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Jennifer Hernandez Posted on Jul 27, 2012
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When i got home i noticed gas leaking from under the car on drivers side. The charcoal canister had filled with gas and was overflowing. What caused this?

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Overfilling the gas tank is the common cause, referred to as topping off.

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SOURCE: put water in radiator to top off overflowing later

Yes. I have done it many times.

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Usually caused by failing to tighten gas cap after filling up; however, it can be a leak anywhere in the evap system. The system traps gas vapors that leave the tank during fillups and warm days by passing them into a charcoal canister. While driving, the car's computer opens a valve to draw the vapors from the canister to burn in the engine. If any of the hoses or the canister leak, this code will also be set.
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If this is related to the fuel filling, evaporative canister issue, maybe the following will help. Most of the components for the fuel tank are located near the tank itself, with some near the front of the tank and the evaporative canister components behind the driver side rear wheel inside a splash cover.

The biggest problem people complain about is not being able to fill the tank without the pump stopping if the tank is filled at a higher rate than a trickle. This issue is caused by trying to overfill the tank after the fill nozzle has clicked off causing fuel to damage the evaporative charcoal canister clogging it and causing the blow back to the filler neck and fill nozzle, simulating a full tank shut-off of the filling process. This is not exclusive of Hyundai, and gas pumps usually warn of overfilling the fuel tank because of this known result. This evap containment mechanism was developed for the cars to replace the vapor collecting mechanism that gas stations used to use partly for the fill nozzle and collection dangers, now all that vapor is collected and safely burned when the engine is running. The evap canister can be expensive to replace, in the neighborhood of $150 from the dealer, and it's not recommended to try and bypass the system or you can create more issues than you solve.

Visit https://www.hyundaitechinfo.com/ to get service info for your vehicle, it's free and very useful.

If this isn't related to your issue, sorry, maybe you can post more info on what the issue is and how you need help.
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