Ford Diagnosis why can't I fill gas tank?

Answer 1

iknowthisone is correct. it's actually quite common. if your vehicle has had any body work or the fuel tank has been dropped for servicing, chances are the fuel fillup vent hose is pinched off. check it out

Answer 2

We need a little more information before we can Formulate an answer.

1. When are you trying to fill the Tank
2. Are you able to get the Fuel Door Open
3. Are trying to put the right fuel into the Automobile?
4. Are you able to get the Fuel Cap off?
5. Is the Tank already full.
6. What kind of Fuel Pump is the Station Using?

Without answers to some of these questions your question is impossible to answer..

But let's start at the begining... The fuel door might be Locked, if this is the case, then there will be a button inside the car which will allow you access to the Fill Tube for the Tank.

If the Fuel guage is Faulty it might give an Empty reading when the tank is Full.

If the car is designed to run on CNG, or LPG ( Compressed Natural Gas, Liquid Propane Gas ) The fuel Tube looks different and requires a special station for fuel, you will need to find a diiferent kind of Fuel Pump.

Many new car Dealerships are now using a clear Insert into the Fuel Tube to keep the fuel limited to 1 or 2 Gallons. This is done so a person taking the car on a Test Drive doesn't have enough fuel to steal the Car and get away with it. A minor Inconvience for the Prospective Buyer, but the loss of the car is financially a disaster for the Dealership.

I hope this helps!
Robert

Answer 3

What model of Ford vehicle is it? Certain vehicles have a service message for replacing the fuel filler neck. One vehicle with this issue is the 2005 Ford Escape and others. Then the Ford Mustang has an issue with the design of the gas tank itself. The tank is a saddle tank design.

Both of the before mentioned issues usually result with fuel spewing back out of the fuel filler pipe, or frequently kicking the pump off making filling the vehicle a long and tedious task. These issues can be resolved by your local Ford dealership at no cost to the customer if still under the 3 year 36,000 warranty.

Answer 4

You didn't say what kind of vehicle etc. which is normally needed to give ideas...

Usually as someone said, it comes down to a few issues, Ford has had some with tank design and such but I do know of some f-series trucks that have issues with dirt getting into the vent tube of the tank (fuel displaces the air/ fuel pump shuts off after the fuel hits the trap door in the tank or tube and the pump senses it and shuts off.

Another thing is very fast pumps.. Wal-marts are famous for this as the pump causes slosh in the tank and while it does pump fast, it does trigger the fuel shutoff a lot more than say another station.

Answer 5

The vent hose must be restricted/pinched somehow. That,s really about the only thing that can cause the problem you describe. If the gas tank has been worked on and the hose has been improperly routed that will cause a slow fill condition. It,s a simple system,gas goes in and air has to come out as the fuel replaces it and if it can,t escape readily then it causes the problem you are having so I would check the filler neck area for a problem. Good luck.

Answer 6

I have a 1987 Ford Ranger, and it also is hard to fill the tank. When I fill it it often spits more gas back out at me than gets into the tank. One method you might try if your prob. is similar is to just pump really slow, and you can hear when it is about to spill. You can also try messing with the fill and vent hoses from under, on mine the fill hose went over the tank and then up to the bedside. You might see that it is pulled tight so that there is no low spot in the hose before the tank. Hope this helps you good luck.

Answer 7

I had an 92' f-150 and i had this problem. I think either the neck of the gas tank was slightly pinched or there was a slight leak in the o ring gasket that sets around the fuel pump.

Answer 8

Well it depends on what you mean. Does the pump shut off before its full and not let you put anymore into it? If that is the cars one of the hoses to the tank might be kinked or the vapor recovery system in the vehicle might be clogged. Unless fuel vapors can be filtered through the vehicles carbon canistor properly the vapors back up and the pump senses the back pressure and shuts off. You need to look at the vehicles fuel vapor recovery system.

Answer 9

hello what model? ford has a tsb on contour fuel filler pipe replacement or some other models have replacement of return hose for filler pipes need more info

Answer 10

You must have a mustang, I read about the mustangs having some sensor that was preventing you to fill the tank.... search on google for it.... you should find something.