FYI - Don't overfil your tank.. When it stops, consider it full.

[midrange]

Hey guys and gals

So yesterday I was driving the car and the check gas cap light came on. So I did, and i couldn't get the light to go off. Today when getting some other work done on the car i told them, and they got rid of the light, and so far so good.

I never had the light come on before but last time i filled up, I filled it right up. The garage said that these cars and some other cars, when you fill it up too much, the gas can get in the gas cap and damage the charcoal filter in the gas cap causing it to not do its job.. Makes sense.

So if my light comes back on, i'll assume thats the what caused it to fail, so i'm sharing what I was told to hopefully avoid it down the road.

WHen it the gas pump shuts off, consider it full!

[wulfpack06]

i dont have this issue....

[midrange]

It may or may not cause an issue.. I was just passing on what I was told.

[Truckin2001]

Mid - Thanks for the tip and I will keep it in mind when I fill up!

[Steel Armadillo]

I never have money to fill it all the way up anymore

Damn college...

[Explicit_Spade]

I disagree with this... You should have a check valve in the fuel neck on your 04. Also as far as I know there's no charcoal in gas caps since the 80s. That's what we have evap systems for.

[87IROCZOWNER69]

Also there was a report that said topping of your gas can give you cancer. I guess because the fumes can escape and eventually cause cancer.

[TheOtherNick]

Topping the tank off can fill up the charcoal canister and ruin it, does not happen very often but it does happen.

[NegativeOne13]

Just topped it off about an hour ago.... cause racecar.

[Logan541]

Bought my GT new in 1997 been topping it off everytime I fill it 300,000 iles and have not had this issue. and I agree with Spade there is no charcol in the cap I would be looking for a ne mechanic

[Bio248]

i have to top my car off. if i dont see even numbers on the gas pump my whole world ends.

[Compg4me]

i have to top my car off. if i dont see even numbers on the gas pump my whole world ends.

I'm OCD like that as well.

[MoarkatsINmuhtrailer]

haha me 3. ive not been caring as much lately about it but it still gets me once in awhile

[NegativeOne13]

Unless you think logically like I did today. Got fuel for $38.28, got a Mt. Dew... total came out to $40.00... like a bauce.

[TLSheff]

I've done that before. Figure in gas, chips, a 1lt, and tax and get it square on $50.00.
Lady at the register looked at me like wow... really?

F_CK YEA

[NegativeOne13]

I do that all the time... but also figure in the discount. If you pay w/ cash you get a 5% discount.

[Hippo Machine]

Overfilling the tank wouldn't cause the gas cap to leak lol. The evap system on these cars often sets off the ses light on our older cars. Mine will have the "small evap leak" code for forever now, not a big deal at all. It detects a leak as small as .04" inches.

[SnowFlake]

IDK about you guys, but when I'm "filling up" after it clicks, I can put another 4 gallons in until it's topped off.

[stealthee]

I always top off and never have an issue. I'm OCD about even amounts too.

[dert]

I was told not to overfill because of that issue in school too and saw a couple related problems when i worked in a shop. Doesnt always and wont always cause a problem but i agree it for sure can.