Filling the car up.........

CharliesAngel

smudgemanc26 wrote: »

Well i fill mine up when i get paid so i dont spend the money but it doesnt last until next payday so i end up going and putting £10 here and there in. Today though im driving around with my petrol light on which i know is bad but have no money till tomorrow.

A couple of things i have learnt from this thread is that the petrol pumps click when your car is full (didnt no that i always get scared and just guess at the amount of money i spend whether the tank will be full or not!)

And dont give lifts to fat people cos this will use more of my petrol up! :rotfl: And i cant afford to be doing that now!

I've always wondered how long the orange light will flash before I conk out.... :rolleyes:

KME91

rayday2 wrote: »

The reason there is a click to tell you it is full is because fuel expands when warm so there needs to be expansion room if you go past that well its not advisable your imagination can work it out! So there is more room past the click and it does not leak anywhere!

That's what a fuel tank breather pipe is for. it lets fumes out when petrol expands.

Dr_Hook

rayday2 wrote: »

The reason there is a click to tell you it is full is because fuel expands when warm so there needs to be expansion room if you go past that well its not advisable your imagination can work it out! So there is more room past the click and it does not leak anywhere!

Nah, the fuel system's pressurised anyway - up to 1,000 x sea-level air pressure in fuel-injected cars. Fuel's not flammable in liquid form and pressure reduces the boiling point. It's fuel vapour which is highly flammable, which is why cars need an air/fuel mix.

smudgemanc26

CharliesAngel wrote: »

I've always wondered how long the orange light will flash before I conk out.... :rolleyes:

mmm not to sure on that one but i know if you look in your car manual it will give you the miles you can get out of your car if the petrol light comes on so if you reset your speedometer when it happens you should be able to know. I think when it starts to flash thats bad and your car is telling you it can no longer run on fumes and needs feeding! :rotfl:

CharliesAngel

smudgemanc26 wrote: »

mmm not to sure on that one but i know if you look in your car manual it will give you the miles you can get out of your car if the petrol light comes on so if you reset your speedometer when it happens you should be able to know. I think when it starts to flash thats bad and your car is telling you it can no longer run on fumes and needs feeding! :rotfl:

lmao that's me stuffed then... I've managed 40 miles before but too chicken to try any further. Don't fancy waiting for Green Flag to come and tell me what a numpty I am...

rog2

Idiophreak wrote: »

I'm no mechanic, but I'd be *very* concerned if that were the case.

AFAIK the "click" comes when a certain pressure is reached - this is triggered by a small nozzle within the handle starting sucking petrol, rather than air (ie once it comes into contact with the rising fuel). BUT - once the click comes, the fuel continues to drain into the tank, fill up voids, air filters out etc - thus allowing you to fit more in.

I think I prefer Gemmzie's description.

alison999

fill it up. that way we dont have to worry about having money 4 petrol.