I do it on regular basis, no problems.Depending on how far I am driving I occasionally overfill my gas tank. Should I avoid this at all cost
2017 CX-5
thanks
Different vehicles I've had can take a significant amount of fuel after the "click off". As an example, a Ford focus I had would take nearly 2 more gallons after the initial click off. So, 15% more fuel in the tank. Another 80 miles of range.... so you're really allowing your self to go an extra 8 miles between fill-ups??? ...
There are surely differences in the size of the fill pipe.Different vehicles I've had can take a significant amount of fuel after the "click off". As an example, a Ford focus I had would take nearly 2 more gallons after the initial click off. So, 15% more fuel in the tank. Another 80 miles of range.
But I'm a "only time you've got too much gas is when your on fire" kinda guy![]()
That's probably because he's a cybernetic organism.My neighbor is 75 years old and has been smoking three packs of cigarettes a day for over 40 years. He doesn’t have lung cancer….
No that's because he never seen a doctor for 40yrsThat's probably because he's a cybernetic organism.![]()
I filled until I could see fuel for years on my Miata, until the day the check engine light came on after a fillup. Dropped it off at dealer and later got a call saying that there was fuel in the fuel tank air pressurization pump - did I ever fill the tank beyond auto pump shutoff? This was a 700$ education. I no longer overfill any vehicle.Depending on how far I am driving I occasionally overfill my gas tank. Should I avoid this at all cost
2017 CX-5
thanks
best medical advice yet...No that's because he never seen a doctor for 40yrs
Not sure about Chrysler vehicles, but ⋯⋯ I have been told that topping off the tank (to the point of overflow) would saturate the charcoal canister with liquid in many/most/all Chrysler vehicles. The system may then be unable to extract the liquid and will set a code. The canister must be replaced.
My 1998 Honda CR-V did trigger the CEL from charcoal canister malfunctioning many years ago at around 120K miles. I had been filling up the gas tank as much as possible often due to the small gas tank. I reset the code, and have been filling up the gas tank after a couple of clicks. Have never seen the same CEL since then now at 178K miles.I haven't heard of another system that suffers this way.
I'll never understand why people drive until they are running on empty and on fumes.There will be a lot of "I do it all the time with no damage", but I say, weight the upside (so you're really allowing your self to go an extra 8 miles between fill-ups???) vs downside. - easy choice.