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re: Do you baw turn the engine off when pumping gas?
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:08 am to lsu xman
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:08 am to lsu xman
Why would anyone leave their vehicle on while filling it with gasoline? If your family can’t sit in a vehicle 3 minutes with the engine off, they’ve got bigger problems.
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Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:09 am to tigergirl10
All the fatties in this thread break out in the meat sweats if the air is off for a minute. America is soft.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:11 am to lsu xman
Yes. I was told by my dad that it wasn’t a good idea to leave the car running when filling up and it stuck. Don’t know if true or not but who cares.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:13 am to lsu xman
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't 
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:18 am to lsu xman
We need an official OT ruling in this thread so that it can be added just before the "paying for gas inside is trashy" statute in the OT Code of 2003.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:20 am to BoogaBear
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:22 am to aubiecat
I had a 2005 GMC Canyon that was a colossal piece of shite. I had to do the passlock re-learn procedure a few times per month so I never shut it off unless I was home or at work. That being said, I wouldn't recommend leaving your engine running while putting gas. They have signs telling you to shut your engine off for a reason.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:22 am to lsu xman
Unless it's a combat turnaround, I won't do a hot refuel.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:23 am to lsu xman
I like to leave the driver door open with the key on so I can head the door dinging non-stop for 3 or 4 minutes.
It really annoys my family.
It really annoys my family.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:23 am to lsu xman
Yes
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:24 am to lsu xman
Yes but only because I read that pumping gas can stir up whatever might be residing at the bottom of the gas tank and get in the engine
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:25 am to lsu xman
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Do you baw turn the engine off when pumping gas?
No. Leave it running and lock the doors.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:26 am to cheobode
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I wouldn't recommend leaving your engine running while putting gas. They have signs telling you to shut your engine off for a reason.
What's the reason?
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:27 am to lsu xman
I don’t think I’ve ever turned it off
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:28 am to lsu xman
I leave it running every time unless my wife is with me. She makes me turn it off. Otherwise, i leave it running.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:31 am to SquatchDawg
It's a statistical anomaly that something will go wrong and the vapors will ignite. I've been slapped in the face by Murphy's law enough in my lifetime to not take my chances, so I always turn the ignition off. If 99.999% of fill ups with the engine running don't result in a fire, then I will be that 0.001%, I'd rather not take the chance. Other downsides is that gasoline engines were not intended to idle for long periods of time, carbon build up at lower RPMs is a real thing and can cause issues long-term. The EVAP system is also intended to be a closed system, which is why at times fueling a running vehicle will throw codes like the EVAP canister or the fuel cap, while most times the code will go away it can lead to premature failure of EVAP components. Open invitation for a car jacking, while not a high chance of occurring it's still a greater chance running than not running during fueling. It's illegal in some states and countries because it is effectively increasing pollution unnecessarily.
TL/DR other than convenience fueling a running vehicle provides risks, while not statistically probable, that can be easily mitigated by turning the engine off during the fueling. Why increase risks just because?
TL/DR other than convenience fueling a running vehicle provides risks, while not statistically probable, that can be easily mitigated by turning the engine off during the fueling. Why increase risks just because?
This post was edited on 7/25/25 at 10:11 am
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:31 am to Furious
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They sneak in the passenger door and still it right out from under you.
One of those neighborhoods where the tires go “scriiitch” when they drive down the screet?
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:32 am to tigergirl10
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Why would anyone leave their vehicle on while filling it with gasoline?
For the same reason they run it at all?
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:32 am to lsu xman
No. I put the pump in, then get back in the truck.
Posted on 7/25/25 at 9:35 am to Violent Hip Swivel
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Any grown men who is concerned about their car getting stolen and scanning the parking lot while pumping gas is an undercover giant pansy.
Her name… was VioletHipSwivel, aka future rape victim.
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