Is it true that you should fill your car with gas early in the morning?

@deepti15 (1190)
India
March 21, 2008 11:19am CST
I heard you should do the following? is it true? Only buy or fill up your car or truck 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 gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, 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 vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors 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 gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas 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 gallon is actually the exact amount. So, what do u say is this all truth or i have gathered wrong information. will this information make you fill fuel in your vehicle either in morning or evening. Does this really makes a difference???
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4 responses
• Hyderabad, India
21 Mar 08
Awesome you gave us insight and limelight. Now i know the reason why for many of my questions deepti. It is truly amazing that you gather such a lot of information and presented to us in a neat and clean manner. Thank you very much. This really makes difference and i am saying this after i actually tested it.
@deepti15 (1190)
• India
22 Mar 08
Thank you friend for responding.
@gandatwo (602)
• Australia
21 Mar 08
The information my hubby tells me is correct,he worked in the oil industry for many years.The benefits he feels would be negligible,so no I think we would stay with our normal routine of filling up when the price is right,this would reap grater benefit for us..Lol Good discussion.
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@deepti15 (1190)
• India
22 Mar 08
I know benefits are negligible but when we know we can have negligible benefits without sacrificing anything and why shouldn't we give it a try. I respect wht your husband told as he is right too.
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@AD11RGUY (1265)
• United States
25 Mar 08
The information is correct as well as accurate. And I see the difference when I fill my tank. A tankful that I get late night or early morning will burn a good 30 miles further than a warm fill. And on a 10 gal. tank, that makes quite a difference. I haven't tried the half tank fill yet. But I will to see how this affects my range. Thanks for the post!
• United States
23 Mar 08
This is actually referring to what is called hot gas. Most stations do not keep the gas at the right temp, so it burns faster.
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