Filling the entire tank of our car is a very common practice for many people, but can cause several risks. This is what the mechanic warned on his social networks Juan Joseknown on TitkTok for generating all kinds of content with tips on how to take care of our vehicle.
In his latest video he details that filling the entire tank can have serious consequences and that these can be different. whether the vehicle is gasoline or diesel. In fact, he says the former are the most sensitive to this sensation.
“The gasoline one incorporates a cartridge valve which, when the tank is too full, part of this fuel in liquid form will pass to this valve which It usually has a carbon filter which usually corrupts it”, assures the expert.
Another factor that influences how our vehicle performs with the entire tank is the temperature of where we live or pass through: “It is not the same in a very cold winter region in northern Germany as, for example, in a region in southern Spain where it is much warmer. The evaporation of the fuel will react in different ways.”
Despite these conditions, Juan José assures that filling the tank to the top can generally cause problems for all vehicles because a tank actually has several vents, pressure valves and its fuel flow: “If we have it very loaded with a quantity of liquid, what will happen is that when we have processes of evaporation, movement, cooling or condensation, “All of that is going to be affected by this volume, which is going to be more pressurized.”
For all these reasons, he recommends that It is best to have the deposit at three quarters and, at least, a quarter. “This would be ideal for maintaining the perfect level in your fuel tank,” explains the mechanic who, despite everything, admits that he sometimes fills it up entirely himself, for example when he goes on vacation or at the beginning of the month. “Although it’s not what I would recommend,” he concludes in the video.
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