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Gas Tips when filling your Car
I received this advice from a friend who works in the Petroleum industry in Durban. Just a few tricks to get more
of your money's worth for every litre of gas you put in your car. Only buy or fill up your car in the early morning when the
ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in
the afternoon or in the evening....your litre is not exactly a litre.
In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature
compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high.
In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while you are
pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return.
If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space.
Petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.
Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof.
This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up -most likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
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Added by Barb on April 5, 1:13 AM.
Gas tips
The debate at the pumps has been raging for years. But how do you choose between petrol and diesel power? Bring up this subject and you will quickly realise that there are no grey areas in drivers' minds on the matter of petrol versus diesel. As both diesel and petrol technology improves, the difference increasingly comes down to personal driving preferences. Petrol v Diesel, it can cause argumentsOne group will insist that petrol is far better, largely because petrol cars are faster, quieter and cheaper. Diesel fans will, of course, highlight the vastly better fuel consumption plus the improved torque from a diesel engine, which gives good pulling power and less gear changing, making driving in everyday, rather than race-track, conditions a pleasant experience. There are also the muddy waters of exhaust emissions, with strong arguments on both sides of the fence. Full story (Source)
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