Hi Guys,

I just purchased a new XB Scion 2009 .  I just filled it for the first time today.  Had a little prob. at the pump .  It shut off at a little less than 3/4 full - squeezed a bit more in, hardly any, pump kept shutting off.  I thought it was full, until I started the car back up again and saw the gauge.  Hmm - Went back out, re-swiped my card and goofed with the gas filler again.  I was at Shell...

Well, after messing around with it, I finally found and angle where it started going in again.  Put in another 3 gallons, finally filling the rest of the tank without issue.  So, not sure if this was from the design of the XBs filler tube (which is really a small i.d.  and snakes all over the place before getting to the gas tank), or it was just an issue with the pump.  I am Just curious if anyone else has had to finesse the pump handle to fully fill one of the new XBs.

Thanks for any input.

~Mic

the only problem I've ever had was with a pump with a faulty vapor recovery system. I used a different nozzle and no more problems. So, that could have been your problem if the pump had the system.

I've run into that when I fill it myself.

However, it could be that I'm out of practice.  I live in Oregon where self-serve doesn't exist.

i had that problem, once at a walmart gas station, and i've noticed it other places too, but not as bad.

Ok, I tried to fill up the car yesterday and it did that again at first. Then I try different angles to hold the pump and finally did the job just fine. I never had this problem before. Strange.

I read some where that a lot of Toyota cars do that.

YEP !! I had to explaine to someone this evening that there car did not have a servicable fuel filter they were less than amused.