Help me figure out my gas problem please.
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So I've recently become aware of the 350 gas problem where it may be a little difficult at times to fill the tank up and at times it will stop 3/4s of the way, well I've also read up on some Z's that just has a miss reading. I'm not sure whether my tank is having that issue or not or maybe my car is just eating more gas, although I don't have a lead foot or floor my Z when I'm driving. My tank does only stop 3/4s the way and does trinkle a little gas out when I pump but yesterday I pumped 19 bucks and it stopped on me, that was a little over half way, today I figured I'll just pump another 20 and so i did, that stopped 3/4s the way. Now I'm back under a little under 1/2 of the meter.
any ideas what my problem can be? And besides the window problem, this gas problem, and etc. I really love this car. First car I bought myself from the dealer...
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I have a wierd fill issue that I think is related to the pressure inside the tank. Try filling the tank when the car is cold and see if you notice a change, mine gets stubborn once in a while typically on hot days and when the car has been running hard... Think there was a recall for that a long time ago?
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Eat less cabbage and brussel sprouts, this'll cure your gas problem. Seriously though are you sure your sender unit is not sticking, Sometimes when I get low n gas and go to fill it up the sender unit does not respond for a few minutes and then it leaps up to where it should be. Regarding your window problem, without going into detail it sounds as though you need a new motor as these are notorious for failing, they won't go down, they won't push the window up. they drop the window half way down. There is a sticky regarding window motor problems.
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Try turning the gas nozzle upside down when filling- sometimes the angle of the spout and the low stance of our cars don't allow for a fill up like you would have in an SUV
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Eat less cabbage and brussel sprouts, this'll cure your gas problem. Seriously though are you sure your sender unit is not sticking, Sometimes when I get low n gas and go to fill it up the sender unit does not respond for a few minutes and then it leaps up to where it should be. Regarding your window problem, without going into detail it sounds as though you need a new motor as these are notorious for failing, they won't go down, they won't push the window up. they drop the window half way down. There is a sticky regarding window motor problems.
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I had this problem at certain gas stations and solved it by putting the gas handle on the first click and letting it fill on its own. Its a little slow but since doing it this way I have always ended up with a full tank,
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thanks for the tip guys, I'll definitely give it all a shot. Hopefully I find out what works best for, and I'll also try cleaning the sender unit as well.
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Hope to this helps.
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This ^. I have never had an issue with filling my tank or a gauge not showing the corect amount until last week. Car is an 05 with 101k that I have owned since the car had 5k miles. After a half gallon the nozzle popped like it was full. Restarted and got another 1/2 gallon. Flipped the nozzle upside down and it pumped 12-13 more gallons without an issue. Just filled up again today and no issue.
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Screw them, they can wait. If they want to be *******s I'll go inside and get a drink when I'm done.
I always pump at the first notch because it gives you more fuel and less vapor. I don't mind standing there an extra couple seconds.
I thought I had the filler neck problem that the TSB was for, but one day when filling up the pump didn't shut off and fuel sprayed out of the neck. So I knew the tank was full (didn't hear any more running down into the tank) and I still read 3/4. So later on I brought a small fuel can with me and got ballsy and decided to see how far I could go.
Turns out the tank works fine and the senders are wrong. 5 years later and I'm still going by mileage. 20 gallons at a underrated 20mpg = 400 miles.
Fill up before 400 miles and you never have to worry.
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Screw them, they can wait. If they want to be *******s I'll go inside and get a drink when I'm done.
I always pump at the first notch because it gives you more fuel and less vapor. I don't mind standing there an extra couple seconds.
I thought I had the filler neck problem that the TSB was for, but one day when filling up the pump didn't shut off and fuel sprayed out of the neck. So I knew the tank was full (didn't hear any more running down into the tank) and I still read 3/4. So later on I brought a small fuel can with me and got ballsy and decided to see how far I could go.
Turns out the tank works fine and the senders are wrong. 5 years later and I'm still going by mileage. 20 gallons at a underrated 20mpg = 400 miles.
Fill up before 400 miles and you never have to worry.
I always pump at the first notch because it gives you more fuel and less vapor. I don't mind standing there an extra couple seconds.
I thought I had the filler neck problem that the TSB was for, but one day when filling up the pump didn't shut off and fuel sprayed out of the neck. So I knew the tank was full (didn't hear any more running down into the tank) and I still read 3/4. So later on I brought a small fuel can with me and got ballsy and decided to see how far I could go.
Turns out the tank works fine and the senders are wrong. 5 years later and I'm still going by mileage. 20 gallons at a underrated 20mpg = 400 miles.
Fill up before 400 miles and you never have to worry.
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PROBLEM SOLVED! so today, I tried to pump gas at a different location. Held the nozzle completely upside down, and pumped slowly. I pumped 35 bucks and felt I couldve kept going. well, I got a little over 3/4s a tank! I can say I felt quite good after that even after dishing out 35 bucks so I hit the highway for nice little cruise and turned the A/C on. I'm ready for the summer lol.
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So I've recently become aware of the 350 gas problem where it may be a little difficult at times to fill the tank up and at times it will stop 3/4s of the way, well I've also read up on some Z's that just has a miss reading. I'm not sure whether my tank is having that issue or not or maybe my car is just eating more gas, although I don't have a lead foot or floor my Z when I'm driving. My tank does only stop 3/4s the way and does trinkle a little gas out when I pump but yesterday I pumped 19 bucks and it stopped on me, that was a little over half way, today I figured I'll just pump another 20 and so i did, that stopped 3/4s the way. Now I'm back under a little under 1/2 of the meter.
any ideas what my problem can be? And besides the window problem, this gas problem, and etc. I really love this car. First car I bought myself from the dealer...
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