gas tank problems?????

[satchmo]

i am most embarassed when i fill up at the gas station . dont get me wrong my cars awesome and all. but when it comes to filling it up it sucks. i start to fill it up and it clicks on me. so i start again and it clicks. it does it untill its full...........30 min later anyone know what the problem is??

[Prophet]

What do you mean it clicks? Do you mean that when it clicks off when it should be done and full, or that when you even start it just clicks off and you have to keep filling it?

Jason

[satchmo]

it clicks and stops pumping so i have to keep my hand on the thing till it clicks and stops again. so on till its full

[Prophet]

Okay so you have a problem from the very beggining. I would check to see if you have a full seal before pumping or that you have the pump all the way in. You might not be getting a full seal.

Jason

[satchmo]

checked that, its been doing it for 5 months..dont know what to do....are you part of the bay area chapter??

[TJC]

Read this post http://www.clubtgc.org/forum/viewtopic.php...c&highlight=gas ('http://www.clubtgc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3482&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=gas')

I'd suggest you go to a different gas station with different kinds of pumps at the station and I bet it doesn't click off. It's their pumps that are at fault here.

[satchmo]

tried it..went to 4 diff ones.....should i take my car to the dealership

[TJC]

tried it..went to 4 diff ones.....should i take my car to the dealership

yep, that would be a good idea. I know when it does that, it's usually the pump. when I switch gas pumps or stations, it doesn't happen again. Good luck with finding the problem.

[Prophet]

checked that, its been doing it for 5 months..dont know what to do....are you part of the bay area chapter??

Yes, I am the founder. Are you from around here?

Jason

[satchmo]

i live in brentwood outside of livermore........east bay

[Prophet]

Have you joined the chapter yet?

Jason

[satchmo]

what do i need to join

[Prophet]

http://www.geocities.com/tgcbayareachapter/ ('http://www.geocities.com/tgcbayareachapter/')

Follow the link called membership and do you have any pictures of your ride? One more quesiton how far away is Brentwood from say Vallejo?

Jason

[satchmo]

no brentwood is in the 925 area code....near antioch bout 30 min from livermore or and hour from hayward..no pics as of yet....im rather embarassed that ive done nothing to my car. its a 2001 silver es 4 cilinder
all ive done so far is audio. getting two 12' subs soon. only had the car for 5 months

[satchmo]

ummmmm........i dont know... not to long

[Prophet]

no brentwood is in the 925 area code....near antioch bout 30 min from livermore or and hour from hayward..no pics as of yet....im rather embarassed that ive done nothing to my car. its a 2001 silver es 4 cilinder
all ive done so far is audio. getting two 12' subs soon. only had the car for 5 months

Okay cool. I was not quite sure where Brentwood was but I had an idea. Well when you get some pictures just email me at [email protected] and I will post them into your web page. I will check the yahoo now to approve your membership and welcome to the Chapter.

Jason 8)

[satchmo]

im vr4racin jus to let you know for my yahoo id! thanks for letting me join!!!!!!!

[manybrews]

sounds to me like your venting valve (otherwise known as the rollover valve) is not working quite right.

[creativ73]

from my experience with pumps and the "clicking off" as you say, you have to wait about 5 or 1o seconds after the pump says it's ready to pump gas. The pump needs to set itself up and someone squeezes the handle fully and too soon, it click off. It's no big deal, you just need to wait a few seconds before pumping. I never have that problem now.

[luxcrusr2000]

You also might want to try pulling the nozzle slightly back while filling the tank. Sometimes that helps. If not then you should take it to the dealer.

[Prophet]

im vr4racin jus to let you know for my yahoo id! thanks for letting me join!!!!!!!

Okay I got you all in now. Just let me know when you get those pictures and I will start your web page.

Jason