Gas fill up time.

Fill it until the gas station pump auto shuts off. That's it.......don't over fill it.

 

i've never had an issue, i fill til it clics, then round up. it usually takes 8-10 gallons depending on how low it is when i fill.

 

That failed miserably on the Gen2 rental I drove, where the auto shutoff started tripping at about one-third the amount of fuel it should have taken. We Gen3 owners cannot translate our no-bladder experience back to the Gen2s.

 

Sure that can happen......some pump nozzles are more sensitive then they should be.

 

No it has nothing to do with the pump nozzle. It has everything to do with how much fuel is in the tank, how much air is trapped in the bladder and how cold it is making the bladder very unflexible. I can prove it.
All you need to do is vent the tank a little before fueling. Go back to the station with the cranky nozzle. Open the gas fill cap and leave it off. Go inside for a few minutes letting the tank vent. Come back and pump on slow as possible and you'll be able to get 7-8 gallons every single time. No vent...prepare for fuel in your shoes.

Been doing this for 2 years with never a problem. Before I figured it out I thought every station in town had a bad nozzle.

 

I assume that your fuel tank has the bladder.

1. The capacity of the fuel tank with bladder is variable, and can diminish by ~1.5 gallons in very cold weather.

2. Use the MFD to keep track of fuel consumed since last refill, by resetting the mpg and miles counter each time you refuel. Then, at your next refueling stop, if you see that you have (for example) driven 300 miles at 50 mpg, you know that you need to pump at least 6 gallons before you are done.

3. You can continue to pump gas after the first pump click off, to see just how much fuel you can get into the system. (In my experience, it is possible to pump up to another 2 gallons from that point.) However, you run a risk of damaging fuel tank components if the tank is overfilled and the car is then parked in hot summer weather where the liquid fuel can expand into the charcoal canister. Hence, this is not a recommended practice.

 

Nozzles wear out and must routinely be replaced. They also differ from region to region. So, they can be a factor.
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I typically fill until it clicks off, then wash the windows to give the tank a minute or two, then fill until it clicks again.

 

there must be something defective in some cars. 6 years of driving an 04 and 08 in temps between 10 below and 105 and i have never had an issue filling the tank.

 

the easiest thing to do is watch your mfd mpg's and distance driven as someone above mentioned. if you go 400 miles at 40 mpg, you cannot have more than 2 gallons left in the tank. then fill it and do it again. after a while, you'll get a feel for what's happening. all the best!

 

Me neither. It a rare event to get more than 8 gallons even if the pip is blinking which only happened once or twice when I was stuck. Now I never let it go below 2 pips and its 8 gallons everytime
on slow first click its hang up the pump.

 

I'd never really had an issue with short fills until recently, expecting at least 8 gallons and only got 5.5. Here in Oregon we can't pump our own (or don't have to, as one's perspective may be) so I told the guy to try a little more. It'd been sitting with the pump off for a minute or so while he helped someone else. Still wouldn't take any more, clicking off immediately. Total fill 5.75gal. Drove away with one pip off the gauge right from the start. Next fill up, no problem. For now I'm blaming the nozzle at that one pump.

- D

 

I have more issues in cold weather as well. Some stations seem to have pumps that are more problematic than others...shop around. Make sure your car does not tilt down on the driver's side which seems to cause me early cutoff as well.
Solution :
Fill up more often in cold weather. At least you get to enjoy watching other vehicles take $40-$80 while you fill and leave with $15 on the pump

 

Bladder in older models...a problem where ever they appear...

 

nah. oh you mean older, as in bladder problems? i didn't know they changed the bladder at all from 04-09?