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Car Forum / Honda Cars / August 20062003 Honda Accord gas tank fill up problem
I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill completely. After filling the tank the gas hand registers about 3/4 of a tank or a little more and I can only get but about 9 gallons in the tank when it registers about 1/8 of a tank. The manual says if the tank will not fill completely to carry it to the dealer so I am thinking they know this may be a problem. Before this started the gas hand would register full each time I filled it and the tank would hold several more gallons. The car runs fine and as best I can tell the mileage is still good. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? > I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. > Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > several more gallons. The car runs fine and as best I can tell the > mileage is still good. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? Did you or anyone jack up this car? If they did so improperly, they could have dented the fuel tank, which will both lower the capacity and cause the gauge to read incorrectly. In the meantime, use the trip meter to determine mileage; reset it to zero when you fill the tank, and divide the miles by the number of gallons it takes to completely refill next time. A failing sending unit can also cause inaccurate readings, and has been caused in the past by a bad gasoline additive. --Gene Wasn't an additive, it was elemental sulphur in the gas at abnormal concentrations. The gasoline manufacturer has been reimbursing for repairs. I forget which one, google should help you out if you need the info. Problem was that the sulphur corroded the gauge sensor, which is plated with silver (some are, don't know about Honda). Forms silver oxide like what happens to granny's silverware. The black coating is an insulator. The gas companies put in an inhibitor to stop the corrosion, since all gas has sulphur. Wasn't enough inhibitor in some batches of gas? > > I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. > > Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > --Gene > I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. > Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > several more gallons. The car runs fine and as best I can tell the > mileage is still good. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? Honda has trouble with this sort of thing in the past, and issued TSBs to cover it. The problem was corrosion on the sender unit. They issued replacement sender units with improved materials to handle the sulfur. This was about six years ago though. I would check with your dealer to see if there any TSBs covering this issue wth your model. You may still be under warranty too, and if so, the repair would be free.  SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ It seems the sending unit is failing but they usually start to go at 6-7 years into the life of the car. I'm thinking maybe something was damaged with the fuel tank. Nick >> I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. >> Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >wth your model. You may still be under warranty too, and if so, the repair >would be free. On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 02:51:59 +0000 (UTC), "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote: >>Honda has trouble with this sort of thing in the past, and issued TSBs >>to cover it. The problem was corrosion on the sender unit. They issued [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > It seems the sending unit is failing but they usually start to go at > 6-7 years into the life of the car. Not unless they're defective. Or the gas is. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > > I have a 2003 Honda Accord with the 4 cylinder engine. > > Since about a month ago when I fill the gas tank up it will not fill [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ > www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ I called a Honda Dealer. They said it was a new one on him. Here is the infromation from the owners manual and by them printing it there I thought they expected the problem to happen. "Your car has an on-board refueling vapor recovery system to help keep fuel vapors from going into the atmosphere. If the fuel pump keeps clicking off even though the tank is not full, there may be a problem with this system. Consult your dealer." I hate to carry it to a dealer where they have never heard of the problem and it is in the owners manual. > I called a Honda Dealer. They said it was a new one on him. Here is > the infromation from the owners manual and by them printing it there I [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I hate to carry it to a dealer where they have never heard of the > problem and it is in the owners manual. Find another dealer. This one sucks. SignatureTeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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