Tips on Filling fuel in your vehicle.

FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND IS STILL COLD.

FACT IS THAT ALL SERVICE STATIONS HAVE THEIR STORAGE TANKS BURRIED BELOW THE GROUND. THE COOLER THE GROUND, THE DENSER 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 PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE. A 1 DEGREE RISE IN TEMPRETURE PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE. A 1 DEGREE RISE IN TEMPERATURE IS A BIG DEAL FOR THIS BUSINESS. BUT THE SERVICE STATION 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.


REASON: 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.


IF THERE IS FUEL TRUCK PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, DO NOT FILL UP YOUR VEHICLE. YOU MIGHT GET SOME DIRT IN YOUR TANK DUE TO STIRRING.