Do you "shake" your car when you get a full tank?

[the_wildthing]

Yebo...hahaha. Kala ko may scientific explanation ka nanaman.

The reason I asked is, like most of us, I doubt whether it helps... I mean, elementary school science taught us that liquids follow the shape of the container, and is always level. Hindi naman bigas ang kinakarga natin na magkakaron ng mound...

Chieffy does has a point though. I have not opened my car's fuel tank and don't know its shape (well except for the Beetle's which is just under the hood and is easily recognizable as just a regular box). Definitely, a certain shape might cause air to be trapped if filled with liquid from the top. And for mileage computation, it's a good idea. Not for regular practice though.

Besides I do not fill my tank to full capacity. Mahal na ngayon ang magpa-full tank. Hehe.

[van_wilder]

saan mo nakita? sa mga taxis ano?

[the_wildthing]

Bata pa ako may ganon na... cars, jeeps, PUs, cabs, etc. It's like revving your car just before you shut off the engine. (Sadly my dad does this last one, force of habit daw, kahit ilang beses ko nang napag-sabihan.)

[Bogeyman]

Nope, 'di ako nag-aalog ng sasakyan pag nagpapa-full tank. Tsaka 'di ko na rin pinapasagad yung tangke. Naranasan ko na kasing umapaw yung fuel palabas. Buti na lang hindi nag-blister yung pintura, at walang nag-yosi sa tabi ko.

[empy]

uy, nasa top 5 list ko yan ng "stupid pinoy driving pamahiins"

eto pa:
painitin muna makina bago drive off (on modern cars this actually increases engine wear, sayang pa gas)
rev muna makina bago shut-off (see above)

and my all-time favorite....

wag gamitin ng husto ang turn blinkers, kasi baka "maubos" :bwahaha:

[the_wildthing]

uy, nasa top 5 list ko yan ng "stupid pinoy driving pamahiins"

...
and my all-time favorite....

wag gamitin ng husto ang turn blinkers, kasi baka "maubos" :bwahaha:

Ngayon ko lang narinig 'to. Maybe that explains why many people don't use turn signals around here.

[empy]

Ngayon ko lang narinig 'to. Maybe that explains why many people don't use turn signals around here.

tatay ko at mga tiyuhin ko nagsabi sa akin nyan. natawa na lang ako sa kanila

[jim]

wag gamitin ng husto ang turn blinkers, kasi baka "maubos" :bwahaha:

lintek muntik nang lumabas yung iniinom kong tubig sa ilong ko

[gearspeed]

nope tsaka hindi ko sinasagad ang tank ko..

[zechs]

hmm im guilty of this one.

but not in the sense of adding more km to my mileage..but to mix the fuel that is remaining in the tank with the new one..i dont do it often, just at the start of the flow of the gas to the tank. i get a full tank kasi pag kalahati na yung gauge indicator eh..i dont use up all the fuel..ayaw ng dad ko kasi baka daw mmya may emergency then paano na daw kung ubos na yung gas..and what if kung may pupuntahan pang unexpected places...hassle. so we get a full tank pag half na.

[kingkaboodles]

nope.. never crossed my mind. di ko pa din na-experience.

pag nagpapahangin inaalog ung sasakyan nung mga jeepneys dyan.

[aann]

"painitin muna makina bago drive off (on modern cars this actually increases engine wear, sayang pa gas)"

- ito ba yng pag-warmup ng sasakyan? Masama ba yun??

[mazdamazda]

"painitin muna makina bago drive off (on modern cars this actually increases engine wear, sayang pa gas)"

- ito ba yng pag-warmup ng sasakyan? Masama ba yun??

efi equipped cars only need around between 10-45 seconds to "warm-up". then you have to drive the car slowly (low revs only) to properly warm it up. check your car's manual for the recommended "idle time".

[Ungas]

Madalas ko ginagawa itong paguga ng sasakyan para labas ang sobrang hangin sa loob ng tangke. Dagdag din na 2 liters of fuel para umabot hanggang next week.

[bilog]

shaking your car while filling can damage your floater. resulting to inaccurate fuel gauge reading.

[Ungas]

shaking your car while filling can damage your floater. resulting to inaccurate fuel gauge reading.

I don't think that simple shake will do that damge, vehicles are subjected to much worse shaking by driving, g-force reactions & faster turns.

[xpac]

ginagawa ko rin dati yun pero ngayon hindi na, may sukli pa yun 1000 petot ko.

[karlbo]

hmmm.. nope.... dati oo... ginagaw ko to.. kasi nakita ko pinsan ko ginagawa niya yun... nainggit lang ako hehehhe :D

[baiskee]

nope...

di ko kasi kayang alugin yung oto.

[odell]

hinde naman kelangan eh...