Full tank vs first click

supersunbird said:
The correct term for first click is autostop. All attendents understand when it because its the industry term.

I always tell them "fill to autostop".
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My local bowser boys understand first click only.
 
The main one, you remove the prop-shaft and then you can take it down. It is one assembly with two tanks on either side of the prop-shaft connected with a pipe. It is a biatch to clean...

Never could find the auxiliary tank.
 
Don't forget to top up latest tonight guys

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If I overfill mine then the fuel gauge doesn't work.

So always click only.
 
SauRoNZA said:
If I overfill mine then the fuel gauge doesn't work.

So always click only.
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If I switch the ignition on whilst fueling, the fuel guage sticks at the halfway mark. Does it on my wife's car as well. Found it a lot on the forums as well, think it's a Renault thing...

As regards filling up, I go on number of litres used as per the onboard computer. It's very accurate.
 
pinball wizard said:
If I switch the ignition on whilst fueling, the fuel guage sticks at the halfway mark. Does it on my wife's car as well. Found it a lot on the forums as well, think it's a Renault thing...

As regards filling up, I go on number of litres used as per the onboard computer. It's very accurate.
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In this case it's something to do with the way VW's gauge is digital and works on averages rather than an actual float reading.

If I forgot to tell them first click and I drive off then it will work for a little bit and then "error out" to zero.

Once that initial overfilling is used up and I stop/start the car then it's fine.
 
pinball wizard said:
If I switch the ignition on whilst fueling, the fuel guage sticks at the halfway mark. Does it on my wife's car as well. Found it a lot on the forums as well, think it's a Renault thing...

As regards filling up, I go on number of litres used as per the onboard computer. It's very accurate.
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It's not a Renault thing, the computer on the Ford Ranger also goes moggy if the ignition is on while refuelling.

I have just read this whole thread, and there are some really funny comments on it!
 
Autostop. The attendants are usually quite surprised when I can estimate the amount of fuel required to the closest litre. Although some fill ups are quite interesting - it clicks off on about 15 L, then it continues all the way to 57 / 58 L where it stops.
 
eg2505 said:
I wanted to ask,
Is it dangerous if the engine is running while fueling?
Why all those signs saying, turn off engine?
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I think it's cause there may be vapors in the air and your alternator is running, so there is a minute chance of something catching alight, better safe than sorry I guess
 
Those signs are total BS. We have a private petrol pump on our farm and nothing happens if you fill up while the car is running, you are on the phone and someone is smoking a cigarette. It is just pure health and safety bull****. I would not be sitting here writing this if it were not true.
 
Rouxenator said:
Those signs are total BS. We have a private petrol pump on our farm and nothing happens if you fill up while the car is running, you are on the phone and someone is smoking a cigarette. It is just pure health and safety bull****. I would not be sitting here writing this if it were not true.
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Maybe they have to for insurance reasons, but I agree, extremely unlikely anything will happen.
 
Rouxenator said:
Those signs are total BS. We have a private petrol pump on our farm and nothing happens if you fill up while the car is running, you are on the phone and someone is smoking a cigarette. It is just pure health and safety bull****. I would not be sitting here writing this if it were not true.
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Sample size of 1. Just because it hasn't happened, doesn't mean that it can't.

Essentially though, it's just a precaution. When my starter motor was playing up a while back, I refuelled with the engine running, and no-one complained, although that was a diesel.
 
Hendrix said:
Maybe they have to for insurance reasons, but I agree, extremely unlikely anything will happen.
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Extremely unlikely, but if it does the consequences are huge.

Probably the real reason was back in the old days the pumps didn't have half as much safety devices on them, so if you left the car running and forgot the nozzle attached and drove off then a lot of fuel would go all over the show. That would be a lot of fun if someone was smoking nearby at the same time.
 
It's actually pretty difficult to ignite petrol. Flicking a cigarette into a puddle doesn't work. It did catch alight when I threw a lit matchstick on it though.

I usually fill till "first click" as well. Overfilling usually ends up with silly attendants spilling fuel all over the floor and me swearing at them.
 
While it might be difficult to ignite petrol, I think we rather should be wary and careful of the vapours escaping from the mouth of the fuel tank. If the fuel to air mixture is just right, and you have any form of spark present in from the running/idling engine, an explosion is very likely. Petrol vapour has a Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) of 1.4% (meaning when the atmosphere has 1.4% petrol fumes, and a spark is introduced, an explosion is very likely.) Conversely, the Upper Explosive Limit (UEL) is 7.6% (meaning beyond 7.6% petrol fumes, there is not enough oxygen to support an explosion).
 
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