Re: Service Engine
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:39 am
Going back to the gasoline ignition discussion for a second...
We own a gas station and the dangers in igniting gasoline is in the fumes. And because gasoline evaporates so quickly, fumes are almost ever present. They do creep along the ground as they are heavier than air, but make no mistake that they can ignite with tremendous fury. I've seen people fuel up with ignition sources nearby and I tell them to fuel up elsewhere--a fuel pump costs over $20k+, the canopy structure is $100k+, and lost business revenues can be as high as $10k/day--these are expenses that most people's insurance will not want to pay when they find out a stupid act was responsible for the damage, so I just tell those that pose such substantial (and stupid) risks to our property to leave.
As far as leaving your car running while fueling, the engineers who designed the car say don't do it, and they're right about the other parts of the car, so I turn it off like the manual says. It only saves me some fuel anyways (which is why I'm having to fuel up in the first place).
We own a gas station and the dangers in igniting gasoline is in the fumes. And because gasoline evaporates so quickly, fumes are almost ever present. They do creep along the ground as they are heavier than air, but make no mistake that they can ignite with tremendous fury. I've seen people fuel up with ignition sources nearby and I tell them to fuel up elsewhere--a fuel pump costs over $20k+, the canopy structure is $100k+, and lost business revenues can be as high as $10k/day--these are expenses that most people's insurance will not want to pay when they find out a stupid act was responsible for the damage, so I just tell those that pose such substantial (and stupid) risks to our property to leave.
As far as leaving your car running while fueling, the engineers who designed the car say don't do it, and they're right about the other parts of the car, so I turn it off like the manual says. It only saves me some fuel anyways (which is why I'm having to fuel up in the first place).