Do you brim the tank?

[Deleted member 6183]

The cap should be, surely? Isn't there a breather pipe further down that vents behind the wheel arch liner?

Yep.

Apparently motorcyclists love riding on spilt diesel in the wet.

 

[th3h1ghlander]

Yep.



Apparently motorcyclists love riding on spilt diesel in the wet.

People should know their vehicles (you would hope) and if it spills out fuel they should be taking precautions and remedial measures. That said, people can be oblivious idiots and their negligence causes others inconvenience and possibly harm. I do say something if I see it happen or evidence of. Worst someone can do is tell me to @£&! off


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[geraldrobins]

The cap should be, surely? Isn't there a breather pipe further down that vents behind the wheel arch liner?

I don't really know, but I thought it may be a possibility.
All the manuals to stop filling after a few clicks and not to brim so maybe there is a reason for that advise.

 

[geraldrobins]

From an on line C Class manual.

Fill the tank only until the pump nozzle switches off.
Do not add any more fuel after the pump stops filling for the first time. Otherwise, fuel may leak out.
Vehicles with a diesel engine: the filler neck is designed for refuelling at diesel filling pumps.

 

[ash59fifty-uk]

I played that game the other week. Got bang on for the extra points. Otherwise, I'd have brimmed it. Who else bounces the car to get the air pockets out of the tank when filling, just to get that little bit extra in!?

I did £90.01 last night on my way home I was fuming! Missed out on 500 points lol

Never tried rocking the van I'll try that next time

 

[sirius9]

I did £90.01 last night on my way home I was fuming! Missed out on 500 points lol Never tried rocking the van I'll try that next time

You are allowed up to £0.02 difference, either over or under. You still get the bonus points.
It is stated in the T&C of this bonus scheme.

 

[ash59fifty-uk]

You are allowed up to £0.02 difference, either over or under. You still get the bonus points. It is stated in the T&C of this bonus scheme.

Sweet! Didn't know if it would be the full 500 as it says on the sign you'll still get some points if under or over by a matter of pence but it didn't state if it was the same amount

 

[Steveml63]

Hi,
It costs just £26.80 for 70 litres of unleaded here in Abu Dhabi.
That sounds great - but our sons school is 50km away - so each school run uses 18 litres of fuel (our ML63 averages 18 litres per 100km) - 200 km is therefore 36 litres per day!
Fuel is cheap - but distances are long and big engined petrol cars drink their fuel!
Cheers
Steve

 

[gunning]

Hi, It costs just £26.80 for 70 litres of unleaded here in Abu Dhabi. That sounds great - but our sons school is 50km away - so each school run uses 18 litres of fuel (our ML63 averages 18 litres per 100km) - 200 km is therefore 36 litres per day! Fuel is cheap - but distances are long and big engined petrol cars drink their fuel! Cheers Steve

Move across to Riyhad, fuel is about £3/4 for 70 litres

Not as nice as Dubai though

 

[Maco]

£30 a week for me. Reason being my partner uses the car for work and I have my work van, £30 lasts her Monday-Friday with some spare & then on a weekend when we go out together I usually just stick £20 in which gets us around the shops etc etc.
I could do it the other way where she puts her normal £30 in and I top It up to £50 so there's diesel in for all week. Just something we've always done tho, so just stuck to it.

 

[Mactech]

The only time I've not filled the tank is when I'm about to sell the car
Can't think of a good reason not to do it...and then it's over 800miles before I have to see another fuel station


.....except in 'Vera' the Land Rover Defender, she needs topping up about every 300 miles on her local bumbling and the aerodynamics of a town hall:

 

[HB]

I've just finished brimming the 350 and watched a guy using the brush in the jet wash on a gorgeous new Maserati Ghibli.

So stupid.

 

[Charles Morgan]

In the Volvo I brim when it's the cheapest, and partially fill when I know I absolutely have to, but to give me enough juice back to cheaper sources. In the Jaguar, brimming is the only way as consumption is 'orrid.

 

[Dickie Fix]

I always used to brim the tank - until a hire car 'burped' diesel over my best trousers. So now I fill the tank only until the nozzle shuts off by itself.

 

[foxy52]

It went a good deal further in 1966 !

Regards
John

..Certainly did !!.. and 5 star leaded to boot... hardly anyone used Derv.....in fact I remember my late Dad had an allowance of 1 Penny per mile !! and he was a Marketing Supt with Shell !!!....company cars like a Wolsely 1500 ,Hillman Minx,Austin a40,and Ford Anglias.. and driving in and around London was bliss.... I once remember him parking up in Regent st outside his tailors !!!!....makes me smile even today !!!.... foxy52

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I usually wait until the light comes on, and then always fill to the top unless it's a pay@pump, usually capped to £99 maximum spend, which won't quite fill the tanks in our day to day cars. Increasingly I use them even if the kiosk is open.

Exception being if I am about to start a journey and I know I won't make it to the destination without refilling, in which case I'll usually fill it before setting off, regardless of how much fuel is already in the tank.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Speed school tough me that brimming the tank just wastes the extra fuel carrying the extra weight.

I didn't believe it at first and used to fill up £70 every time but now by only filling up with £60 I'm getting the same mileage as I would filling with £70 saving £10 a tank

Had you said this then I would be impressed

I didn't believe it at first and used to fill up 70 litres every time but now by only filling up with 60 litres I'm getting the same mileage as I would filling with 70 litres effectively saving 10 litres

But the changing price of petrol means that it's difficult to be conclusive that you have actually saved fuel.

 

[whitenemesis]

I always used to brim the tank - until a hire car 'burped' diesel over my best trousers. So now I fill the tank only until the nozzle shuts off by itself.

Is that not the definition of 'brimming the tank'?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Is that not the definition of 'brimming the tank'?

Never thought about if before but interpretation would be "filled" is to the click and "brimmed" is to the brim, ie until you can see it. Not much difference though, maybe a litre or so?

 

[whitenemesis]

Never thought about if before but interpretation would be "filled" is to the click and "brimmed" is to the brim, ie until you can see it. Not much difference though, maybe a litre or so?

I must admit that switching off at the first pump click I can see fuel in the filler neck. 99.9% of the time I use the same fuel pump at the same station, so maybe not a representative observation....