...at the same time the tanks are being filled because gunk floats up and into your car? Just wondering if this is true.
2006-12-07 09:16:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Gas pumps do have filters on them, and so does your car. Typically, gas is pulled from the bottom of the tank (the storage tanks at the gas station) anywho, so any junk that is in the bottom of the tank gets sucked up regardless if the tank is being filled or not. Gas stations (by law in most states) are required to change the filters on the gas pumps on a regular basis.
Take your car to a service center and have the fuel filter changed every 10,000 miles (or whatever the dealer recommends). Changing your fuel filter can actually improve gas mileage, performace, and can keep your injectors junk and gunk free.
2006-12-07 09:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by whathappenedamber 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard that but it sounds like poop to me. There is a fuel filter in your car for a reason anyway. Even if there was gunk the filter would stop it. I'd imagine that there are filters on the pumps themselves too but I am not sure about that.
2006-12-07 17:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by Louis G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's highly unlikely. Modern gas pumps have filters on them, so even if the tanker did stir crud up, it wouldn't make it into your tank. But even "clean" gas is bound to have a bunch of undesireable stuff in it, not to mention what it picks up inside your gas tank, so be sure to occasionally change your car's fuel filter!
2006-12-07 17:24:47 · answer #3 · answered by fearlessmonkeyman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the days this was true because water and sediment would get stired up during the refueling process. but now the in ground tanks and tanker trucks are heavily regulated as well as the filters on the pumps prevent this from happening but i still dont fill up when i see a tanker truck, old habits never die :)
2006-12-07 17:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by Christian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the pumps have a large particle filter attached. I suppose it's possible that some water that is present in the tank could get through....
2006-12-07 20:11:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pumps have filters that would grab any foreign matter before it goes into your tank.
2006-12-07 17:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
oh i don't know, i've never heard of that.
2006-12-07 17:19:45 · answer #7 · answered by giodude. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋