Concern
| Causes
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DEFINITION: Difficulty
when refueling the vehicle.
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Difficult to fill
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• | The check valve is stuck closed. |
• | The fill limiter vent valve is stuck closed. |
• | The evaporative emission (EVAP) canister is drain hose is blocked or restricted. |
• | The EVAP canister drain line check ball is stuck closed. |
• | Any restricted vapor lines or hoses |
• | The EVAP canister is blocked or restricted |
• | A fuel with high reid vapor pressure characteristics. |
• | A high fuel temperature |
• | The fuel filler hose/pipe is pinched, kinked, or blocked. |
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Over fill
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• | The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) is stuck open. |
• | The pressure relief valve in the FLVV is leaking. |
• | The FLVV is stuck open. |
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Pre-mature
shut-off of the fuel dispensing nozzle
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• | The fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) is stuck closed. |
• | The EVAP canister is restricted. |
• | The evaporative emission (EVAP) canister is drain hose is blocked or restricted. |
• | The EVAP canister drain line check ball is stuck closed. |
• | Any restricted fuel vapor lines |
• | A fuel with high reid vapor pressure characteristics |
• | A high fuel temperature |
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Fuel spitback
|
• | The check valve is stuck open. |
• | The check valve is stuck closed. |
• | The check valve is leaking. |
• | A fuel with high reid vapor pressure characteristics. |
• | A high fuel temperature |
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Liquid fuel in the EVAP
canister
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• | The fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) is stuck open. |
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Liquid
fuel leak
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• | The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve (FLVV) is stuck open. |
• | The pressure relief valve in the FLVV is leaking. |
• | The fuel filler hose is loose or torn. |
• | The FLVV is stuck open. |
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Fuel
odor
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• | The pressure relief valve in the fuel limiter vent valve (FLVV) is stuck open. |
• | The pressure relief valve in the FLVV is leaking. |
• | The EVAP canister is saturated with fuel. |
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