Fuel stop nightmare
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2007 S600, 2007 Chrysler 300 SRT8, 2000 C5 Corvette, 2017 Mustang GT, 2023 300C, and a 2019 Lincoln
Fuel stop nightmare
So I pull into my favorite gas station to fill up my S600. Pop in the credit card, pop in the nozzle, fueling away. Pop the hood to add a little windshield washer fluid. Man, she drinks it. Give her all she wants. Hop back in and start her up and go. And then about 10 feet later I hear a clunk. Stop the car and Oh Sh*t, I forgot to put the fuel nozzle back in the machine. Sure enough, it was laying on the ground. No fuel leaking out so I was lucky. But I definitely put a heavy load on that gas filler pipe. And it was a lot harder to put my fuel cap back on.
The fuel gauge is working, no codes (yet), engine is smooth, and the car rides like normal. I was just having thoughts of my next "A" service at the dealer turning into a new fuel tank and associated electronic components replace due to driver stupidity.
The fuel gauge is working, no codes (yet), engine is smooth, and the car rides like normal. I was just having thoughts of my next "A" service at the dealer turning into a new fuel tank and associated electronic components replace due to driver stupidity.
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So I pull into my favorite gas station to fill up my S600. Pop in the credit card, pop in the nozzle, fueling away. Pop the hood to add a little windshield washer fluid. Man, she drinks it. Give her all she wants. Hop back in and start her up and go. And then about 10 feet later I hear a clunk. Stop the car and Oh Sh*t, I forgot to put the fuel nozzle back in the machine. Sure enough, it was laying on the ground. No fuel leaking out so I was lucky. But I definitely put a heavy load on that gas filler pipe. And it was a lot harder to put my fuel cap back on.
The fuel gauge is working, no codes (yet), engine is smooth, and the car rides like normal. I was just having thoughts of my next "A" service at the dealer turning into a new fuel tank and associated electronic components replace due to driver stupidity.
The fuel gauge is working, no codes (yet), engine is smooth, and the car rides like normal. I was just having thoughts of my next "A" service at the dealer turning into a new fuel tank and associated electronic components replace due to driver stupidity.
The only damage I see could be at the end of the filler and you said it was a little harder to put the cap on. If the edge of the filler got bent enough you could have a seal leak, which could trigger the CEL but if you drive a day without the light you should be fine other than tighter than normal cap.
