Do any PHer's fill up with fuel like this?
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Sorry but on my last 2 cars if I wait for a short time after the pump clicks off I can always get a bit more in.
With my current car the tank is so small the extra is really worth the extra effort sorry.
The people who upset me the most in the fuel stations are the ones who go there to do their top up shop after putting fuel in their car & sped ages picking up items.
With my current car the tank is so small the extra is really worth the extra effort sorry.
The people who upset me the most in the fuel stations are the ones who go there to do their top up shop after putting fuel in their car & sped ages picking up items.
topless360 said:
I used to let it click 2-3 times but now just do it the once. I hear that some fuel can spill out of brimming too much, so essentially wasting money?
In the U.S. you don't even need to hold the pump, just stick it in, clip the handle wide open and go for a wonder till finished.
Same in any country, you just wedge the handle with your fuel cap, a lot van drivers do this, which is why diesel pump handles are always covered in diesel In the U.S. you don't even need to hold the pump, just stick it in, clip the handle wide open and go for a wonder till finished.
GC8 said:
Are you intending to keep this trick to yourself then?
in the filler neck at the 3 o clock position you'll see a small plastic tab. After filling to the click push the tab in and hold and you'll hear air rushing out. Thats the tank venting.The air escaping frees up space to get more fuel in. With practice you can hold the tab open with the pump nozzle and fill at the same time.
ging84 said:
topless360 said:
I used to let it click 2-3 times but now just do it the once. I hear that some fuel can spill out of brimming too much, so essentially wasting money?
In the U.S. you don't even need to hold the pump, just stick it in, clip the handle wide open and go for a wonder till finished.
Same in any country, you just wedge the handle with your fuel cap, a lot van drivers do this, which is why diesel pump handles are always covered in diesel In the U.S. you don't even need to hold the pump, just stick it in, clip the handle wide open and go for a wonder till finished.
mp3manager said:
I just fill up to the nearest litre, so with a 40 litre tank, I know that 20 litres is exactly half-full and there's none of this tedious mucking about with waiting until it clicks off, then brimming the neck.
Surely for 20 litres to be "exactly" half full the tank would have to be bone dry empty before you start!JackP1 said:
Twice this has occurred now, instead of filling up till the nozzle clicks off, the person in front of me has spent another half an hour making sure its brimmed right up to the neck so it's pretty much spilling out.
I fill up like that. Can usually get an extra 30 miles worth of fuel in after it clicks.It is a sacrifice, in the whole half minute it takes to let the diesel defoam I could have started a thread to moan about something completely inconsequential on the Internet, but hey ho.
I use the filler cap wedge option on my cars that still have one. I wander around the car, lean against it, kick the tires, clean the windscreen etc but the best bit is watching those filling up next to me looking at their pump handle, then looking across at me, back at their handle, fiddle about a bit and looking confused!!
daveenty said:
Not just you, it's stupid as it gets left all over the road which, with diesel in particular, can be lethal.
I fill till the first click, then round it up to either 50p or the pound. Plus the obligatory penny which always slips on.
I fill till the first click, then round it up to either 50p or the pound. Plus the obligatory penny which always slips on.
After 20 years of motoring I finally realised that I should stop at 99p (eg £19.99) rather than aim for a round number (eg £20) because I would rather have 1p in change than 99p in change.
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