e92 filling gas problem, nozzle keeps clicking off

djpeetur · 07-18-2013, 04:10 AM

I have 2011 e92 , dealership replaced filler pipe and repair kit/fuel tank saids on receipt. Gas nozzle still shuts off premature. i have searched on e90post but no definite answer. TIA

mrbillytalent · 07-18-2013, 07:16 AM

I get this at times too. Seems I'm not the only one.

norsairius · 07-18-2013, 08:01 AM

I've had this happen a few times, but usually taking the gas nozzle out and retrying resolves the issue.

VTECaddict · 07-18-2013, 08:35 AM

Pump slower (use the first notch on the automatic trigger thing) and try rotating the nozzle so the handle is pointing more towards the back off the car. That seems to do it for me.

JustROLLIN · 07-18-2013, 08:41 AM

I can only speak from experience on other vehicles for this issue, not BMW.

However, this was a very common GM problem for quite some time and 99% of the time it was related to the charcoal canister for the fuel tank. I am not exactly sure what BMW uses, but I am sure its quite similar. Basically a canister of some sort to catch fuel vapor instead of allowing it to vent to atmosphere.

What happens: Driver stops at the gas station and proceeds to fill his/her tank. After the nozzle clicks off, the driver wants to get that last little amount into the tank and keeps clicking the pump on/off to add more. Unfortunately, this causes the tank to spill actually gasoline, not just the vapor, into the canister and ruin it. Ultimately, this leads to issues at the pump and being able to fill the tank without the pump shutting off on its own.

Sorry for the long post, just wanted to let the group know that it was a possibility. Oh, and the fix on the GMs was to replace the canister.

BRAISKI · 07-18-2013, 09:49 AM

For me it depends on the station, I always wonder about it if its air building up. When I was in Germany last time doing my European Delivery I notice that all their pumps have a "small ball bouncing around in a glass enclosure" apparently this helps from air build up...

SilverII · 07-18-2013, 09:52 AM

i get this all the time. I manually hold the trigger and i hold/point the nozzle down to pump

benzo23 · 07-18-2013, 10:03 AM

you just have to learn to feather it, mine does it too if i give it full blast right out of the gate.

rr006rbc · 07-18-2013, 10:08 AM

FINESSE IT A LITTLE. don't ram it in hard without being courteous lol. or yeah, use it on the slower speed. Even try hold the nozzle at a 45 degree angle too.

E92 M Sport · 07-18-2013, 10:17 AM

Turn the filler nozzle upside down and try that. I've had it happen with other vehicles and that worked.

kdbryce · 07-18-2013, 10:24 AM

this has happened to me before... on my first e92

the trick was to hold the "trigger" halfway if it starts clicking. I know it takes a little longer, but the gas gets in

bhmax16 · 07-18-2013, 12:10 PM

Tank ventilation valve. Sometimes they go bad on these cars, but not too often. I believe there is an SB out for it, but I don't recall whether it is a mechanical fix or if it was for reprogramming updated software to prevent the issue. My car occasionally throws a code for it (hasn't lit the CEL, but the code is stored in memory when I scan the car on occasion). I have experienced the symptoms when trying to fill up at the pump, but it has never bothered me enough to look into fixing it. I just reposition the nozzle and continue fueling.

racermp · 07-18-2013, 12:48 PM

Pull it out a bit.

Das what she said!

nvn · 07-18-2013, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdbryce

this has happened to me before... on my first e92

the trick was to hold the "trigger" halfway if it starts clicking. I know it takes a little longer, but the gas gets in

This ^. Just don't squeeze it all the way.

ThEnder · 07-18-2013, 01:21 PM

Happens to me with my E90 a lot too. Usually removing the pump nozzle and re-inserting it with more of an angle solves the issue.

07-18-2013, 04:10 AM	#1
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JustROLLIN Private 0 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 e90 328xi Join Date: May 2013 Location: Mpls, MN iTrader: (0)	I can only speak from experience on other vehicles for this issue, not BMW. However, this was a very common GM problem for quite some time and 99% of the time it was related to the charcoal canister for the fuel tank. I am not exactly sure what BMW uses, but I am sure its quite similar. Basically a canister of some sort to catch fuel vapor instead of allowing it to vent to atmosphere. What happens: Driver stops at the gas station and proceeds to fill his/her tank. After the nozzle clicks off, the driver wants to get that last little amount into the tank and keeps clicking the pump on/off to add more. Unfortunately, this causes the tank to spill actually gasoline, not just the vapor, into the canister and ruin it. Ultimately, this leads to issues at the pump and being able to fill the tank without the pump shutting off on its own. Sorry for the long post, just wanted to let the group know that it was a possibility. Oh, and the fix on the GMs was to replace the canister.
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BRAISKI Colonel 135 Rep 2,517 Posts Drives: '11 335xi e92 M-Pak Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: GTA/KW, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 BMW 335xi [7.00]	For me it depends on the station, I always wonder about it if its air building up. When I was in Germany last time doing my European Delivery I notice that all their pumps have a "small ball bouncing around in a glass enclosure" apparently this helps from air build up... __________________ My 2011 ED @ BMW Welt, one of the best days of my life! Full front PPF!
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SilverII Colonel 40 Rep 2,334 Posts Drives: '11 335IS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [9.66]	i get this all the time. I manually hold the trigger and i hold/point the nozzle down to pump
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benzo23 Colonel 74 Rep 2,848 Posts Drives: 14 F30 AW MSport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: FL iTrader: (1)	you just have to learn to feather it, mine does it too if i give it full blast right out of the gate.
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rr006rbc Colonel 1204 Rep 2,818 Posts Drives: '23 M440i GC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: California iTrader: (38)	FINESSE IT A LITTLE. don't ram it in hard without being courteous lol. or yeah, use it on the slower speed. Even try hold the nozzle at a 45 degree angle too.
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E92 M Sport Lieutenant 287 Rep 398 Posts Drives: 2016 F82 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Turn the filler nozzle upside down and try that. I've had it happen with other vehicles and that worked.
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bhmax16 Lieutenant 164 Rep 401 Posts Drives: '22 M4, '23 CX-50 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Tank ventilation valve. Sometimes they go bad on these cars, but not too often. I believe there is an SB out for it, but I don't recall whether it is a mechanical fix or if it was for reprogramming updated software to prevent the issue. My car occasionally throws a code for it (hasn't lit the CEL, but the code is stored in memory when I scan the car on occasion). I have experienced the symptoms when trying to fill up at the pump, but it has never bothered me enough to look into fixing it. I just reposition the nozzle and continue fueling.
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racermp Major 190 Rep 937 Posts Drives: F30 330i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	Pull it out a bit. Das what she said!
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ThEnder First Lieutenant 26 Rep 336 Posts Drives: E90 LCI N54 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Happens to me with my E90 a lot too. Usually removing the pump nozzle and re-inserting it with more of an angle solves the issue.
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