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Air Locking Fuel Tank When Filling. '08 Escape

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Old 11-19-2011, 04:17 PM
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Air Locking Fuel Tank When Filling. '08 Escape

It seems the fuel tank on my escape may not be venting properly when I am filling up at the pumps. On average my nozzle will shut off at least 3 times while filling up due to fuel backing up in the line leading to the tank, and even more often when the temperature drops below freezing point. It sometimes takes me as long as 10 minutes to fill my tank from empty. Has anyone seen this on their Escape and know what the issue may be?

Note: It is not specific to 1 particular gas station where, at first, I was thinking maybe the pump was just pumping too fast. It happens at all locations I try.
 
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Old 11-19-2011, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dave3406
It seems the fuel tank on my escape may not be venting properly when I am filling up at the pumps. On average my nozzle will shut off at least 3 times while filling up due to fuel backing up in the line leading to the tank, and even more often when the temperature drops below freezing point. It sometimes takes me as long as 10 minutes to fill my tank from empty. Has anyone seen this on their Escape and know what the issue may be?

Note: It is not specific to 1 particular gas station where, at first, I was thinking maybe the pump was just pumping too fast. It happens at all locations I try.

It's a known issues with the escapes starting with 2001 my wifes 06' is a pain in the *** to fill up. I have to rock the the car over and over while filling to top it off.
 
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Is there a solve for the issue? Mine has only been like it for the past 12 months or so.
 
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