Car shudder during fill up..

[DarthVaderIX]

This is officially the funniest thread I’ve read lol

 

[washguy]

I always put 93 octane in and while the car is being filled up the entire engine shudders for about 1-2 seconds

Yep....its called enginegasam....its that cool fresh 93 octane pumping in....say...You the guy that brakes with his left foot? ..........Wash

 

[AV8R]

This is officially the funniest thread I’ve read lol

You haven’t been in the Downunder section yet!

 

[Flameangel]

Has anyone else experienced this when your car is being filled up with gas? I always put 93 octane in and while the car is being filled up the entire engine shudders for about 1-2 seconds. It happens frequently and at various gas stations. No other issues with the car. Just curious if anyone else experienced this.

Hope you don't think people are being rude to you, but I have never heard of or seen someone filling up whilst engine running. The vapours from the fuel only need a slight spark and Boom. It's actually wise to touch the body of your car before you open the fuel tank as people have caught on fire through just " static electricity "

 

[AV8R]

Switching off your car while refuelling is a world wide ruling at gas stations.
In the United Arab Emirates, the local regulations are that the engine should be switched off while refuelling. Most of the locals ignore this regulation. This is because it gets so hot in summer that many drivers leave the engines running with the air conditioning on full blast—for the comfort of the passengers.

In Abu Dhabi, in most cases, the cars are refuelled by petrol station staff. The drivers and passengers often smoke cigarettes, with the windows slightly down to remove the smoke. A car did catch fire in Abu Dhabi in 2015, while refuelling. It was blamed on 'a poorly maintained car'.

Overall, if you're worried about your car catching fire if you leave the engine running while refuelling, I guess that it's better to be safe than sorry, and not be 'fuellish'.

 

[Flameangel]

A " Fuellish " person, refuelling the wrong way ?

 

[AV8R]

 

[Helo58]

That was a joke, surely.

Surely, it was indeed.

 

[DiabloStinger]

This was a fun read. Moral of the story... don't take your pants down around trolls!

 

[MerlintheMad]

but I have never heard of or seen someone filling up whilst engine running

Well you have now, haven't ya?

And it is said that confession is good for the soul: Until I had a dispenser nozzle stick on me, flooding the pavement under my Stinger with fuel before I noticed it (was facing the pump watching the numbers fly up), I had been in the acquired habit of leaving my engine running. Don't smoke, don't get staticky, and the fumes are non existent in the area of the fuel tank: the nozzle is in the pipe and if you can't smell gas then there isn't anything to get lit up, is there! So for years I had been leaving the engine on. Then, in Texas last April, I gassed up at a real "dive" of a gas station; and the damned nozzle jammed on me, and gas went under my car, clear past the passenger side. I reached in and killed the engine. The proprietoress fetched several five gallon buckets of water and flushed the area of the spill and apologized. Big, deal! I bet she never got that pump handle fixed. And sooner or later, somebody will come along in a car that is sparking in some of its workings, and the gas will go under, and the fumes will go up, and BOOMFF!!! And you will have heard about it here, first, like a prophecy.

Don't, do, it.

 

[lucif3r]

Where is the facepalm emoji??

 

[Erock1800]

Funny guys, but here in NJ we can’t pump gas ourselves, against the law. Driving for 33 years and owning over 20 cars in those years and I always leave the car on while filling up. Only a few places actually ask me to turn it off. However, the vast majority of people leave their cars on and I haven’t seen or heard any cars blowing up or catching fire. In any case, just wanted to see if anyone had the same issue. Based on the comments I assume not.

 

[compujas]

Funny guys, but here in NJ we can’t pump gas ourselves, against the law. Driving for 33 years and owning over 20 cars in those years and I always leave the car on while filling up. Only a few places actually ask me to turn it off. However, the vast majority of people leave their cars on and I haven’t seen or heard any cars blowing up or catching fire. In any case, just wanted to see if anyone had the same issue. Based on the comments I assume not.

It's against the law in NJ to dispense gas while the engine is running. There are signs at every pump that say it. That you do it, how long you've been doing it, attendants don't ask you to turn it off, or others do it, are not excuses to continue doing it. I always turn my engine off while filling up, whether someone is filling it up for me in NJ, or I'm filling it up elsewhere (or in NJ because I'll be damned if I'm going to spend 3x as long waiting for an attendant to acknowledge my presence as I would filling it up myself).

NJSA 34:3A-6
It shall be unlawful for any attendant to:
a. Dispense fuel into the tank of a motor vehicle while the vehicle's engine is in operation

 

[Erock1800]

It's against the law in NJ to dispense gas while the engine is running. There are signs at every pump that say it. That you do it, how long you've been doing it, attendants don't ask you to turn it off, or others do it, are not excuses to continue doing it. I always turn my engine off while filling up, whether someone is filling it up for me in NJ, or I'm filling it up elsewhere (or in NJ because I'll be damned if I'm going to spend 3x as long waiting for an attendant to acknowledge my presence as I would filling it up myself).

I’ll continue as I have thanks.

 

[MerlintheMad]

It's against the law in NJ to dispense gas while the engine is running. There are signs at every pump that say it. That you do it, how long you've been doing it, attendants don't ask you to turn it off, or others do it, are not excuses to continue doing it. I always turn my engine off while filling up, whether someone is filling it up for me in NJ, or I'm filling it up elsewhere (or in NJ because I'll be damned if I'm going to spend 3x as long waiting for an attendant to acknowledge my presence as I would filling it up myself).

Where's the part about "unlawful to dispense gasoline unless you are a qualified/authorized attendant"? So you diss someone for not turning their engine off, but you dispense your own gas because you are in a hurry? I am glad you do that; but don't be hypocritical about it. You're breaking a stupid law. Leaving the engine on is breaking a safety regulation/law. There is a difference but only a teensy one: most people top off and spill, even when told not to. I'm sure that is illegal too.

 

[compujas]

Where's the part about "unlawful to dispense gasoline unless you are a qualified/authorized attendant"? So you diss someone for not turning their engine off, but you dispense your own gas because you are in a hurry? I am glad you do that; but don't be hypocritical about it. You're breaking a stupid law. Leaving the engine on is breaking a safety regulation/law. There is a difference but only a teensy one: most people top off and spill, even when told not to. I'm sure that is illegal too.

The law is actually that the stations aren't allowed to permit anyone else to dispense, not that it's illegal for me to dispense. I can't get in trouble for it, only they can.

As for "being in a hurry", it's not about a hurry, it's about waiting 20 minutes for someone to finish their cigarette for what should only take 3 minutes. If someone comes over I'll let then do it. But if there are a lot of cars and only one attendant I won't wait long before doing it myself. There have been times where I finish and am leaving before someone comes over.

Edit: there's also a big difference between a safety law and a stupid law because people are stubborn. That's not a teensy difference. Once has good reason. The other only serves gas station profits and was borne out of price fixing.

Edit 2: NJSA 34:3A-6d - "It shall be unlawful for any attendant to: Permit any person who is not an attendant to dispense fuel into the tank of a motor vehicle or any container."

 

[forzanerazzurri]

Funny guys, but here in NJ we can’t pump gas ourselves, against the law. Driving for 33 years and owning over 20 cars in those years and I always leave the car on while filling up. Only a few places actually ask me to turn it off. However, the vast majority of people leave their cars on and I haven’t seen or heard any cars blowing up or catching fire. In any case, just wanted to see if anyone had the same issue. Based on the comments I assume not.

Must be a Newark thing....

 

[Onno P]

Strange. If I am correct it is even again the law to leave your engine running while fuelling in my country. Several warning signs at fuel-stations.
From that perspective I put you down as an idiot. Sorry.

 

[ZyroXZ2]

It does seem there are some younger folk showing up, including existing forum-goers...

I've not only seen but heard and know people who leave their engine running while filling up to either save time or keep the cabin at their desired temperature. It's not at all recommended, and is completely foolish as there are signs everywhere reminding people to turn their cars off.

Oh, and whoever said "boom": you've watched too many movies. Cars don't explode when the gas goes on fire, the entire car just goes up in flames starting at the back. There is no boom or explosion, lol

 

[SKStinger]

I'm surprised the car doesn't throw a CEL when it detects the loss of pressure when it's running with the fuel cap off.

Every Audi I've owned says right on the fuel cap to turn off the engine before refueling. In the owners manual, my Toyota Highlander states that a CEL will appear if the cap is opened while the engine is running.

It's just not a good idea and the sound you're hearing is probably the engine reinforcing that for you.

Edit: I don't even refuel my riding lawn mower with the engine running so doing so on a $40,000+ car is lunacy.