Topping of Gas - Causing Knocking
Does anyone top off their gas (adding an additional 50 cents to 1 dollars) to your tank?
I have had this knocking in the rear after the last 2 fill ups but the issue has been happening for over a year. I brought it in to Lexus awhile back but we were not able to reproduce the issue. I finally noticed that it only happens with a full tank of gas. I only get gas every 3 or 4 weeks so I was wondering if anyone else has this knocking issue. It sounds like someone is taking a metal bar and hitting the gas tank. Next time I will not top off to see if the issue occurs.
I have had this knocking in the rear after the last 2 fill ups but the issue has been happening for over a year. I brought it in to Lexus awhile back but we were not able to reproduce the issue. I finally noticed that it only happens with a full tank of gas. I only get gas every 3 or 4 weeks so I was wondering if anyone else has this knocking issue. It sounds like someone is taking a metal bar and hitting the gas tank. Next time I will not top off to see if the issue occurs.
Does anyone top off their gas (adding an additional 50 cents to 1 dollars) to your tank?
I have had this knocking in the rear after the last 2 fill ups but the issue has been happening for over a year. I brought it in to Lexus awhile back but we were not able to reproduce the issue. I finally noticed that it only happens with a full tank of gas. I only get gas every 3 or 4 weeks so I was wondering if anyone else has this knocking issue. It sounds like someone is taking a metal bar and hitting the gas tank. Next time I will not top off to see if the issue occurs.
I have had this knocking in the rear after the last 2 fill ups but the issue has been happening for over a year. I brought it in to Lexus awhile back but we were not able to reproduce the issue. I finally noticed that it only happens with a full tank of gas. I only get gas every 3 or 4 weeks so I was wondering if anyone else has this knocking issue. It sounds like someone is taking a metal bar and hitting the gas tank. Next time I will not top off to see if the issue occurs.
Temp doesn't matter in this case. It happens year around. The knocking is def in the back. I got under the suv and can clearly hear the knocking around the gas tank.
+1 on adding beyond the cutoff, but there have been some reports, along with my experience, that when full there is a slight knock from the tank on a rough road, goes away quickly with use. In the old days it would be a float, no idea now.
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Old school people like to top off to the nearest dollar or even to the nearest 1/4,1/2,3/4 of a dollar so they dont need to get change or something. I usually dont do it anymore because i use credit card and a few times I've experienced it over flowing out when it did it on my old mazda
I'd say most people pay by credit/debit today, so just let the pump stop itself.
Last edited by ravenuer; Aug 10, 2018 at 09:40 AM.
Ok I was a habitual topper. Had the car die twice on me after filling up and topping about 2 gallons. After top off went to drive through when leaving car stalled and died. Took about 5 minuets to restart. Soooo I don’t top off any more.










