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Nissan Car Lounge - Almera, Juke, Latio, Qashqai, Sylphy, Teana Owners => Latio => Topic started by: iagree on April 27, 2008, 09:22:15 PM
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Something to share with you.
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... But here
in Durban we are also paying higher, up to RM7.35 per litre.
But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now,
so here are some tricks to get more of your money worth for
every litre. Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in
Durban, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period
through the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet
fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks
here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bikes in the early morning
when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all
service stations have their storage tanks buried below
ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when
it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or
in the evening... Your litre is not exactly a litre. In the
petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature
of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise
in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the
pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the
nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the
trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow
mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing
the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses
at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the
fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes
vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the
underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for
your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank
is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have
in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol
evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage
tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as
zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it
minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here
where I work, every truck that we load is temperature
compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the
storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up -- most
likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is
being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that
normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get
the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS
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one more tip.
try to pump your petrol more frequently, because the oil price just keep going up.
you never know the next day you wake up you end up paying 1 litre of vapour more
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one more tip.
try to pump your petrol more frequently, because the oil price just keep going up.
you never know the next day you wake up you end up paying 1 litre of vapour more
gd idea.
every 2 to 3 days, if pass by caltex petrol stn, will stop n pump to full tank. huat ahhhh
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To make the long story into one sentence:
"When your fuel tank is HALF EMPTY in the MORNING, go to a petrol station where NO FUEL TRUCK around and pump your petrol SLOWLY."
Something to share with you.
TIPS ON FILLING YOUR CAR(S) (Good information)
I don't know what you guys are paying for petrol... But here
in Durban we are also paying higher, up to RM7.35 per litre.
But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now,
so here are some tricks to get more of your money worth for
every litre. Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in
Durban, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period
through the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet
fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks
here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bikes in the early morning
when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all
service stations have their storage tanks buried below
ground. The colder the ground the more dense the fuel, when
it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or
in the evening... Your litre is not exactly a litre. In the
petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature
of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise
in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the
pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the
nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the
trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow
mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing
the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses
at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the
fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes
vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the
underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for
your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank
is HALF FULL. The reason for this is, the more fuel you have
in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Petrol
evaporates faster than you can imagine. Petroleum storage
tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as
zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it
minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here
where I work, every truck that we load is temperature
compensated so that every litre is actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the
storage tanks when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up -- most
likely the petrol/diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is
being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that
normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get
the most value for your money.
DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS
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wahahaha well summarised robtan!
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I always top up to full tank and use until the tank is almost empty, before topping up again.
Topping up at 1/2 tank means your car has to carry an extra 1/2 tank pf petrol which is 30 litres (incl reserve tank). This adds up to about 15kg in weight which translates to higher petrol consumption.
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I always top up to full tank and use until the tank is almost empty, before topping up again.
Topping up at 1/2 tank means your car has to carry an extra 1/2 tank pf petrol which is 30 litres (incl reserve tank). This adds up to about 15kg in weight which translates to higher petrol consumption.
If everyday you ferry a person or kids, won't it more than 15kg ? :blink:
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If everyday you ferry a person or kids, won't it more than 15kg ? :blink:
Agree. Actually, heng heng one la. Same model car can have different FC. Assuming same travel pattern, does it mean that people with 15km or more per litre always travel alone and they themselves are the slimmer type while those with 11km/l are those who used to carry extra load and they themselves are the bigger size ones?
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Agree. Actually, heng heng one la. Same model car can have different FC. Assuming same travel pattern, does it mean that people with 15km or more per litre always travel alone and they themselves are the slimmer type while those with 11km/l are those who used to carry extra load and they themselves are the bigger size ones?
Although quite complicated, but I got what you trying to say. :D
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Simply put, the lighter the car, the lower the petrol consumption. ;D
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Simply put, the lighter the car, the lower the petrol consumption. ;D
Agree, just ensure that our boot is not loaded with unnecessary stuff...for me half-tank or full-tank dont really make much difference in FC, its more of my control of right foot... ;D
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Need to have a balance in everything should be ok liao la.
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Might as well take out all the passenger seats and drive alone ...... just joking. :bleh:
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Might as well take out all the passenger seats and drive alone ...... just joking. :bleh:
Good suggestion! Remove all the other seats and shorten wheel-base to a 2-seater length. Also replace the metal roof to the lighter weight soft-top canvas-type. Then you will get the one and only topless 2-seater latio.
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Good suggestion! Remove all the other seats and shorten wheel-base to a 2-seater length. Also replace the metal roof to the lighter weight soft-top canvas-type. Then you will get the one and only topless 2-seater latio.
Customize a full carbon fibre car body, confirm from 1000kg to 700kg :yehyeh:
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Customize a full carbon fibre car body, confirm from 1000kg to 700kg :yehyeh:
then ur wallet also cfm reduce fromm $1000K to $700k
hahaha
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then ur wallet also cfm reduce fromm $1000K to $700k
hahaha
yea :yehyeh:
Btw, yest when i pump petrol, wa see the vapour gushing out of the tank, heart pain sia!! so much lehhh, enuff to make me cook 1 night steamboat
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yea :yehyeh:
Btw, yest when i pump petrol, wa see the vapour gushing out of the tank, heart pain sia!! so much lehhh, enuff to make me cook 1 night steamboat
that's why no smoking, no usage of handphone and must switch off engines at filling stations ..........
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that's why no smoking, no usage of handphone and must switch off engines at filling stations ..........
see $ fly away heart pain leh
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yea :yehyeh:
Btw, yest when i pump petrol, wa see the vapour gushing out of the tank, heart pain sia!! so much lehhh, enuff to make me cook 1 night steamboat
Bro what time did you pump petrol? On a hot afternoon when I pump petrol, also see quite alot of vapour gushing out, currently follow a tip to pump on early morning before goin to work, less vapour...might like to try it & c if it saves some petrol into gas... :bleh:
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Bro what time did you pump petrol? On a hot afternoon when I pump petrol, also see quite alot of vapour gushing out, currently follow a tip to pump on early morning before goin to work, less vapour...might like to try it & c if it saves some petrol into gas... :bleh:
hmm somewhere in the evening, around 6 to 7pm
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Pump at 6 or 7pm is no use if the weather had been hot in the day. The petrol in the underground tank would still be warm.
Best to pump in morning when the petrol in the underground tank has cooled down and is more dense, hence you get more petrol for your money. There is also less evaporation when you pump in the morning as the outside temperature is cool.
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Pump at 6 or 7pm is no use if the weather had been hot in the day. The petrol in the underground tank would still be warm.
Best to pump in morning when the petrol in the underground tank has cooled down and is more dense, hence you get more petrol for your money. There is also less evaporation when you pump in the morning as the outside temperature is cool.
Yeah, i'm currently trying on this method of pumping once a week...very little evaporation for my experience...FC slightly better as compared to pumping during hot afternoon...guess more fuel inside the tank... ;D