Problems filling fuel tank

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DHIMES
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I have a 2002 Hyundai Sonota LX, 98,000 miles, 6 cyl., 3.0 liter engine. For the past 2 weeks I have not been able to add fuel to the tank without the pump shutting of every 20 or 30 seconds. I know the tank is not full because if I perservere and stand there for 15 minutes or so, I can finally get 13 -15 gallons to fill the tank. This happens at any service station I have tried. The pump keeps shutting off every 20-30 seconds while pumping fuel as if the fuel is backing up to the filler tube .
Oct 2, 2007 at 8:39 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Sounds like some kind of restriction/venting problem in the filler tube.Didnt see any TSB's (tech service bulletin) regarding that problem. Might want to have a shop look at it, doesnt sound dangerous, just annoying. BTW did this just start all of the sudden or the entire time you have had the car?
Oct 3, 2007 at 7:44 AM
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I bought the car new in Sept. 02 and it just developed this problem about 10-14 days ago. There were no indications of any problem prior to that nor was there any contributing incident. I just stopped to gas up one day about 2 weeks ago, and the problem started.
Oct 3, 2007 at 4:21 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Might want to have a shop look at it just in case the tank needs to be lowered or removed to fix it
Oct 3, 2007 at 4:22 PM