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  • That would be great if you paid a set fee per tank of gas, but since you're buying it by the gallon what exactly are you proving?

  • @MisterRivers

    To get that extra distance, you you may be able to put off a pit stop, or maybe go extra distance between stops on longer trips.

  • Offtopic: Damn you have cheap gas there you live... Here in Sweden it cost around 2,5dollars per liter....

  • @fredde88888888

    I know you guys pay through the nose out that way.

    Then again, South America pays about $.50/gal, or $.17 liter.

  • @fredde88888888 they pay a lot more for everything else car insurance is much more expensive than sweden traffic and parking tickets etc etc.... u get eveything for free in sweden education healthcare. in america they pay taxes and get nothing back exept more prisons more police and more courts to issue more sumoneses and tax people.

  • Dats not full only put 5 gallons n dere must had gas already

  • @mikhy0823

    Half tank. I don't let it go under 1/2, or try not to. It's good for the system (any impurities are far less concentrated, and prevents freeze-up on colder days).

  • This was the dumbest video I have ever seen!

  • I dont see where or how you proved anything. You pumped less than 6 gallons but you never showed how much gas you had to start with so how are we supposed to know that your tank was more empty than that?

    Just because you may have fooled "your car" into thinking the tank is full you still only got the 5point whatever it was gallons of gas out of the pump. DUh?

  • @LAPTOPLIZARD

    At an average of 38MPG combined city/hwy driving? That's a lot.

  • I'm trying to understand and hoping I can use it with my older Chevy S-10, 1989 Blazer. Does anyone know if the 'venting' would work on a larger tank like mine which is about 20 gallons in size. Thanks to any responses. And, thank you georgef551 for posting the video.

  • @MadMoneyGirl

    It never hurts, but as always be sure to read the manual on filling up. The venting will help extend time between fillup points.

  • Nope Florida USA

  • @DDubya463

    Ouch.

    Just you wait for the Summer. :(

  • $21 for a full tank sign me up. My motorcycle costs more to fill up (93 octane).

  • @DDubya463

    I take it you're either in Europe, Canada, or New York City.

  • im sure that wouldnt work with my dodge ram....

  • @XxLostxProphetxX

    Chrystlers seem to have a 3-stop system (Neon's manual did state that).

    When it stops, and you vent, or let it settle, if it takes about $.50, that's it, full.

    A buck or two, likely a 3-stopper.

  • @beardenbulldog7

    Cheating the system seems to be fairly feasable. I'm sure I can do it with no effort as well.

  • @georgef551: I'm not saying you can't i'm just saying there is no perfect system to prevent theft. It's unfortunate. By the way thanks for posting this video, i did not know about one stop systems before i'll definitely have to look in to my owner's manual to see what I have.

  • @beardenbulldog7

    Definitely true, no perfect anti-theft system. Anything to annoy the thief, can help.

    If you see nothing about number of pump stops in your manual, it's a single-stop, likely.

  • Never heard of 1 stop, 3 stop, or anything stop for that matter. Brand new Honda Pilot, jam the nozzle in and let it pump. Full tank every time.  Same with the 2010 Benz

  • @CaptainRon1913

    The Dodge Neon, and the older Ford Focus, had instructions that 3 stops on the gas pump was a full tank.

    My 1st car actually was 3/4 on the 1st stop, completely full on the 3rd.

    I think the newer cars have a better system where 1 stop is a full tank.

  • what? you have a shaky hand?  what is that? I just have 2 hands.

  • @joker66599

    I have tremors.

  • This video shows that you have no idea how evaporative emissions controls work on either your car or the gas pump. Your car pulls fuel vapors from the tank through the carbon canister, the PCV valve, and then burns them along with the intake charge. You can't rupture the tank by over filling. The fuel pump pulls vapors displaced by the gas you pump into the tank and pumps them underground into the gas station's fuel tank. Thats why the rubber boot seals it off. 

  • @aandrave

    Apperenlty, the pulling of the vapors isn't good enough, because on my last car (Dodge Neon, which was a 3-stop system, per owner's manual), the agitated vapors escaped, and got more gas into the tank, versus letting it settle, and the pump recovering. Enough so, I get an extra 20 miles, which in my case, is a 1-way trip to work.

    Thanks for pointing out the rupture thing, as I was on the fence there.

  • @aandrave In 15 years of working on vehicles in dealerships from Saturn to BMW I've never heard of a fuel tank rupturing from overfilling it.

  • @sociogenetics

    Maybe it's people that put Acetone in their tank, to "increase milage".

    (I'm no car expert, but I had my doubts on the tank exploding. Have topped off in 100+ degree days, nothing happened.)

  • So you clear the air out for more space, so you won't have to buy more gas for an extra few hours, good technique but frustrating.

  • @ChainBreakerHQ2

    Not really that frustrating. Just about 15 extra seconds.

  • what is a 1 2 3 stop system? and why dont u top off?

  • @theRDRman

    In some owner's manuals, some instructions tell you that when the pump stops 3 times, it's a full tank, versus 1, with this car.

    Topping off can be a bit dangerous, as you'll likely fill the charcoal cannister, and not leave enough empty expansion space for the gas to expand. That can cause the tank to rupture.

  • @georgef551 so the only reason why ur letting the fumes out is so u dont stop and go 3 times? u still get the same amount of gas

  • @theRDRman

    No, no, not quite:

    On a 1-stop system, when it stops, that's it. (Maybe a tad more, just to make even change.)

    On a systems where 3 stops is a full tank, you go until it stops 3 times, but let the agitated vapors go each time.

  • no cappp...gas cappp thats cool

  • @MrBuzzialdrin

    It is one less thing to think about.

    I like that.

  • You wasted how much time doing that? Isn't the whole point of filling your tank all the way to save time?

    How dumb.

  • @4G63PWR

    Actually, it does save time. One less 1-way trip to stop and fill the tank.

  • @georgef551 Think about it.

    You spent how long to add a few milliliters of gasoline, which would only get you a few more yards.

    People that 'top off' are dumb.

  • @4G63PWR

    No, this actually translates to about 40 minutes of driving, versus the extra minute to get a true full tank.

  • Get diesel, get 70 MPG and save money, even though diesel fuel cost more.

  • @sangolt88

    (1) Not many choices

    (2) Not many Diesel stations

    Other than that, it is a smart choice, I agree.

  • He put fuel all over his paint job AND has some bullshit theory on 'letting the vapours escape' you leave that open and all the fuel will evaporate eventually!

  • @MrJohnCitizenSmith

    Not that quickly.

    It gets rid of the excess stirred up by movement, and heat. If you follow the directions in your manual, this should work.

    Some leftorver in-hose fuloe did get on the paint, yay. :)

  • FAIL!!! Voice, Car, Regular ass 87 octane. Just ride a bike and keep quiet!

  • @NikoBoulikas

    You mean you don't like my CHEAP fill-ups, with over 42MPG highway?

    Sucks to have a guzzler with these price$, if you need better octane.

  • @georgef551 some cars get in excess of over 100 mpg.. 42 is decent... for the average joe.

  • @DrLsw

    Unfortunately, those that get over 100MPG are typically hybrids, with are super expensive to replace it's batteries, and are death traps if you ever get into a serious accident with one.

    (EMT workers fear of a short, causing electrocution.)

  • @georgef551 im talking about the water, engines, propane, natural gas, the electric hybrids dont usually get over 100 mpg? the new fusion hybrid is supposed to tho

  • @DrLsw

    Oh, yeah, those. Those are very pricey. Only well-to-do's can afford them, or drug dealers. :)

    The Propane and Natural Gas ones get a bad rep. They don't "Hindenburg" if something catasthrophic happens. Designers have designed things to allow safe escape of burning/exploding fuel.

  • Um? Are you tricking your car into a full tank or what here?

  • @ryanmajor2

    No, getting a true full tank.

    It's like pouring a glass of Diet Coke (famous for being overly carbonated). When you pour a glass, you obviously stop when it's full. However, you'll notice there's a head of foam on top, similar to vapors in the tank (not the natural ocurrence, heat/motion generated). With the Coke, you let it sit, so the foam dissipates, then pour again, until you have a true full glass to enjoy. Same principle here.

  • 0:34 It flowed the hatch! Noooooooo.. :O

  • @Labratoria

    Not my loss, since it's at 0. :P

  • My car uses diesel.

  • I love that new ''capless'' fuel cap :) Also, I saw that your car works in kilometers :)

  • @coolsebas14

    Pretty much any digital display works in both miles and kilometers. It's good for Canadian trips, or if these are sold there, or Mexico.

    It's cheaper to support them both.

  • ever since your first video I have used this trick and it always works!!! 

  • @Delaypat

    That's because the gas, AND vapors, trigger the "full" state the pump senses it to be.

  • I always use my debit card at gas stations so I don't have to go back inside for change..and I don't have to guess how much to put in, I just let it run until it stops.

    Though I learned something new with venting it and stopping at around $15 or so before continuing to fill up, I always just went ahead and filled it up right away until it stops.

  • @dontwalkhand

    I rarely use credit cards to buy gas. Besides, it's cheaper to use cash.

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