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Old 03-08-2005, 11:54 AM
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when pumping gas car acts like its full???

Just the other day i was going to fill my car and i get to the gas station and do everything as usual except this time when i stuck the pump into my gas tank and pressed the lever thing im usually able to let it sit there unitl its full and then it lets me know with that click noise. This time it was doing the stupid clicking noise every 3 secs it took me like 10 mins to fill my car. i can say its not the pump or wateva cause i tried this morning and same thing...can some1 please tell me whats wrong wit my car.
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Originally Posted by rimrocka0834
Just the other day i was going to fill my car and i get to the gas station and do everything as usual except this time when i stuck the pump into my gas tank and pressed the lever thing im usually able to let it sit there unitl its full and then it lets me know with that click noise. This time it was doing the stupid clicking noise every 3 secs it took me like 10 mins to fill my car. i can say its not the pump or wateva cause i tried this morning and same thing...can some1 please tell me whats wrong wit my car.
I dont think that anythings wrong with your car it has happened to me. The person that worked at the gas station said that the pump must be out of premium so she told me to move to the pump behind me and i filled up fine like i normally do.
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Old 03-08-2005, 12:16 PM
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Its the gas station.

Fortunately this happened to me one sunday morning before a road trip, it turned out that they didnt really adjust the level properly and I was getting waaay more gas that I should have been. So I Paid about $13 for a full tank of gas I was so happy.
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Old 03-08-2005, 12:38 PM
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yeah, if that happened to you, try a different pump or a different station.

I've never had that happen myself, though I have had the opposite happen, where a stupid pump didn't kick itself off and it sprayed gas all over my car (was cleaning my windshield). So you'd better believe I stand there and hold the pump the whole time now.
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I get that problem while filling up my wife's car. I have to hold the nozzle at a certain angle so that escaping air can get out as I'm filling up. If I shove the nozzle in deep I get that click off almost right away.
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so u guys are saying that there is nothin wrong wit my max. cause i tried to different gas stations and same problem...aslo i dont know if this is related but i just ran my check engine light and i got this unkown code about a purge flow sensor???
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