture it like this, when you have the nozzle in the right way, you're at the 6 o'clock postion, turn it to about 8 or 9 o'clock and it should pump just fine.
07-09-2008, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by B5I8
I had that problem too. I turn the the nozzle clockwise so that the hose part on the bottom of the nozzle is going towards the rear of my car. This works 100% of the time for me. Just picture it like this, when you have the nozzle in the right way, you're at the 6 o'clock postion, turn it to about 8 or 9 o'clock and it should pump just fine.
07-10-2008, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dkorr
i just tried that today and it didnt work... filled up 7/8 tank... i used the ARCO gas station with the 'accordian style' nozzle vapor recapture fitting...
07-10-2008, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by B5I8
When I use those types of pumps I usually push down hard so that the nozzle is all the way in and turn it, then I start pumping.
07-10-2008, 09:17 PM
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well what i do is just stop pumping and return the next day to finish, it usually never does it again. oh i also pray that the price doesnt go up from one day to another, which it sometimes does.
07-10-2008, 09:28 PM
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Wow! I can't believe that nobody gave the most common cause for this. I know it was an old post, but you guys bumped it. The most common cause for the gas tank to not fill all the way is the gas station pump is programmed to stop at a certain $ amount. Many stations stop at $40, $50, and $75. This is a fraud mitigation issue. They want to limit how much someone can pump on a stolen CC and then cause them to lose when the real card holder disputes the transaction. With the high gas prices, my Armada and Titan take way more than those amounts to fill up.
Anyway, I'm aware of the TSB, but they mentioned that it wasn't their Z that had the problem.
Solution: Go to a different station that doesn't limit the purchase amount for pay at the pump.
Anyway, I'm aware of the TSB, but they mentioned that it wasn't their Z that had the problem.
Solution: Go to a different station that doesn't limit the purchase amount for pay at the pump.
07-10-2008, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by team1320350z
uh no, my car has done it plenty of times when i fill just to $10 so its not the pump and its done it at shell, chevron, 76, texaco, mobil, and cheap arco
I run into it 2 times per week. Once when I fill up my Titan and once when I fill up my Armada. The stations will fill to exact amounts $50 for example. they slow down as they approach the preset limit.
BTW, I'm not guessing on this. I own a company that supports gas station credit card processing.
07-11-2008, 06:33 PM
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I recently received an e:mail from a colleague. Essentially, he mentioned a few
helpful tips when refueling: 1. Try to gas up as early in the morning as feas- ible. 2. When setting the "trigger", place it in the slowest-dispensing notch thingy. 3. Don't buy gas from a station that was just filled-up by a "tanker/
trailer", 'cause it stirs up the debris at the bottom of the reservoirs, which in turn clogs up your injectors. Good luck.
helpful tips when refueling: 1. Try to gas up as early in the morning as feas- ible. 2. When setting the "trigger", place it in the slowest-dispensing notch thingy. 3. Don't buy gas from a station that was just filled-up by a "tanker/
trailer", 'cause it stirs up the debris at the bottom of the reservoirs, which in turn clogs up your injectors. Good luck.
07-11-2008, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mrg1981
That's fine. I just said the most common cause is....
I run into it 2 times per week. Once when I fill up my Titan and once when I fill up my Armada. The stations will fill to exact amounts $50 for example. they slow down as they approach the preset limit.
BTW, I'm not guessing on this. I own a company that supports gas station credit card processing.
I run into it 2 times per week. Once when I fill up my Titan and once when I fill up my Armada. The stations will fill to exact amounts $50 for example. they slow down as they approach the preset limit.
BTW, I'm not guessing on this. I own a company that supports gas station credit card processing.
07-11-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by j.arnaldo
3. Don't buy gas from a station that was just filled-up by a "tanker/
trailer", 'cause it stirs up the debris at the bottom of the reservoirs, which in turn clogs up your injectors. Good luck.
trailer", 'cause it stirs up the debris at the bottom of the reservoirs, which in turn clogs up your injectors. Good luck.
09-20-2008, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by antennahead
also if you turn the handle at a 90 degree angle, up to 180 degrees, upside down, it seems to go in to a full tank without stopping. Not sure why this works, but for me, unless the pump is unusually fast, the 90 to 180 thing always allows for a full fillup at full speed.
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