Overfill Your Gas Tank? Here's What You Need to Know

Hey, don't pick on Colorado! There are many other places you could be (more miserable)... :no: Chances are your car will/has thrown a ... Overfilling could also cause your fuel meter to read inaccurately but then again it's very unlikely you caused any damage to your car as all of ... :roll: I've not gotten into the EVAP canister and surrounding hoses and such - didn't want to invest the time. But if you overfill your ... See those two little vent holes? One there and one there? Those holes are the inside of the gas cap. And the vapors go through the EVAP canister ... Overfilling the gas tank immediately voids all warranty conditions and agreements. Expect a pending Check Engine light. Lol. Yeah. You're fine. "When we overfill the tank, it sends all of the excessive fuel to the evaporation/charcoal canister and kills the life of that canister," ... Overfilling your gas can put gasoline into parts of the evap system where its not supposed to be. Thats it. The evap system does not vent ... By overfilling your tank, you risk gasoline running into the charcoal canister that is designed to trap vapors, not liquids. It makes no difference to the engine either as the fuel pickup never moves in the tank. It might be bad for your engine if you had suger or sand ... Learn why it's risky to overfill your car at the gas station and what can happen if you do. Discover the effects of overfilling your gas ...