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      02-15-2020, 12:53 AM   #23
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I wuz gunna lead into the cellphone thing...........but the way the thread was heading thought it may be a "thread hijack"
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      02-16-2020, 03:46 PM   #24
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I find it fascinating that people aren't allowed to pump their own gas in NJ LOL!!
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      02-17-2020, 08:47 PM   #25
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I've always figured the "shut your engine off for safety while fueling " is an old wives tale at best rooted with cars that were replacing horses more so than anything made in the last 50 years... never seen anyone articulate a valid reason why it is dangerous to run the engine while fueling. Hell, look at Nascar (not that I'm a fan, just saying), half the time they are dumping a gallon of fuel down the side of the car with the engine running and exhaust a lot hotter than ours; I don't think they've killed anyone yet.

I still shut my engine off. I guess I'm a slave to "common sense wisdom". (Full disclosure I let it run when I was working in Winnipeg for a few months and was fueling in ~0F weather. I lived to tell about it)

My buddy in NJ says they aren't allowed to fuel their own cars because that is a "safety issue". (I've never done independent research on whether NJ residents are smart enough to use a gas pump)

But yeah, if it is only a rough idle with the gas cap off, that is your answer. My brother has had to replace the gas cap TWICE in his DD 2004 3 series due to CELs from it leaking and messing up its pressure function.
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      02-18-2020, 10:27 AM   #26
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Managing risk....

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I've always figured the "shut your engine off for safety while fueling " is an old wives tale at best rooted with cars that were replacing horses more so than anything made in the last 50 years... never seen anyone articulate a valid reason why it is dangerous to run the engine while fueling. Hell, look at Nascar (not that I'm a fan, just saying), half the time they are dumping a gallon of fuel down the side of the car with the engine running and exhaust a lot hotter than ours; I don't think they've killed anyone yet.

I still shut my engine off. I guess I'm a slave to "common sense wisdom". (Full disclosure I let it run when I was working in Winnipeg for a few months and was fueling in ~0F weather. I lived to tell about it)

My buddy in NJ says they aren't allowed to fuel their own cars because that is a "safety issue". (I've never done independent research on whether NJ residents are smart enough to use a gas pump)

But yeah, if it is only a rough idle with the gas cap off, that is your answer. My brother has had to replace the gas cap TWICE in his DD 2004 3 series due to CELs from it leaking and messing up its pressure function.
https://www.ctcautogroup.com/blog/wh...e-pumping-gas/

Old wives tale....
"Seat belts don't save lives"
"Who cares about NHTSA crash results....I'm not going to crash"
"Who needs those lane change warning systems....it's silly"
"Fire sprinklers don't save lives....they just get everything wet"

No judgement here; minimizing life & property risk is always in the best interest of all.
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      02-18-2020, 01:43 PM   #27
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Idk why so many people are attacking you lol It's just a question.
I've done it on accident before and the same engine behavior happened to mine as well. It's normal. Just turn the car off before refueling.
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