08-22-2016, 07:26 AM | #1 |
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Gas Pump Shutoff
O.K., here's a minuscule thing: does anybody else have a problem with gas pumps (would virtually always be a Shell station) shutting off prematurely when filling the M6 GC? Like I know it's down to 1/8 a tank, it needs 18 gallons, so why does it shut off every few gallons? So I re-start it, because I know it needs more. Is it something about the shape of the filler neck? I've filled plenty of cars, and I don't think it's like I'm bad at this. It just seems to happen annoyingly frequently with my M6.
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Happens to me all the time, but not only with Shell. Happens at other gas stations as well. Shuts off multiple times before the tank is full. I find that holding the pump trigger half way stops this from happening. But then it takes twice as long to fill up. I thought this only happened to me |
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08-22-2016, 08:42 AM | #3 |
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Same issue here. Gotta be something odd in the tank filler tube design that triggers whatever shuts off the pump handles? IDK but it is annoying.
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08-22-2016, 09:19 AM | #4 |
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I have a 2016 650i GC and have not had that problem.
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08-22-2016, 09:33 AM | #5 |
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If you push the nozzle to far in and the the rubber seal seals too tight it seems the there is splash back and the pump registers it as full (safety)
I do not push it too far into the curve of the filler neck and try and hold it more parallel to the inlet. Its not a car you can jam in there lock the filler and let it run. Its a hold your hand baby it fill up and yes its a bitch! |
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08-22-2016, 10:08 AM | #6 |
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O.K., it's nice to know i'm not crazy! I also do the thing where I put it on slow feed, and don't jam it all the way in. Still can be difficult. If that's the only bad part of my day, I'm doing fine, I know....
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08-22-2016, 11:21 AM | #8 |
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Been having this issue since day 1, but I thought I might be the only one in the world if I complained about such a thing... lol now I know
There seems to be a design flaw where the nozzle air suction cups don't align well to the M6 inlet. |
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08-22-2016, 11:59 AM | #9 |
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Just got a 14 m6 gran coupe and I can report the same problem. Good to know it's not just me!
Will try to insert it halfway next time and hold by hand as a previous poster reported. |
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08-22-2016, 11:53 PM | #10 |
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Yes I see the same ... I never place the Gas Nozzle all the way in ... So it doesn't happen as often, but then again I do not squeeze the pump handle all the way either as I HATE WHEN GAS SPRAYS OUT AND ALL OVER THE PAINT
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08-28-2016, 12:26 AM | #13 |
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I had this issue on my M6, figured out an angle that would prevent it from happening 90% of the time. Move the nozzle around a bit and see if you can find an angle where it won't stop.
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09-17-2016, 10:21 AM | #15 |
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OK, now that I know I'm not crazy, I decided to try something. Last time I filled up, I put the nozzle in and turned it so the bottom of the handle was pointing down and to the right, like 5:00 position. (I would normally stand behind the fuel filler door and probably cock the handle between 6:00 and 8:00, without really thinking about it.) It didn't kick back. I'll keep trying that. I'm thinking there must be an angle at which it works. So far, I'm trying 5:00.
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09-20-2016, 07:27 AM | #17 |
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OK, the next time I tried 4 or 5:00, it shut off. So I tried it cocked at an extreme 8:00 and it worked.
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09-30-2016, 10:53 AM | #18 |
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just filled up last night and it didn't do it.. this happened to me the first 2 times I filled up it but now I refill when I hit the 1/4 mark and it doesn't shut off on me....
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