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Originally Posted by JPGC
I stop personally at two clicks. It clicks once, then I squeeze the pump trigger again til it clicks. The gas cap and tank are self venting so vapors and pressure shouldn't be an issue. All you are doing if you keep filling up after several clicks is filling up the filler neck, which is fairly long on the 09 fits.
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I haven't seen anything from '09 owners yet, but '07 and '08 cars will hold at least 12 gallons, probably closer to 13. That's a whole lot more than just the filler neck! I suspect that the location of the tank under the front seats is at the root of it; perhaps the filler goes into the side of the tank instead of the top. One of these days I'm going to pop that cover off underneath the car and have a look.
Also, modern fuel systems are sealed. They do not vent anything at all to the atmosphere. There is a canister of activated charcoal somewhere in your car that captures fumes and recirculates them back into the fuel delivery system. Folks worry that "hyperfilling" Fits may harm that system; however despite the fact that quite a few people "hyperfill" their Fits, there have been exactly zero reports of damage.