# Pumping gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Power/Fuel\ **Tags:** hyundai, elantra, gasoline\ **Created:** [February 20, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814 "2010-02-20T17:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![squart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@squart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/squart)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814/1 "2010-02-20T17:08:24Z")
when I am putting gas in my 2003 hyundai elantra gls, I can only put a little gas in at a time, the pump keeps stopping, it takes about 20 minutes to fill the tank because I have to drizzle the gas in, can this be repaired and will it be very expensive? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814/2 "2010-02-20T17:17:20Z")
Very common problem. Use the “search” feature of this board to bring up hundreds of posts. Try “slow fill”, “gas fill” “no fill” ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814/3 "2010-02-20T19:33:26Z")
Simply pull back the gas nozzle about 3 inches and then push the handle in a downward motion. This will allow the filler neck to take the gas quicker. This will work on about 95% of the vehicles out there. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814/4 "2010-02-20T21:01:12Z")
Are you in the habit of topping off the tank to squeeze more fuel in? Chances are your owner’s manual and or a sticker somewhere on the car, warns you not to do that. It can damage the vent system causing the symptoms you are experiencing. ---
**Author:** ![route66mo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/route66mo/32/1729_2.png) [@route66mo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/route66mo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pumping-gas/44814/5 "2010-02-21T04:23:35Z")
Try starting out at a slower feed rate and then continue only on a ‘middle’ setting. And ditto with NO clicking to the last drop! When the nozzle shuts off stop right there. As a matter of fact at the gas station the other day I noticed the instructions on the pump say exactly that. Of course it says a lot of other things that people completely ignore, i.e. stop engine when pumping gas! Good Luck!