Accidental Overfill

Latebutsmart · 05-27-2009, 11:18 AM

A malfunctioning gas pump/fill sensor at the pump resulted in my overfilling Big Red. Aside from the misfires (that abated after several miles of driving) and the damage to local air quality, is there anything else I should be aware of? I washed BR's fender and sopped up as much fuel as I could at the time of the spill.

Thanks,

Old smart · 05-27-2009, 11:23 AM

You might get a Check Engine Light, but that should go away by itself.

chieftmc · 05-27-2009, 11:39 AM

Same thing happened to me on two different occasions using the same pump

(I try to use the same pump facing the same way to log my MPG's

)

Anyway, it's had NO ill effects and I no longer use THAT pump

SuperGeek · 05-27-2009, 10:07 PM

I'm also curious - does overfilling do actual permanent damage to the charcoal canister, or just saturate it until it evaporates?

piglith · 05-28-2009, 04:42 AM

Oh just make me paranoid now at filling the tank.

jefferios · 05-28-2009, 05:36 AM

I had this happen once where the gas was pouring all over the car. No issues for me.

jimvw57 · 05-28-2009, 05:56 AM

A fellow Smart owner here in town used to fill up until he could see the gas in the neck on every tank, had his check engine light come on. It required a visit to the dealer to get it fixed. Not sure what they had to do to fix it. He doesn't do that anymore.

If your light didn't go on, you are probably OK.