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For 1990-2009 cars only

Concern

Causes

DEFINITION: Difficulty in refueling the vehicle when equipped with an ORVR fuel system.

Difficult to fill

    â€¢ The check valve is stuck closed.
    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is stuck closed.
    â€¢ The evaporative emission (EVAP) canister is restricted.
    â€¢ The EVAP-canister vent solenoid is stuck closed.
    â€¢ Restricted vapor lines
    â€¢ Fuel with high Reid Vapor Pressure characteristics
    â€¢ High fuel temperatures
    â€¢ The fuel filler hose or the pipe is pinched, is kinked, or is blocked.

Over-fill

    â€¢ The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve is stuck open.
    â€¢ The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve is leaking.
    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is stuck open.
    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is leaking.

Premature shut-off of the fuel-dispensing nozzle

    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is stuck closed.
    â€¢ A restricted EVAP canister
    â€¢ A stuck-closed EVAP-canister vent solenoid.
    â€¢ Restricted fuel vapor lines
    â€¢ Fuel with high Reid Vapor Pressure characteristics
    â€¢ High fuel temperatures

Fuel Backflow

    â€¢ The check valve is stuck open.
    â€¢ The check valve is stuck closed.
    â€¢ The check valve is leaking.
    â€¢ Fuel with high Reid Vapor Pressure characteristics
    â€¢ High fuel temperatures

Liquid fuel in the EVAP canister.

    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is stuck open.
    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is leaking.

Liquid fuel leak

    â€¢ The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve is stuck open.
    â€¢ The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve is leaking.
    â€¢ A torn fuel filler hose or a loose fuel filler hose
    â€¢ The fill limiter vent valve is stuck open.

Fuel Odor

    â€¢ Pressure relief in the fuel limiter vent valve stuck open.
    â€¢ The pressure relief valve in the fill limiter vent valve is leaking.
    â€¢ A fuel-saturated EVAP canister