Hi All
I was thinking about people warnings of running a car right down to the bottom of the fuel tank. They say that is where all the gunk and impurities gather, and letting this run through the engine could cause it damage. So I had the following questions for any techies or anyone who has actually experienced problems:
1. Isn't the pipe out of the fuel tank at the bottom, so there's going to be no room for gunk to accumulate as the petrol at the bottom will be sucked out of the tank first?
2. Doesn't driving a car reasonably energetically
mean the petrol will slosh and mix around, meaning any gunk gets mixed and goes through fuel lines anyway?
3. Are Petrols a lot cleaner nowaday's, so this used to be more of a problem than it is now?
4. if it still is a major problem, does it impact certain types of engines or older cars more than newer cars?
Though everyone will apreciate the answers!
Alex
I was thinking about people warnings of running a car right down to the bottom of the fuel tank. They say that is where all the gunk and impurities gather, and letting this run through the engine could cause it damage. So I had the following questions for any techies or anyone who has actually experienced problems:
1. Isn't the pipe out of the fuel tank at the bottom, so there's going to be no room for gunk to accumulate as the petrol at the bottom will be sucked out of the tank first?
2. Doesn't driving a car reasonably energetically
3. Are Petrols a lot cleaner nowaday's, so this used to be more of a problem than it is now?
4. if it still is a major problem, does it impact certain types of engines or older cars more than newer cars?
Though everyone will apreciate the answers!
Alex