![]() ![]() Sure, the bowser itself might heat up, but that’s why there are big shade-providing roofs over the top of them, not just to keep the rain off you when you’re pumping fuel. So, whether you fill up in the morning or afternoon the fuel coming from the bowser will be, more or less, the same temperature. Meaning, even if it’s a hot afternoon when you fill up your car, the fuel coming from the bowser will be the same temperature as if it was a cold day. But…įuel, you need to remember, is stored in giant tanks beneath a thick layer of concrete which acts like an insulator (as does the ground around it) and, so, keeps the fuel at a constant temperature. And there’s an element of truth in that, because when fuel, a fluid, is cold it is denser when it heats up it’ll increase in volume but not density. ![]() ‘They’ will often tell you to only fill your car with fuel in the morning when it’s cool as you’ll get more fuel for your buck. ![]() "These messages are just a stupid attempt to create some viral content or misguide people.THIS IS ONE OF THOSE myths that has an element of truth in it but one that’s been spread backwards. ![]() Even if the tank is full the petrol vapours will not make the tank explode. "Fuel tanks used in vehicles today are tested to withstand any pressure variation or impact arising from accidents. It is only when the enclosed space contains the optimum mix of fuel vapour and air that it explodes in the way that they seem to think is normal in Hollywood films."ĪutomotiveIndian said: "The petrol tank will not explode due to the seasonal variation in temperature. Senior international engineer Malcolm Shute told Quora : "Fuel on its own is not particularly explosive, just as air on its own isn't explosive. Not only that but we were unable to locate any legitimate report of any motor explosion occurring simply because the petrol tank was full in an otherwise working vehicle." According to the website : "The claims made in the warning are false. ![]()
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