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<\/p>\nDid you know that topping off your gas tank is actually a horrible idea? Yeah. Seriously. It was a surprise to me too, if that helps. I mean, I always try to get the number to an even one – instead of $19.42 I\u2019ll try to get it to $19.50 or $20. Nice and clean, right? Well, like I said before, it\u2019s actually a bad idea. Here\u2019s why!<\/span><\/p>\nFirst of all, it can overwhelm your vehicle\u2019s evaporative system and either break something or cause a leak because of built up pressure. If your gas tank is too full, the pressure builds up past the safe level when the gas heats up as your car is moving along. If there\u2019s too much fuel in the tank, that gets sent to the evaporation system, and if you habitually overfill your tank, then you pretty much kill your evaporation system much quicker than normal.<\/span><\/p>\nThe second thing is that you\u2019re literally throwing money down the drain. Modern gas stations have systems at the pumps where if there\u2019s too much fuel going into your vehicle\u2019s tank, it\u2019ll just go right back up the hose and back into the station\u2019s tank. The cents on the screen go up, but you\u2019re not actually getting that gas. Even if it\u2019s just a few drops, with the price of gas what it is you\u2019re potentially wasting a lot of money over time\u2026 on gas that\u2019s not even going into your car.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s all try to break the habit of topping up – when the handle releases the first time, just let it be. It\u2019ll be hard, I know, but I think we can do it – and save ourselves money at the same time!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\nDid you know that topping off your gas tank is actually a horrible idea? Yeah. Seriously. It was a surprise to me too, if that helps. I mean, I always try to get the number to an even one – instead of $19.42 I\u2019ll try to get it to $19.50 or $20. Nice and clean, right? Well, like I said before, it\u2019s actually a bad idea. Here\u2019s why!<\/span><\/p>\n First of all, it can overwhelm your vehicle\u2019s evaporative system and either break something or cause a leak because of built up pressure. If your gas tank is too full, the pressure builds up past the safe level when the gas heats up as your car is moving along. If there\u2019s too much fuel in the tank, that gets sent to the evaporation system, and if you habitually overfill your tank, then you pretty much kill your evaporation system much quicker than normal.<\/span><\/p>\n The second thing is that you\u2019re literally throwing money down the drain. Modern gas stations have systems at the pumps where if there\u2019s too much fuel going into your vehicle\u2019s tank, it\u2019ll just go right back up the hose and back into the station\u2019s tank. The cents on the screen go up, but you\u2019re not actually getting that gas. Even if it\u2019s just a few drops, with the price of gas what it is you\u2019re potentially wasting a lot of money over time\u2026 on gas that\u2019s not even going into your car.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s all try to break the habit of topping up – when the handle releases the first time, just let it be. It\u2019ll be hard, I know, but I think we can do it – and save ourselves money at the same time!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n