I was told it seperates in the tank, and that the 87 sits on the bottom, 89 on the middle and the 93 floats on the top. Any truth behind this?
2006-12-14 11:11:41 · 16 answers · asked by bcunning540 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Yes, but it doesn't mix. They can be in the same tank if the tank has baffles in it to separate them completely. Having one tank with baffles makes it easier and cheaper for them to prevent leaks into the environment by having one system over the whole tank instead of three different tanks with three leak detection systems.
2006-12-14 11:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by NCC-1701 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you could blend the gas. For the first tank you should finally end up with an octane someplace in between known and correctly price. some thing to guage. Many cutting-side gas pumps use a unmarried nozzle with a selector for the wanted octane. for type of the first gallon pumped you receives a similar gas because the previous customer chosen as it is the gas that must be interior the hose. not a huge deal for a vehicle it truly is getting over 10 gallons of gas. On a scooter, if the previous customer offered known, and also you pump in elementary words a gallon of gas, you'll somewhat in elementary words get known. the subsequent customer ought to get a gallon of properly price. hence, attempt to apply a gas station that has separate pumps for each grade of gas.
2016-11-30 19:11:12 · answer #2 · answered by klosterman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO truth to this. There are three underground tanks to hold the different octane gas, plus another for the deisel. To prove this, take some premium and some regular, put equal amounts in a glass jar, cap it, and check in 24 hours. The two do not separate.
2006-12-14 11:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no 87 and 93 have their own tanks some places buy and store 89 others mixing system at the pump
2006-12-14 11:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by skip75 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. They each have their own tank. If look at the fill caps at the garage you will find they are marked or colored .
Red : High octane
Blue : mid grade
White: Lowest grade
, showing detail of nameplate.
1. Construction: Minimum 1/8 inch thick two color laminated plastic engravers stock with the following items engraved in contrasting symbol and background colors conforming to the American Petroleum Institute (API) color coding for the particular fuel type, and consistent with facility fuel supplier's marking.
a. API color symbol.
b. Fuel type identification in words.
c. Tank manufacturer.
d. Tank type.
e. Tank diameter and capacity.
f. Tank identification number.
g. Installation date or date of manufacture.
h. Installers name.
2006-12-14 11:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be 2 seperate tanks, and they mix the 2 for the 89 fuel. its really very simple.
2006-12-14 11:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being an ex service station owner, the answer is NO, there are different tanks for different grades. The next time you go fill up look around for the filler caps on the ground, they are usually color coded.
2006-12-14 11:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by P.A.M. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No . They are in different tanks. If you look at the parking lot, you can see where the fill holes are. The covers will have different colors, and sometimes lables to tell which is which. Red, White, Yellow, Blue, one should be a monitoring well.
2006-12-14 11:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use to work at gas stations and when they change the holding tanks there are 1 for each 1
2006-12-14 12:39:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's not true at all. If the gas station does that then they get a big fine for not seperating it and get closed down
2006-12-14 11:19:45 · answer #10 · answered by braunicus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋