2005 Mustang: how do I fill my gas tank?! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Stompy · 04-15-2005, 06:36 PM

I just bought a 2005 Mustang yesterday and... yeah, I can't fill the gas tank.

The nozzles just click as if the tank is completely full (it's about half). At first I thought it was the nozzles at the one gas station (I tried 2 diff pumps), but then I went to a completely different gas station and had the same thing happen.

Uh, haha.. yeah, what's up with this? I mean, as far as I know there's nothing special you need to do to fill it...

(ahah and yes, i feel dumb asking how to refill my gas tank)

Ilow · 04-15-2005, 06:53 PM

Isn't this something to ask the dealer? I think you just wanted to let us know that you got a nice shiny new Mustang.

Stompy · 04-15-2005, 06:54 PM

Uh, no. Dealer is closed.. it's 11 PM.

lindseylatch · 04-15-2005, 07:04 PM

then i guess you ain't goin' no where until monday!

Scorps · 04-15-2005, 07:27 PM

Don't push the nozzle in so far.

sixate · 04-15-2005, 07:38 PM

After I Googled for a second it is a problem with the car. Call the dealer, it seems the tank and filler neck may need to be replaced. Good job Ford.

silent_jay · 04-15-2005, 07:44 PM

That's about the best I can think of too PT, on my parents old Buick they used to have the same thing would happen and they just had to move the nozzle out a bit, other than that I have no clue.

How do you like the new Mustang by the way? Great looking car all the reviews seem great, congrats and enjoy.

Lockjaw · 04-15-2005, 09:40 PM

Buy a gas can. Fill it...fill tank!

Scorps · 04-15-2005, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lockjaw

Buy a gas can. Fill it...fill tank!

LOL nice and long

Stompy · 04-17-2005, 09:10 PM

Yeah, I talked to a friend's dad who worked on the tanks for them and he said they're designed kinda screwy.

Until then, the solution is (as someone stated) to hold the nozzle out quite a bit so that it's barely in the tank, and fill that way.

It had me baffled because 1. I'm not at all a car person and 2. sometimes common sense eludes me. Never thought "let's take it out almost all the way and see if that works!" So thanks for the quick responses

He also said there's an issue where, if you let it get to the last quarter of the tank, it could take 20-30 minutes to refill because the rear axle goes through the center of the tank.. so you fill up one side and it kinda has to spill over to the other. But yeah, he was saying that because of this, and the nozzle issue, that there very well may be a recall sometime soon.

slimpi66y · 04-18-2005, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stompy

I just bought a 2005 Mustang yesterday and... yeah, I can't fill the gas tank.

The nozzles just click as if the tank is completely full (it's about half). At first I thought it was the nozzles at the one gas station (I tried 2 diff pumps), but then I went to a completely different gas station and had the same thing happen.

Uh, haha.. yeah, what's up with this? I mean, as far as I know there's nothing special you need to do to fill it...

(ahah and yes, i feel dumb asking how to refill my gas tank)

hehe, told you not to buy a Ford

Scorps · 04-18-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lightmayo

hehe, told you not to buy a Ford

ROFL

IanSturgill · 05-02-2005, 06:53 AM

That sucks man, hope ford fixes it for you, just had to deconstruct the rear end of a 91 T/A to drop the tank

beejay · 05-05-2005, 08:15 PM

I haven't had a problem with mine... Sometimes you have to pull the pump out slightly and angle the handle down to get it to take.

DJMala · 05-06-2005, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stompy

He also said there's an issue where, if you let it get to the last quarter of the tank, it could take 20-30 minutes to refill because the rear axle goes through the center of the tank.. so you fill up one side and it kinda has to spill over to the other. But yeah, he was saying that because of this, and the nozzle issue, that there very well may be a recall sometime soon.

What's the deal with Ford and gas tanks? First they leave the tank so exposed that cars blow up at the drop of a hat (Pinto, Crown Vic, et. al.), now they over-engineer it so badly the bloody thing doesn't work. You'd think they'd have figured it out after 120 years.

merkerguitars · 05-06-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DJMala

What's the deal with Ford and gas tanks? First they leave the tank so exposed that cars blow up at the drop of a hat (Pinto, Crown Vic, et. al.), now they over-engineer it so badly the bloody thing doesn't work. You'd think they'd have figured it out after 120 years.

Ford has always been weird like that...they design the vehicle and then make the tank to fit it. Just like the have been with their oil pans for vehicles, make the vehicle and make the oil pan fit vehicle, thats why fox body mustangs have the goofy double humped, double drain plug oil pans

Scorps · 05-07-2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DJMala

What's the deal with Ford and gas tanks? First they leave the tank so exposed that cars blow up at the drop of a hat (Pinto, Crown Vic, et. al.), now they over-engineer it so badly the bloody thing doesn't work. You'd think they'd have figured it out after 120 years.

You mean 100 years!

f0rd · 05-08-2005, 08:36 AM

There is a service bulletin out for this problem. You'll have to go to your dealer and ask them to install this new tank.

Quote:

05-4-8
FUEL FILL SLOW, OR DIFFICULT TO FILL

ISSUE:
Some 2005 Mustang vehicles may exhibit the fuel tank being slow or difficult to fill. The condition may be described as, repeated rapid shutoffs of the filling station pump nozzle, or multiple nozzle shutoffs when attempting to fill the fuel tank. The condition may be due to the fuel tank vapor venting system inside the fuel tank.

ACTION:
Install a new fuel tank. The new fuel tank has a revised internal venting system to improve fuel filling. Remove the fuel tank assembly per Section 310-01 of the Workshop Manual.

PART NUMBER PART NAME
5R3Z-9002-AA Fuel Tank

WARRANTY STATUS:
Eligible Under Provisions Of New Vehicle Limited Warranty Coverage And Emissions Warranty Coverage

04-15-2005, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	2005 Mustang: how do I fill my gas tank?! I just bought a 2005 Mustang yesterday and... yeah, I can't fill the gas tank. The nozzles just click as if the tank is completely full (it's about half). At first I thought it was the nozzles at the one gas station (I tried 2 diff pumps), but then I went to a completely different gas station and had the same thing happen. Uh, haha.. yeah, what's up with this? I mean, as far as I know there's nothing special you need to do to fill it... (ahah and yes, i feel dumb asking how to refill my gas tank) __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 04-15-2005 at 06:49 PM..

04-15-2005, 06:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ilow Junkie Location: Pats country	Isn't this something to ask the dealer? I think you just wanted to let us know that you got a nice shiny new Mustang. __________________ "Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about" --Sam Harris

04-15-2005, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Uh, no. Dealer is closed.. it's 11 PM. __________________ I love lamp.

04-15-2005, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
lindseylatch Addict Location: Seattle, WA	then i guess you ain't goin' no where until monday! __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." -Voltaire

04-15-2005, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	That's about the best I can think of too PT, on my parents old Buick they used to have the same thing would happen and they just had to move the nozzle out a bit, other than that I have no clue. How do you like the new Mustang by the way? Great looking car all the reviews seem great, congrats and enjoy. __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

04-15-2005, 07:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Don't push the nozzle in so far.

04-15-2005, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	After I Googled for a second it is a problem with the car. Call the dealer, it seems the tank and filler neck may need to be replaced. Good job Ford.

04-15-2005, 09:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lockjaw Junkie	Buy a gas can. Fill it...fill tank!

04-17-2005, 09:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Yeah, I talked to a friend's dad who worked on the tanks for them and he said they're designed kinda screwy. Until then, the solution is (as someone stated) to hold the nozzle out quite a bit so that it's barely in the tank, and fill that way. It had me baffled because 1. I'm not at all a car person and 2. sometimes common sense eludes me. Never thought "let's take it out almost all the way and see if that works!" So thanks for the quick responses He also said there's an issue where, if you let it get to the last quarter of the tank, it could take 20-30 minutes to refill because the rear axle goes through the center of the tank.. so you fill up one side and it kinda has to spill over to the other. But yeah, he was saying that because of this, and the nozzle issue, that there very well may be a recall sometime soon. __________________ I love lamp.

05-02-2005, 06:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
IanSturgill Crazy Location: Lex Vegas, KY	That sucks man, hope ford fixes it for you, just had to deconstruct the rear end of a 91 T/A to drop the tank

05-05-2005, 08:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
beejay Insane Location: Just West of Hell	I haven't had a problem with mine... Sometimes you have to pull the pump out slightly and angle the handle down to get it to take. __________________ Pimps and Ho's - it's this generation's cowboys and indians