Petrol stations, turbo timers and idiots!

[DAN00H]

Mythbusters 'the tv show' did the mobile phone use at gas station test... & yes of course its crock of sh#t

Yeah - mythbusters Rock!!! I want a job with them

[keong]

just adding.. petty stations in SE asia have attendants that fill your car up while its still on, and none of them "blew" up ....YET..

[R32Skyliner]

When you consider the fact that your car will onlyl be sitting around for acouple of minutes, you really don't need to use the turbo timer. The oil in the turbo isn't going to cool down in a couple of minutes, it's mainly for if you park your car for a couple of hours or more. As for the smoking thing, personally if I saw someone do it I'd grab the nearest fire extinguisher and put it out while their smoking it

[666DAN]

you are more likely to start a fire via static dischrage

Bingo, where I work that is the biggest problem, everything must be grounded as the flow of solvent produces it's own static charge on the containers as you fill them.

I don't want to be around here if 500,000L+ of solvent happens to go bang!

[noise]

Myth busters is weak, they only do one test which if you ask any scientist, is a crock of shit. Mobile phones can and have started fires in patrol stations.

If someone was smoking near me filling up with petrol I would take it from them and put it out if they didn’t do so on their own. Not because I am paranoid but because I don’t take unnecessary risks when they can easily be avoided without putting anyone out.

[someonestolecc]

When you consider the fact that your car will onlyl be sitting around for  acouple of minutes, you really don't need to use the turbo timer.  The oil in the turbo isn't going to cool down in a couple of minutes, it's mainly for if you park your car for a couple of hours or more.  As for the smoking thing, personally if I saw someone do it I'd grab the nearest fire extinguisher and put it out while their smoking it

I've heard the turbo can decrease temp from hooning to idling by as much as half it's temp.

Dono if that's true.. never measured.

[slow13dude]

When you consider the fact that your car will onlyl be sitting around for  acouple of minutes, you really don't need to use the turbo timer.  The oil in the turbo isn't going to cool down in a couple of minutes, it's mainly for if you park your car for a couple of hours or more.  As for the smoking thing, personally if I saw someone do it I'd grab the nearest fire extinguisher and put it out while their smoking it

I thought the idea of the turbo timer wasn't to let the oil cool per se, it was to let the oil keep flowing (while the engine is running) through the turbos to cool them. When you turn off the engine, the oil stops flowing and that's when the turbo seals can crack.

Anyhoo, if I need to let the turbos cool I do one of the following:

1. (if servo is busy), just line up behind someone that is filling up. Waiting for them to do their thing is usually long enough.

2. (if servo is empty), just line my car up with the pump and wait the required time, then turn it off.

[slamm]

Wow, i didn't realise there would be so many people so nonchalant about smoking in a gas station. Even if history seems to give the all clear. Turbo timer yeah, I sometimes fill up when the car hasn't shut off yet, because i think the chance of something sparking or whatever in the engine won't affect me at the other end of the car filling up. But smoking in such proximety to the bowser is just wrong. Its akin to somebody handing you a gun and saying, don't worry about having the safety on, its unlikely its going to go off accidentally.

[Boostzor]

Yeh u cant light a can of petrol without a naked flame, just a ciggie wont do it, it just goes out. Still im not saying its not bad practice.

No the tank isnt pressurised (sp?) how would the fuel get out? air pump?

I heard some place that the reason for the mobile phone is also linked to the bowsers computers getting confused and not being able to screw you over to maximum efficency. Same as in planes.

Leaving the engine running can cause static buildup and then u get an arc from the nozzle to the tank filler and boom. Thats y all aircraft have a little wire that you attach to a grounding point when u fill it up, on or off. A few years back some goons in PNG were doing a hot refuel on a Puma and it went pear shaped cause some fool forgot to ground it, boom 20 odd ppl dead.

[PHATR32]

yeah, mobles arnt allowed cause it screws with the bowser electrics. its the same deal as the casino, you arnt allowed to use the phone near a slot machine.

i hate it when people smoke near me anyways.

steve

[someonestolecc]

Yeh u cant light a can of petrol without a naked flame, just a ciggie wont do it, it just goes out. Still im not saying its not bad practice.

No the tank isnt pressurised (sp?) how would the fuel get out? air pump?

Hot day, empty fuel tank, open it heard a psssst noise? That's pressure pushing fumes out of the tank!@!! :flamer:

You have more chance of being blown up with the tank empty than full.. the liquid is less dangerous than having a bunch of fumes.

I'm not saying it'll light with a nakid flame let alone a ciggy but... i mean.. you're killing yourself already why take out a whole servo with you? It amazes me people WANT to smoke in a servo - I say do it on your own time and get the **** away from me if I'm gonna be be fried chicken atleast I'm gonna grease myself up first :aroused:

[Boostzor]

Hmm god point, it does do that doesnt it, i think the cap has a crappy plastic valve in it. So u can get lower pressure but not higher pressure. It would prolly not stand up to any serious pressure though, just there to stop fumes leaking out.