i would say to pull the nozzel out a bit or just go to a differnet gas station

 

if you rotate it 90-180 degrees, will it shut off automatically?

 

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.

 

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...

 

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.

 

but doesnt that trap the vapors in more?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

ok well im just saying that my car does it at any station and it will do it anywhere from $10 to $25

 

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.

 

I don't think we're talking about the same thing here... for my car the gas triggers-out at 10gal, sometimes 5gal... and then once it clicks it keeps doing that more intermittenly....

 

In my entire 20yrs of driving and filling gas I dont think I've ever tried filling at a gas station that's recently been 'topped-up'....

 

haha +1 me either how would you know

 

issue is undoubtedly the shutter valve TSB

this problem is very common....and has been documented to hell and back... (50bagillion threads on it)... this was not the thread to bump....

 

+1 This works. Thanks!. I got a 2008 Nismo. Fill up at my Costco's high flow pumps save at least 10 cents/gal but shuts off 3/4 tank. Tried the pull out nozzle trick, different angles, dry off the pump, wait and **** off the people in line trick. Nada. Dealer said it was the foaming caused by the high flow pumps and suggested not to fill up there is I wanted a full tank - gee thanks dealer. Was worried that the pump might not shut off upside down. After some cautious fill ups, now I'm pumping high flow and fillin up above the full line every time. How the hell did you figure this out?

 

z gas tanks are so frusterating!!!!