Gas spewed everywhere and even after I removed the nozzle?

2025 KIA FORTE
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ALYLAROSA485
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I went to a gas station and started pumping gas and halfway through it spewed everywhere and even after I removed the nozzle it was still going and if I squeezed the notch more would trickle out. This is the second time I have been to this gas station and had this type of issue and I even used a different pump! Is there a way u can confirm that the issue is with the nozzle from this video? Also will this cause any effects to my car? Thanks
Aug 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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ALYLAROSA485
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I went to the gas station today and I began pumping and it seemed fine up until I got close to 4 gallons of gas and the nozzle seemed to spurt out everywhere. I talked to the gas attendant and he told me the nozzle was previously faulty and was recently fixed. I’m concerned if this will affect my filler neck or gas tank by it spurting out like this. Any mechanic advice would help thanks a bunch! Here’s a video of what happene
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM (Merged)
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STRAILER
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Yes, I see what went wrong, the gas filler needs to be inside the filler neck, not almost out, the gas nozzle has a shut off valve in the tip of the nozzle, but you have it too far away for it to work, insert the nozzle fully into the gas fill and you should be fine.
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM (Merged)
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KRAKENAUTO
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As the other tech states above. The nozzle needs to stay fully inserted into the filler neck so the shut off valve works properly. With it half in it will not activate the shut off valve properly and will cause it to spit out and overflow.
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM (Merged)
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ALYLAROSA485
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No this is a well known faulty nozzle the gas attendant said, I always fill that way never an issue. Would gas spitting out like that afffect my gas tank in any way?
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM (Merged)
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ALYLAROSA485
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Also I’m pretty sure it was the nozzle because even after I removed it from the filler neck it still kept dripping and if I squeezed the notch it would still spit out gas so it was the nozzle from what the attendant told me. I just wanted to know if that incident with it spraying out all at once , has any long term effects on my gas tank/ filler neck or my fuel efficiency?
Aug 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM (Merged)
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CARADIODOC
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I'll be the third person to tell you to put the nozzle all the way in. The shut-off sensor can't do its thing when it's that far from the filler pipe. As far as damage to the vehicle, this is no different than when people like me keep trying to squeeze in a few more drops, over and over, until it overflows. The worst is the gas residue on the paint is likely to collect road dirt and show up until it's washed off.

By holding the nozzle back so far, it's the same as holding it over the ground and expecting it to not pour gas all over. Gas pumps and nozzles have different designs and run at different pressures and flow rates, so just because you don't have a problem at one pump or one station doesn't mean you'll get the same results at a different pump.

To say this a different way, If I held the nozzle out not fully inserted, I would expect gas to splash out like it did in your dandy video.
Aug 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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