Gas pumps shut off prematurely

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Llaves

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

At almost any gas station I use, the pump shuts off when the tank is about 3/4 full. Restarting the pump gets another gallon or two. A couple of cycles and the tank is actually full. Obviously not a showstopper, but pretty annoying. This is a fairly recent development, but not tied to any work on the vehicle. Any ideas about what's going on and how to fix this?

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Luke09

· #2 · 3 mo ago

The auto shut off is to stop you from ruining your charcoal evap canister by over filling and flooding it with gas.
That’s my guess… only because you said 3/4 full + 1-2 gal = full. It’s a 19 gallon tank. Your really at 17-18 gallons when the pump shuts off.

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