micrx8

today i want to fill my 8
so i go to the gas station starting to pump some gas
22 cent and the nozzle stop so i try again same thing
and the gas fall out of the tank what the f.....ck
i came back to my home and check inside the tube that lead
to the tank and notice that the little flapper is not there anymore
so i think it fall inside the tube and blocking totaly the acces
i try to push it down in the tank but i think the tube is taper because it didn't
work
do you know if the tube and the tank are 2 different pieces?
maybe i can take out the tube and push it outside

thanks
sorry for my english

04MazdaRX8

Gas* gaassss, ssss, not zzz.. ssss.. Anyways, you may want to take it to the dealer and see what they have to say.

Morgan

yea..the z thing was driving me nuts...and how do you kno the flapper isnt a she??

RedRexNJ

I think you need some light to see down that tube into the tank. Try using a lighter or a burning rag and stuffing it in there. That may brighten things up a bit.

-=Rowdy=-

Uh not a good idea. You'd be surprised by some people who would try that. You never know who will follow through with a suggestion on the internet be it a joke or otherwise.

RedRexNJ

You're right. In today's world of the shallow genepool, there are some real idiots breathing our precious oxygen. Guess I should have put a disclaimer on my post for those that are common sense challenged.

Im_DANomite

iTrader: (1)

haha...that's hilarious. "internet user RedRexNJ charged for involuntary man slaughter..."

ezrider55

Many people have said no flapper in their 8. My 8 has no flapper.

truemagellen

There is no flap on the entrance to the gas tank!

truemagellen

dang you beat me too it :D

maybe he was trying to fill was trying to put the nozzel in the cup holder

Im_DANomite

iTrader: (1)

maybe you used the diesel pump?? they're different sizing. maybe the nozzle on the pump is messed up, lots of people use that one nozzle, maybe it's bent. maybe the tank is really full, maybe a really stale cheesepuff is lodged down in the tube causing a major blockage for the gas. have your dealer check it out.

micrx8

the nozzel fit all the way in the tube
and no it's not diesel
i have some problem with my english but i'm not stupid

AQA101

First of all, did you try a different nozzle? Your tube is very likely not the cause.

Nubo

Drive to the dealership and have them fix it before you run out of gas...

Senna

Try to ignore the mockery, I appreciate the fact that you're bilingual and most here aren't!!

The dealer seems to be the right answer though...but watch those guys--they're about as trust worthy as some of your local lube shops. :o

Go48

Your Anglais is just fine. Just ignore those idiots. I would suggest you try another gas station and pump. I've had that problem myself in the past, but it had to do with the pump nozzle, not the filler tube.

Genesis

So what the heck was it that you were "trying to push down into the tank"

micrx8

I see the gas, it's like if the tank is
fill up to the edge of the filling tube the
gas don't go in the tank at all
that's why I'm almost sure that the problem
is in the tube.

theCATALYST

Sounds like something you're dealer needs to work on, I wouldnt stick anything else down that tube for fear that the dealership will say you accidentally lodged something in it. Let them handle it, safer that way.

RedRexNJ

If you can see the gas in the tube, perhaps the reason the you can't put more gas in is because the pump is shutting itself off? Don't gas pumps have sensors in the nozzle tips that shut off the flow when the gas touches them?

rXter

tdc

N8theGr8

This happened to me once on my other car. It's most likely the nozzle itself. At first I was worried...but just tried another pump and worked fine. Dont buy gas at Bob's Gas & Putt Putt Golf:-)

Navybeardbb

This happened to me on my old GTi and then on my 8 it's how you're putting it into the "tube". When you put the nozzle in do not push it as far down as it can go it will stop pumping. You have to take it have it a little less then all the way down in there, it's hard to explain but give it a try. Usually it works when you change nozzles too, but from what you say i think it can avoided by not pushing the nozzle in the tank all the way.

micrx8

I bring my car to the dealear yesterday
they call me back and said they have to
take out the tank, it's a 3 hours job just
take it down

fredw1

Let us know what the problem was. What you described had me wondering what could be going on.