Hello All, Hey, can somebody please till me why I can't fill the gas tank on my 2005 Mustang GT? I have to hold the gas pump nozzle lever in just a little bit and hold it the entire time, and it takes forever to fill the tank? It's a real pain in the Ass. Dose anybody have any ideas?
Ford has a TSB 07-21-12 for this this that involves replacing your gas tank with an updated design if your car was built before 4/26/2005. I don't know the price of the updated tank, but I'm sure it isn't cheap.
Mine does it sometimes. The key is dont top off your tank, wait untill it is on E before filling. Also remember which specific pumps at certain stations give the least problem. And fill on the slowest setting on the handle.
Turn the gas pump handle upside down NASCAR style. Sounds funny but it was the ONLY way I was able to fill my 05 ...
Yes bigb427 that is what I found out @ my local Ford dealer. The replacement Fuel Tank is $1059.00 & the labor is $540.00 WTF! I called Ford and they will Not do anything for me about this issue, even though it is There Problem. My Mustang is an 05 and of course out of warrantee, so I guess Oh well. This really sucks, and is really Poor customer service by Ford if you ask me.
Haha glad it works for you. I used to get funny looks from the other people filling up but what did I care.
Turning it upside down rotates the vapor pick-up inlet 180-degrees to where the exiting vapors don't shut the pump off as easy. Look into the business end of a gas pump nozzle, and then it'll make sense.
i had this problem with my ranger. i replaced the filler neck and it is as good as new. it would be a lot cheaper that way if it works. after years of use those bends in the filler neck start to collapse.
This was an issue with my wife's '05 V6 (traded it in '07 for an Explorer). I may be wrong, but I believe she had the problem corrected while it was under warranty, and I think it was related to how the fuel gets from one tank to the other (her's had a pair of saddle tanks). Of course, that doesn't help the OP.
Just don't crash into to the Jet-Dryer truck NASCAR style. It sucks that your having this problem, TSBs aren't recalls they are just a guide for dealerships techs on how to fix a problem if it occurs. Basically they say if the car does X then you do Y. They help Ford control warranty costs by reducing the diagnoses time they have to pay the dealerships. So don't expect any help from Ford. Maybe you can find an aftermarket tank for less money.
My 05 has done this for several years. Not worth the 1000 dollar + hit for a new tank. Take your time during the fill up and enjoy looking at your ride...
