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Jockney Rebel
27-07-2008, 11:07 PM
hers some tips i got from my cousin back in scotland [he works for shell] he got this advice from his opposite number in S.Africa

TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) - From the fuel contacts (Good
> information)
> >
> > I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol.... but here in
> Durban we are also paying higher, up to R7.35 per litre. But my line of
> work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to
> get more of your money's worth for every litre.
> >
> > Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in Durban, we deliver
> about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is
> diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have
> 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
> >
> > Only buy or fill up your car or bakkie 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.
> >
> > DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

Hagarr
28-07-2008, 01:55 PM
I run my vehicle on LPG where i can but thanx for that. I wonder if there are any tips for LPG??

336LJ
28-07-2008, 03:15 PM
quote:Originally posted by Hagarr

I run my vehicle on LPG where i can but thanx for that. I wonder if there are any tips for LPG??


I'v had nothing but drama's with duel fuel cars. either the gas works and the petrol wont (ford courier work ute) or the fuel works but the gas wont (rodeo ute) fuckin thing would cough and splutter. ran out of gas in the courier on top of mt tamborine, had to do 20kph all the way to jimboomba for gas as it barely ran, it actually slowed the engine down when you accelerated.

Billy Bob
28-07-2008, 04:36 PM
Your bloods worth bottlin Jim, Thanks mate.

DaveK5
28-07-2008, 05:22 PM
Hagarr..it makes sense that density would play an even greater part with LPG....Fill your tank when it is cold.