Re: Fueling problems-it may have been the station's pump

Took my '05 987 for some airing out in the warm, mid 50s California sun today. Although it has been parked in the garage, seemingly endless rain storms & humidity made the interior seem like some dampness had accumulated. During the drive the fuel gauge hit the red zone so I pulled up too the pump to fill 'er up. Not so fast...the pump shut off at approximately 9 gallons. So I tried to hand operate the pump since the auto shutoff kicked in to stop the flow. Eventually I filled the tank in this manner, but felt like the fuel was dribbling in through a turkey-baster after 5 minutes. Remember this topic floated around in the past year...there was a fuse that might be blown relative to the shutoff. Checked the fusebox...everything was A-OK. Now what?? Called the dealer...he said, "Bring it in"...but wouldn't speculate on the cause. I mentioned to the service writer that the fusebox had been checked. Thanks for all the great P-car knowledge on this board.

I have had problems in the past (not necessarily the Boxster) with gas pumps acting in that manner. Sometimes it can be solved by turning the handle upside down; or maybe the station has a power problem. It could also be an extremely low level of fuel in the storage tank.

I had a similar problem (but it shut off after about a pint of flow) and it was a fuse. It is the same fuse as the cigarette lighter in a 2002.

in the fuel filler pipe. I had this problem in my maxima two years ago where it would only take a few gallons and the pump would constantly shut it off as if full. Had to dripple it in. Bad news is cost about $150 for the maxima. Adding on the "surcharge" that Porsche's get would not be surprised for a higher cost.

I've tried different pumps, gas stations, etc....the problem hasn't gone away. The first thing I checked was the fuse box, and they were all good...looks like a call to the dealer is in the future.