It it does then i just found out today as it was the first time i have got a full tank of petrol..lol
The pump stopped working and it started clicking and i thought something was wrong….is there some sort of sensor, or was there indeed something wrong with the pump..?
I feel like a dummy…only been driving 2 years and never got a full tank:D
November 11th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
oh dear. yes it does stop. something to do with the air pressure.
it stops you spilling fuel all over the garrage.
this one made me laugh.
November 12th, 2009 at 5:34 am
Of course there is a sensor in the handle. If there wasn’t, people would be over filling their tanks millions of times a day.
November 12th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Don’t know how it works ,I just know that when your filled the pump will stop.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Yep, that’s the way it works.
Next time you are at the petrol station take a quick look at the end of the pump nozzle, as well as the big hole that the petrol is obviously pumped out through there is a second smaller hole. When the petrol you are pumping into the tank gets close to the top of the tank and reaches the tip of the nozzle it covers over this second smaller hole which activates a vacuum cut out switch and that is what stops the pump from pumping anymore petrol.
November 14th, 2009 at 6:55 am
There is a pressure differential valve built into the handle that senses when the tank is full and shuts the handle valve off. It does not stop the pump – it stops the fuel flow.
And be advised that they don’t always work. never leave your vehicle while it is being refuelled.
November 15th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
haha youre silly !
yes, dum dum. it stops.
p.s: ive never had a full tank either