How to Fill Up Your Gas Tank
Filling up a gas tank for the first time can be embarassing, with a few tips you will do it like a pro!
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Instructions
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Pull up to the pump with the side of your car with the gas tank closest to the gas pump.
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Follow the instructions on the pump, normally it says to insert your form of payment. Then to choose your grade and begin pumping.
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Take your gas cap off and insert the nozzle. Pull up on the lever of the nozzle until it catches.
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Do not get back in your car because static electricity can build up and cause a fire. Once it it done filling do not top off the tank and shake the nozzle in your tank to rid it of excess gasoline. Then take it out and replace it.
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Comments
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terrybull
Sep 22, 2010
My suggestion is to not follow any suggestions in these comments. Many are not true, and some are dangerous (such as propping open a gas pump handle with your gas cap). I think comments for topics like this where safety is a concern should either not be allowed or moderated by eHow. Despite what the fine print says, eHow does hold responsibility and possibly some liability.
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bullittandy
Aug 04, 2009
Everything that "Boothy" said is incorrect. the fuel in the gas tank acts as a coolant for the fuel pump. Its okay to run the tank to "E" but it is bad to keep the tank near empty all the time. Also, running your tank low does not increase contaminants in the fuel system, the fuel pump sucks fuel from the bottom of tank ALL THE TIME. Also, fuel does not have time to evaporate in the gas tank on any regularly driven car.
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crfkid96
Aug 03, 2009
katrina, what you can do is put the gas cap in between the lever and the plastic on the bottom and the machine will pump by itself.
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Boothy
Jan 15, 2007
fdwalker.... Keeping your tank low may not cause damage to the fuel pump but you will suck up any crud in the bottom of your tank, causing filters to become blocked before their time or other blockages elsewhere in the system. Also less fuel in the tank means more air in the tank and this can cause evaporation of fuel.
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Boothy
Jan 15, 2007
fdwalker.... Keeping your tank low may not cause damage to the fuel pump but you will suck up any crud in the bottom of your tank, causing filters to become blocked before their time or other blockages elsewhere in the system. Also less fuel in the tank means more air in the tank and this can cause evaporation of fuel.
