Toyota Repair: refueling, flapper valve, vent tube
QuestionThe last two times I filled up with gas it was slow accept the fuel. The pump handle kept cutting off and I could see the gas backing up to the fuel tank opening. It's a 1999 Toyota Corolla VE. I have had the car for 1 year and this just started to happen. There car runs great other than the refueling problem. Thanks for your help. Charles slocum
AnswerI have checked to see if there are any service bulletins but there are none regarding this condition.
There is a one-way valve inside the fuel tank which may be causing this or there is a restriction in the vent tube for some reason, in this case I would recommend having the toyota dealer check it out. There is also a possibility that the small flapper valve in the filler neck fell off into the bottom of the filler tube.