any disadvantages to leaving it on?

 

Ugh, you're not supposed to. It's common sense.

 

Lol no

 

No, and you look pretty dumb when you don't (turn it off) because it's not the smartest thing to do.

 

Wasn't there already a thread/poll on this?

 

^close, not quite


https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ng+pumping+gas

 

Never.

I know on Fords. If you pump the car with the key on, the gauge takes 90 seconds to update from Empty to Full.

 

Your not suppose to leave your car on when you get gas....

 

omg are u freaking stupid??? What are u trying to steal gas or something?

^^guy above me
"Daily Driver: 2008 Silver Acura TSX 6 Speed Manual.
Weekend: 2010 White BMW E92 M3 DCT Meisterschaft GT Exhaust.
&Yes, I'm a spoiled college student for the win."

you bitch... LOL

 

I get that a lot. I'll take your comment as a joke, not offended =). I'm pretty chill about the spoil thing... Kinda used to it by now.

 

Epic Fail. You're 23 and didn't know?! Wow!

 

boom!

 

No. Wow.

 

If you are not in your car driving, you should turn it off, period.

 

lmao wow.

 

So this is what a USC education gets you?

Edit: You're

Plus, before you have a rebuttle in defending USC's eductional system, I want to let you know that I worked at USC Medical for many years and I have a few really good friends who are still attending USC (Pharmacy to be exact), so spare me any kind of response. Thanks.

 

your not supposed to leave "you are" car on? hahah His USC education seems to be just fine..

 

What are you talking about?

 

Only if you want your car to catch fire.

 

lmao all sorts of fail here.

 

The fail is strong in that one.

And fucking no.

 

the first problem is the fuel system depends on a sealed fuel tank
example:
If you drive off with the cap removed- or even less than tight,,the 3 clicks it says to right on the cap...
a CEL comes on!

now its going to take a few days of driving for the car to decide that all is well and clear the light

the 2nd problem is slight potential of fire,,

thats really more an issue if you answer your cell phone after walking around the car in nylon pants or jacket-generating a giant static charge on yourself, then fail to ground yourself to the pump (by touching the unpainted metal of the pump and it takes any charge off you) and grab the also charged pump nozzle (flowing fuel creates a static charge)
if you were electrically HOT- and fuel vapors are present,, and an electrical impulse goes thru the air = KABOOM--you have seen it on tv shows, even mythbusters got it to explode~ it happens

So, for your cars happiness, and the safety of those around you--
please turn the car OFF- in park- park brake set ON
manual trans use 1 or R

 

always. and i leave the gas cap wedged in the handle so i could stay in the car for the first minute or two. cant really get much worse than that. very bad habit.

 

I always leave it running unless I have to leave the car and go inside the store to get something.

i think the reason why you are suppose to shut the motor off is to avoid "chances" of a fire, which are one in a 100 million imo.

 

this is covered in the owner manual

 

When I was 4 my dad told me the car would explode if you left it running while pumping gas. Scared me shitless

Now theres just no reason to do it. It takes maybe 5-10 minutes, where all you to is stand there. It's a waste of gas.

Maybe it's the M3

 

This thread is confusing. To answer the OP, no I turn off the car everytime.

 

This thread is great.

 

Kind of quick to jump on the guy.

Please tell how the car will explode or catch fire because you left the engine running?

If it's real hot or real cold I'll leave mine running if I'm going to be standing right there. Obviously I turn it off if I don't need to run the AC or heater or if I'm going away from the car.

If I have to get gas in the morning and the engine is not fully warm I'll leave it running.

I see people all the time leave it running with the gas pumping, system blasting and they walk inside of the gas station. I even had a friend that was riding with me jump in one of those cars and take it a few blocks away and leave it. I don't agree with leaving it running if you walk away.

 

Yes, it's against the law in most states.

 

Your "check engine" light can come on?

 

Do you smoke while pumping gas too?!

 

if i did leave it on i wouldn't be writing this now.

 

i know people who do but i don't

 

I've heard this but never had it happen since I've owned the car. Whatever the time interval is, it must be more than the time it takes to fill up.

 

Again, to those who think it's so bad, name something that is so wrong if you're standing there and have the e-brake set. The car is not going to magically pop into gear or out of park and overpower the e-brake and take off down the street. It's not going to start shooting sparks out of the exhaust. At the rear of the car the exhaust is nowhere near the ignition temperature of gasoline vapors; it won't even burn your hand.

 

Pretty much, hahah. No, I'm kidding, its actually a pretty good school, and I just make a lot mistakes when it comes to typing in general.

Last I checked, I don't have to proofread my work on forums, which is always a plus compared to essays.

&Don't worry about it, because I didn't really take offensive to your comment.

 

It's just a forum. I haven't proof read or put any real thought into a post in a long time. I try to be as correct as possible because I don't want to start getting lazy at work and look retarded but it's not worth my time to go back over each post.

 

I like to keep my car running while smoking a nice fat cigar and talking on my cell phone when pumping gas. But that's just me....

 

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