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Diesel on the other hand is far less volatile and I would be surprised if you could start a decent fire with it even if you tried.
Interestingly the manual for the car specifies that you should not "top off" the tank -If pressurized fuel sprays out, it can cover your clothes or skinand thus subject you to the risk of fire and burns. Always removethe fuel cap carefully and slowly. If the cap is venting fuel or if youhear a hissing sound, wait until the condition stops before completelyremoving the cap.• Do not "top off" after the nozzle automatically shuts off when refueling.• Always check that the fuel cap is installed securely to prevent fuel spillage in the event of an accident.
I have experienced a strong diesel smeel in the car first thing in the morining from overfilling. Not pleasant.
my user manual says the same thing,but our cars are both petrol engines.
my cousin drives a fuel tanker and tells me the fuel is usually warm when the tanker is filled at the refinery,and its usually still warm when he unloads at the petrol station.
There was a thread on here somewhere referring to an email I got last year about refuelling and it turns out a lot of it was hype (bull****) according to Snipes...
Another example of Hyundai being generous:"Let's design the car with a 53 litre tank, but give enough room for people to fit in an extra 5 or 6 litres if they want"Genius.
QuoteI have experienced a strong diesel smeel in the car first thing in the morining from overfilling. Not pleasant.I was wondering about that. Many cars have pipes from tank that suck up fuel vapors, return unused fuel to the tank and also emergency pressure release etc. I know that in older cars, if you over filled the tanks some of the additional fuel would be wasted.Another point to think about is that fuel does expand when it gets hot. When you fill your car from an underground tank, the fuel is generally quite cool. Once this is transferred to your tank in the sun, it will get very hot and it will expand. I imagine that if you fill your tank to the extreme this could be a problem although I have never heard of an exploding fuel tank caused by this. I would imagine the excess fuel just gets dumped somehow.Quotemy user manual says the same thing,but our cars are both petrol engines. I believe the manual is the same for petrol and diesel and for different size engines.