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goval · 12-11-2011, 03:03 PM

I'm having a problem with the gas pump nozzle stop pumping gas while I'm pressing the handle... I have to force the pump nozzle inside the Camaro's fuel tank opening while holding the handle, and it's hard to keep it from stopping. I thought it was this particular gas station and it was just the pump nozzles there, but it happens everywhere... wondering if anyone have this problem...?

lbheat · 12-11-2011, 05:04 PM

same issue with my car....really annoying...i always fill up at shell and occasionally at chevron

bill2129 · 12-11-2011, 05:07 PM

Looks like you gotta hold it down now

Nessal · 12-11-2011, 09:38 PM

I used to be able to fill up my VW without holding the nozzle. Then one day it decided that it didn't like it and wouldn't even fill up that way ever again. Still don't know what is going on.

GARYSSS · 12-11-2011, 10:40 PM

I just had this happen this weekend for the first time.

BigBlock427 · 12-13-2011, 09:25 AM

This happens to me allot...

scuba264 · 12-13-2011, 09:56 AM

Try backing the nozzle out just a bit so its not completely flush. I haven't had any issues with my Camaro, but there is a hole on the nozzle of a gas pump, and when the gas reaches it and blocks the hole it stops the pump.

Sometimes when I get to a random pump (with any car) that keeps kicking off I just back it out a little. Not sure exactly why, maybe its the shape of the gas inlet and the location of the hole that is blocking it enough, or there is enough fluid to screw it up or something. That usually helps.

fishbrownie · 12-13-2011, 11:12 AM

the only gas station where I don't have to jockey around with the pump is at QT. Everywhere else is a pain.

SoCal Swagger · 12-13-2011, 12:11 PM

same here i have to hold it down and upward no more having a smoke when i fill up :(

SSOOCH · 12-13-2011, 12:21 PM

I've notice the problem to be more when the car is hot. Like at the end of theday after a long commute. Vapor lock type issue??

Nessal · 12-13-2011, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCal Swagger

same here i have to hold it down and upward no more having a smoke when i fill up :(

God I hope you're smoking AWAY from the pump...

formare · 12-13-2011, 04:37 PM

A solution was posted a long while ago. It will take some diggin to find the detials. Short answer - push in on the nosel until it "latches". Newer model cars hav a lip that catches a hook on the nozel that holds it in place.

I was really frustrted until I learned this.. now easy as it is ever was.

kalimus · 12-14-2011, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nessal

God I hope you're smoking AWAY from the pump...

All pish posh. You can put a lit cigarette out in a barrel of gasoline

12-11-2011, 03:03 PM	#1
goval Anderson B. Drives: 2011 Chevy Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 576	gas pump nozzle "stopping" all the time while fueling; before the tank is even full. I'm having a problem with the gas pump nozzle stop pumping gas while I'm pressing the handle... I have to force the pump nozzle inside the Camaro's fuel tank opening while holding the handle, and it's hard to keep it from stopping. I thought it was this particular gas station and it was just the pump nozzles there, but it happens everywhere... wondering if anyone have this problem...? __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS

12-11-2011, 05:04 PM	#2
lbheat Echale Gas [COTW 3/10/14] Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Supercharged Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: La Puente, Ca Posts: 1,372	same issue with my car....really annoying...i always fill up at shell and occasionally at chevron __________________ Kenne Bell 502 rwhp/ 471 rwtq at 9psi (daily driver...for now) Performance: Corsa catback, JRE Super Tensioner, dual pass heat exchanger, R1 slotted & Dimpled rotors cryogenically treated Cosmetic: Giovanna kilis 22", zl1 mailslot bumper, Custom Emblem Pro Badge, painted calipers

12-11-2011, 10:40 PM	#5
GARYSSS Drives: 2010 2SSRS M6 Rally Yellow Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 354	I just had this happen this weekend for the first time. __________________ TEAM LS3

12-13-2011, 09:56 AM	#7
scuba264 Drives: Manual 2011 CGM LS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Steeler Country Posts: 570 View My Garage	Try backing the nozzle out just a bit so its not completely flush. I haven't had any issues with my Camaro, but there is a hole on the nozzle of a gas pump, and when the gas reaches it and blocks the hole it stops the pump. Sometimes when I get to a random pump (with any car) that keeps kicking off I just back it out a little. Not sure exactly why, maybe its the shape of the gas inlet and the location of the hole that is blocking it enough, or there is enough fluid to screw it up or something. That usually helps. __________________ My Garage \| Audio Build

12-13-2011, 11:12 AM	#8
fishbrownie Drives: 2010 2LT/RS White w/ Black Stripes Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 14	the only gas station where I don't have to jockey around with the pump is at QT. Everywhere else is a pain. __________________ "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads."

12-11-2011, 05:07 PM	#3
bill2129 Account Suspended Drives: 2085 Trans AM COBRA Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 676	Looks like you gotta hold it down now

12-11-2011, 09:38 PM	#4
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	I used to be able to fill up my VW without holding the nozzle. Then one day it decided that it didn't like it and wouldn't even fill up that way ever again. Still don't know what is going on.

12-13-2011, 09:25 AM	#6
BigBlock427 ConceptZer0 Drives: 68 427 Camaro, 11 2SS/RS, 13 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: nj Posts: 1,096	This happens to me allot...

12-13-2011, 12:11 PM	#9
SoCal Swagger Drives: RS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SOuthern Cali Posts: 593	same here i have to hold it down and upward no more having a smoke when i fill up :(

12-13-2011, 12:21 PM	#10
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	I've notice the problem to be more when the car is hot. Like at the end of theday after a long commute. Vapor lock type issue?? __________________

12-13-2011, 04:37 PM	#12
formare The Milano Drives: 2017 Firefly ShipWorks Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chicagoland (Crown Point, IN) Posts: 1,877 View My Garage	A solution was posted a long while ago. It will take some diggin to find the detials. Short answer - push in on the nosel until it "latches". Newer model cars hav a lip that catches a hook on the nozel that holds it in place. I was really frustrted until I learned this.. now easy as it is ever was. __________________ My first Love. She was called "Miss Carriage" (still cry when I think about her) 383, Muncie 4 speed, custom linkage mated to hurst short throw shifter.

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