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I think the biggest reason not to overfill is that gasoline needs room to expand. If you overfill, I suppose you could mess up the EVAP system by getting liquid

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Old 01-30-2016, 09:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I think the biggest reason not to overfill is that gasoline needs room to expand. If you overfill, I suppose you could mess up the EVAP system by getting liquid gas in to it, instead of gas vapors. At least, that's what I've been told by several mechanics. I just stop filling my tank at the first click.
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