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Any truth to the rumor that you should avoid filling your car when the main station tank is getting refilled? Think the logic was that their refilling would sti
by uptown 6y ago
Any truth to the rumor that you should avoid filling your car when the main station tank is getting refilled? Think the logic was that their refilling would stir up sediment and potentially damage your car’s engine.
- Nextgrid 6y agoAren't the fuel filters in cars good enough to prevent engine damage even if foreign objects or residue were to end up in the tank?
- vel0city 6y agoFuel filters should prevent damage to the engine, but if you got a ton of gunk in the filter you might suddenly find yourself with a dead car on the side of the highway because your fuel line is clogged.
- prussian 6y agoThe fuel flows through a filter in the dispenser, so it shouldn't be problematic.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoIf you're using a dispenser that's particularly slow it's likely that the filter in the dispenser is clogged, too. At the station where I worked we stopped buying from a distributor who continually delivered "dirty" diesel fuel. Right after we took a load from them we'd see our dispensers flow rates decrease dramatically.