The dangers of overfilling your gas tank

[kimona]

I often continue to fill my tank after the first click… just to round off the number. This article gives me pause for thought.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/ownership/the-dangers-of-overfilling-your-gas-tank/ar-BBSBAqb?ocid=spartanntp

[SirDigby]

i don't know if i would really classify those as "dangers."
i usually round to the nearest 10th cent.

i'm not scared...

[IllusionX]

I put 1-2L of fuel easily after the first click and it's not nearly reaching the tube.

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[Hamster]

I typically stop filling after I hear a second click. No problems yet, but I'll consider stopping after the first click from now on.

[dogsridewith]

If it isn't an errant half-fill click off, something happened--some tank pressure increase--at the first click shut off. Manual says to stop there. Why go against manual recommendation? There's a complicated EVAP system that wants vapor space in the top of the tank.

[myfirstyota]

In my case, my evap system is already on vacation.... Fill er up!

[bronsin]

I’m a one click kind a guy and have been all my driving life!

[06YarisRS]

I'm pretty sure I fuel-logged - and as a result destroyed - my evap canister on my older Dodge Grand Caravan due to repeated overfilling. I now always stop at the click. I think I saw somewhere that a charcoal canister for the Yaris is north of $600.00 USD. Yikes!

[Hamster]

$600? Whoa, I'm definitely stopping after the first click from now on!

[06YarisRS]

$600? Whoa, I'm definitely stopping after the first click from now on!

I did find one for my 2008. The OEM is actually about $500.00 CAD. But, from a local dealer??? Not cheap!

[ern-diz]

i'm not scared...

:biggrin: I got a chuckle out of that.

I remember hearing something a long time ago about it not being good for the car to fill past the first click, so that's what I've done with my Yaris. Before it, I would "top off" my tanks.

At the end of the day, I don't think the added drops are worth any risk, so I'd play it safe rather than sorry. Stopping for gas a couple miles early just isn't worth it, imho.

[06YarisRS]

At the end of the day, I don't think the added drops are worth any risk, so I'd play it safe rather than sorry. Stopping for gas a couple miles early just isn't worth it, imho.

Sage advice. :thumbsup:

[ern-diz]

Sage advice. :thumbsup:

:drinking:

[Hamster]

I did find one for my 2008. The OEM is actually about $500.00 CAD. But, from a local dealer??? Not cheap!

And that's for the part alone, not labor. I'm no mechanic, so I would have to pay for labor on top of the part cost. And that would definitely not be cheap! I'm glad this thread was started. I will definitely stop topping off. No damage has happened thus far. But it's clearly a silly gamble with no real benefit.