Any harm in overfilling petrol tank?

[VladD]

leigh1050 said:

Hoofy said:

FraserLFA said:

I hope not. I always do a bit extra just go get to the nearest £. I've got fuel pump OCD.

But do you go for 30 litres or £30? Eh? EH?

£30 or 30 litres! Must be a tiny tank.

[VladD]

I've always wondered this so hopefully someone knows the answer. What is it that make the pump click off?

[Matthen]

My car will happily take another gallon after the things started clicking; for those who say its pointless; an extra 50 miles without stopping is a big plus. Do not do it on extremely hot days however, as the fuel will expand out the top (creating a big, extremely flammable mess).

I also don't do it if I'm doing short journeys (rather than burning a gallon or so off straight away) - for that same reason. What's the point in having a 60L fuel tank if you can only put 55L in it?

[flyingscot68]

VladD said:

I've always wondered this so hopefully someone knows the answer. What is it that make the pump click off?

Nobody knows, it's 'magic' .........

[rsbmw]

zebra said:

FraserLFA said:

Hoofy said:

FraserLFA said:

I hope not. I always do a bit extra just go get to the nearest £. I've got fuel pump OCD.

But do you go for 30 litres or £30? Eh? EH?

You. bd!

That's The Game and we're all playing it.

[SpudLink]

crofty1984 said:

Equus said:

If you drive a diesel, over-filling is mandatory: without diesel spills we'd be deprived of one of the few remaining effects of Darwinism left open to further enhance the human gene pool.

Eh? Do I need a woosh parrot?

He's making some sort of joke about killing me bikers. I'm splitting my sides.

[VladD]

flyingscot68 said:

VladD said:

I've always wondered this so hopefully someone knows the answer. What is it that make the pump click off?

Nobody knows, it's 'magic' .........

Googled it. Clever.

[VladD]

ash73 said:

I always stop at .73 so I know all the transactions on my credit card are legit

So if you accidentally get to .74, do you put another 99 pence worth in?

[zebra]

rsbmw said:

zebra said:

FraserLFA said:

Hoofy said:

FraserLFA said:

I hope not. I always do a bit extra just go get to the nearest £. I've got fuel pump OCD.

But do you go for 30 litres or £30? Eh? EH?

You. bd!

That's The Game and we're all playing it.

Whoosh!

[ikarl]

Matthen said:

My car will happily take another gallon after the things started clicking; for those who say its pointless; an extra 50 miles without stopping is a big plus. Do not do it on extremely hot days however, as the fuel will expand out the top (creating a big, extremely flammable mess).

I also don't do it if I'm doing short journeys (rather than burning a gallon or so off straight away) - for that same reason. What's the point in having a 60L fuel tank if you can only put 55L in it?

My bold - Really? chinny I reckon.

Edited by ikarl on Wednesday 31st August 11:35