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Old 04-09-2012, 03:36 PM   #4 (permalink)
some_other_dave
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I have experienced auto-stop failure when filling at high speed as well as low.

I have also had auto-stop only fill the tank halfway up. Even on the "second click", because I didn't believe we had used so little fuel. (I was riding with friends on a long trip in their car, which I was not familiar with.)

The auto shut-off is not consistent, even on the same pump, in my experience.

I have had problems (sputtering, loss of power, other misbehavior) when filling from a station that was being resupplied when I filled. I think it was more due to water in the fuel (which will get through filters!) than dirt. The car got much better after I had burned through that tank.

If I recall the difference in density between gasoline at 50F versus 90F, you got something like 0.1% less fuel at the higher temperatures. Low enough to be "in the noise".

-soD
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