Is it really bad to pump gas in a running vehicle?

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CHRISTIANITY? What is a Doctrine?

not only can it ignite, but you can blow a sensor in your car,oxygen sensor.ignition must be in an off position when fueling your car.read your owner's manual.

Price Shopping?

YES.

The heater in my car blows out cold air when I'm on the freeway, or going fast. What's wrong?


the gasoline can ignite.

Mercury Cougar Electrical Problem?

Yes! Fires can be cause easily at the pump. One lady was getting out of the passenger seat of her car while the pump was in, and the friction alone caused a huge fire.

I have a 93 Saturn SL2 and today while trying to start my car up it wouldn't start and afterwards it made?

Yes.

looking for borg warner hyd. pump?

It's not the safest thing to do epically if your smoking.

Brake caliper bolts have seized, can't get them off!? Honda Civic 2000?

Not only is it bad Its illegal in GA. The return line to your gas tank is running when the car is running there for creating more fumes than usual.

how much are minimotors to in a shop?

Please inform me prior to you attempting this so I can get far away.

Morning start up problem with a 97 Ford Contour?

Yes - if you get a spark, you get a boom!

Why do you need a special fire extinguisher for cars?

Usually it shouldn't be dangerous. When a car engine runs there are sparks from the spark plugs and electrical power is running through the entire vehicle. For that reason there is the possibility of a spark escaping and igniting a gasoline puddle or gasoline vapors in the air and causing an explosion or fire. I guess the bottom line is why take that chance?

Who do I take my car to...?

That would depend on how fast it's going. I would suggest keeping it under ten miles per hour, unless you have a very long hose. As for me, I like to stop the car and turn off the engine.

How do I get my van out the mud?

There are several things that can happen if your vehicle is running while refueling. The obvious is that fuel is being pumped under pressure to the engine and could leak and cause a fire. Another instance is that fueling releases highly flammable vapors which can be ignited by a faulty plug wire or any other electric arc including static electricity in the vehicles body. That is why after turning the engine off, you should touch the tip of the nozzle to the metal of the car before pumping fuel. While most people do not do this and many fuel while their engine is running, and even smoke while fueling they are all tempting fate.

I just changed my wheel bearings on one front wheel. I hear a 'clunk' when going around corners left and right

No and yes. If you do it you won't die, but you can. The main concern is that with a running engine there is alot of electricity flowing from the electronics and the internal fire inside the engine, so with all of that there is an increased chance that a spark can ignite the gas fumes. I have seen people fill up their tank fine without anything happen and it doesn't effect your car. The whole premise is the odds. The odds of fire is higher with your car on, it might be one in a million but a million people do fill their tank a day so this prevents that one person from exploding.

how much would it cost me to restore my '84Chevorlet Monza?

Although it is against the rules at many gas stations and will push more gas fumes into the air because the return line is trying to return gas to the engine,(which may give you a check engine light) it really is not that much more dangerous than turning the engine off. I had never really done it until visiting my in-laws in western NY in the dead of winter and saw pretty much evereybody at gas stations leave the engine running while pumping. I have done it myself a few times and am still here today (sorry to ruin the ideas of the other answerers) I guess they did it to keep the car warm inside while they pumped. It is true that there are sparks in the spark plugs sealed in the engine but the chance of a fire is very slim.
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