Also, never buy gasoline when the tanker truck is pumping gasoline into the underground holding tank.
You do not want the dirt, leaves, bits of gravel, water and other stuff that is normally resting peacefully on the bottom of the tank to get in your gas tank and plug your filter or worse.
Also, never buy gasoline when the tanker truck is pumping gasoline into the underground holding tank. You do not want the dirt, leaves, bits of gravel, water and other stuff that is normally resting peacefully on the bottom of the tank to get in your gas tank and plug your filter or worse.
Was there supposed to be a </sarc> tag there?
Look at the the point where the delivery hose attaches to the pump, you will see an expensive fuel filter attached there. Then you have another [inexpensive] fuel filter that should be inline on your car's fuel line.
The biggest enemy to the fuel isn't this alleged "dirt, leaves, bits of gravel" but that damned ethanol - and that is a far greater danger.
Besides, aren't all tanks pumped from the bottom where all of the precipitants are waiting to be drawn in? One would think that the act of filling the tank would stir up and disperse the "dirt, leaves and bits of gravel" not consolidate it provide a concentrated mix of evil.
There isn't a filter before the gas pump? You'd thing they'd want to protect their equipment.
That is a fairy tale, the gas is filtered before it even gets to your tank. Leaves..gravel...you believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa too don’t you.
Nope. The underground fuel tanks are sealed. There is at least one sealed cover (many have two) over the the filler neck and the opening itself has a sealed and locked cap.
When the tank truck attaches it is sealed and locked at the fill neck. When the driver is through dropping the load he will "stick" the tank to ensure the proper volume was dropped. On the last foot of the measuring stick the driver places a paste that detects water. If there is any water it is noted and recorded. Water will be pumped out if detected.
On top of that, most underground storage systems have water detection systems that can record as little as 1/2 inch in a 16,000 gallon tank. There are also leak detection systems under the tanks (the tank is not buried directly into the ground). If a leak is detected the contents will be tested for any contamination.
As the gas is pumped to a vehicle, it passes through three filters in the system before reaching the filler neck of the vehicle.