Gas backing up in filler nozzle during fill up.
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Gas backing up in filler nozzle during fill up.
I had an interesting phenomenon reappear in my '97 D1 last week. I drove the family to the beach on vacation and went to refuel halfway through the week, but when I inserted the gas pump nozzle into the filler neck and attempted to fill up the tank, fuel backed up and spewed out of the opening repeatedly. I could get it to accept fuel if I filled it at a snails pace, but anything faster and the gas pump would cut off or gas would bubble out of the top as if it were full or air was pushing it back up the neck. Ultimately I was able to fill the tank, but it took almost 40 minutes. This happened a few times 6 or 8 years ago, but didn't happen today when I filled up. Any ideas?
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Old post, I know, but I have the same thing happen only a couple times a year on my 98 DI. It's not the pump - when it first happened I went to the attendant and complained. Then I went to another pump and it happened again.
With $4.50 of new gas, I drove on. After work, I went to another filling station. No problem.
It happened months later. I went across the street to another filling station. Same thing. An hour later, I went back and the truck fixed itself.
With $4.50 of new gas, I drove on. After work, I went to another filling station. No problem.
It happened months later. I went across the street to another filling station. Same thing. An hour later, I went back and the truck fixed itself.
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I'll try the injector cleaner. It happens so infrequently, I dunno when. (it happened yesterday. That's why I went looking for a forum solution. )
I wonder if another solution is to poke a siphon hose down the neck?
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Its the vent tube not letting air out for whatever reason.
Mine does this every once and a blue moon and when it does I pour a bottle of injector cleaner or Seafoam down the vent tube using a small funnel.
Then the problem goes away.
I have no idea why it happens, I have gotten into the habit of pouring a bottle of injector cleaner into the vent tube once a year and I have not had any problems since I started this practice.
Mine does this every once and a blue moon and when it does I pour a bottle of injector cleaner or Seafoam down the vent tube using a small funnel.
Then the problem goes away.
I have no idea why it happens, I have gotten into the habit of pouring a bottle of injector cleaner into the vent tube once a year and I have not had any problems since I started this practice.