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jaguar
10-16-2006, 11:39 PM
So tonite I decided to fill up my tank as I was nearly out of gas. Normally, when your gas tank is full, the pump will make that loud click sound and stop u from pumping more. Well, the station I was at kept pumping (no click sound either) and I didnt know my tank was full until the gasoline started leaking out onto my car and the floor. Anyone had this problem before? I have never experienced this. And the lady behind the counter just said she'll put some absorber over the gasoline... ok but what about fixing the pump itself???
Chuckie
10-16-2006, 11:52 PM
So tonite I decided to fill up my tank as I was nearly out of gas. Normally, when your gas tank is full, the pump will make that loud click sound and stop u from pumping more. Well, the station I was at kept pumping (no click sound either) and I didnt know my tank was full until the gasoline started leaking out onto my car and the floor. Anyone had this problem before? I have never experienced this. And the lady behind the counter just said she'll put some absorber over the gasoline... ok but what about fixing the pump itself???
Of course it would be dangerous if gasoline were to spill out of the car a spark may cause a fire.
Just don't use that particular pump or go to that station again.*
You could always report it to the fire department as this could be a fire hazard? Any other ideas of who to report it to?
For the future, know approximately how much your tank will take before the click occurs. Usually it is around 43-45 ltrs of gas is you're almost empty.*
There is nothing wrong with your vehicle as what causes the click is the pressure that is built up when the tank is nearly full. The pressure will cause a mechanism in the pump to click notifying you that you are nearly full. (or atleast thats what i remember learning in highschool auto class)
Xerox
10-17-2006, 12:30 AM
I would wash the area exposed to gasoline. I don't imagine it being good for the paint. Hope you didn't get any on your clothes or shoes.
Jeff-TheBiz
10-17-2006, 10:47 AM
Happens sometimes when the pump has little or no pressure.
jaguar
10-17-2006, 12:09 PM
shoot. i didnt wash it, i just wiped it with a cloth. Hopefully the rain today cleaned it out but I guess I can hose it down when I get home tonite.
Glad to see it wasnt something wrong with the car, thanks!
Xerox
10-17-2006, 12:37 PM
shoot. i didnt wash it, i just wiped it with a cloth. Hopefully the rain today cleaned it out but I guess I can hose it down when I get home tonite.
Glad to see it wasnt something wrong with the car, thanks!
I would wash it with car soap. Gasoline won't wash away with just water/rain.
But maybe rain today will suffice. I'm just anal when it comes to paint care. ::)
bluntman
10-17-2006, 03:48 PM
A papertowel works for me. It's not brake fluid.
The gas would have evaporated before you got home.
jaguar
10-17-2006, 04:04 PM
well today i was trying to pour 2 glasses of water at work onto the car and all I felt on there was the wax from last weekend, lol. so yes probably evaporated now
It's no big deal, some stations have the papertowels there for that, or are supposed to have a box of sand. The pump is broken, hopefully you or someone else notified the station. You have nothing to worry about though.
Chuckie
10-18-2006, 12:59 PM
sand? they do? not the stations i go to.. or atleast i don't notice this.
where are the sand normally?
wouldn't you be afraid to scratch your paint if the sand isn't very fine?
majic
10-18-2006, 01:20 PM
sand? they do? not the stations i go to.. or atleast i don't notice this.
where are the sand normally?
wouldn't you be afraid to scratch your paint if the sand isn't very fine?
LOL.. the sand is to absorb spills (on the ground) not on your car!!!
bluntman
10-18-2006, 06:34 PM
sand? they do? not the stations i go to.. or atleast i don't notice this.
where are the sand normally?
wouldn't you be afraid to scratch your paint if the sand isn't very fine?
LOL.. the sand is to absorb spills (on the ground) not on your car!!!
What a noob!
j/k
bubba1983
10-24-2006, 04:39 PM
holding...back...comment!
iconicrocket
10-24-2006, 06:39 PM
sand? they do? not the stations i go to.. or atleast i don't notice this.
where are the sand normally?
wouldn't you be afraid to scratch your paint if the sand isn't very fine?
LOL.. the sand is to absorb spills (on the ground) not on your car!!!
+1
LOL
Chuckie
10-24-2006, 06:47 PM
i don't see anything wrong with that.. ???
>:(
iconicrocket
10-24-2006, 07:44 PM
I spilled a small amount of gas on the side of my car once, because I pulled the nozzle out too fast. I reacted pretty fast and grabbed the nearest squeegee and wiped it off. No harm done, I was expecting some kind of marking on the clear coat, but there was none.
i don't see anything wrong with that.. ???
>:(
Its ok man, its just for the ground, to absorb the spill. No one cares about our cars thats why prices are so high :P
Jeff-TheBiz
10-27-2006, 12:22 PM
I spilled a small amount of gas on the side of my car once, because I pulled the nozzle out too fast. I reacted pretty fast and grabbed the nearest squeegee and wiped it off. No harm done, I was expecting some kind of marking on the clear coat, but there was none.
Most dealerships use varsol to take off rail dust deposits. Gasoline will not do damage as I know, but should be rinsed off asap.
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