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Over Filling Your Gas Tank
Over Filling Your Gas Tank
Posted on 2/7/2021
Over Filling Your Gas Tank
Your vehicle is an essential part of your lifestyle.
Making sure that you have fuel in your vehicle is not such a
difficult subject to address.
You know that you need gas to run your car, oil to lubricate your engine, and routine
maintenance to ensure that it performs at it’s best and will get you from point A to point
B
.
What you might not be aware of is that something that seems as innocent as over
filling your fuel tank
can actually cause more harm than good. It’s tempting when
you are at the pump to round the mete
r to the next round dollar amount,
particularly if you are paying with cash. Gas station attendants will sometimes
try
to do the same, avoiding having to give coins as change. Once the sensor clicks,
they might go for
just .40 more to make it an even dollar amount.
What can it hurt? Well, what you may not realize is that this can
actually be harmful
to your vehicle and cause some unnecessary damage to your vehicle's system,
that can result in some costly repairs.
Charcoal canisters:
The charcoal canister, or carbon filter are designed for vapor only,
when the gas tank is overfilled
it
can
cause liquid gas to enter them
therefore causing damage.
Vents:
The evaporation system that is meant to vent the fuel tank pressure
can become damaged by overfilling.
Expense you can avoid:
When the tank is overfilled, all of the excess fuel is sent to the
evap/charcoal canister. That will diminish the
life
of
the canister
which causes emission problems. Your car’s performance can be
affected by gas in the system.
By making sure the tank is full by
checking the gauge, a poor performing evap system can cause
issues when fueling.
There can also be an issue without the Check
Engine Light
being illuminated on the dashboard.
Our skilled technicians can evaluate and make recommendations to
help fix the problem and prevent further damage.
Tip:
It is a good practice not to run a fuel tank below ¼ of a tank as the
fuel keeps the fuel pump cool.
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