Help! Put a gallon of diesel in my Yaris!

[bronsin]

Interesting dilemma. I would have it drained. But it would be good to know if you could get away without draining.

Seems like they ought to come up with a way to prevent this sort of thing...

[NYC-SE]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Seems like they ought to come up with a way to prevent this sort of thing...

The pump handles are supposed to be different sizes. Gas handles are the smallest. Diesel pumps are larger diameter, in fact they are the old leaded gas pump handles. Then there is really big diesel pump handles for trucks.

But it is just "industry standard", it's not a real law, and as a result you can find mismatched pump handles all over the place.

I used to drive a diesel car. So many stories of fellow diesel drivers filling their cars with gasoline can be found among the various diesel enthusiasts forums. This was always a topic of discussion.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by NYC-SE

The pump handles are supposed to be different sizes. Gas handles are the smallest. Diesel pumps are larger diameter, in fact they are the old leaded gas pump handles. Then there is really big diesel pump handles for trucks.

But it is just "industry standard", it's not a real law, and as a result you can find mismatched pump handles all over the place.

I used to drive a diesel car. So many stories of fellow diesel drivers filling their cars with gasoline can be found among the various diesel enthusiasts forums. This was always a topic of discussion.

Very interesting. I also find the very different 'handle/nozzle mechanisms' I've seen in different U.S. states and also how different vintages of pumps (even some with rotating wheel displays)'weave into that tapestry' quite interesting.. The mechanisms that leave me SMH the most are the newest ones in California...with a 'straight jacket' to try to prevent the customer from filling without a seal.

I've also put 86 octane in both my '07 Yaris and my '14 Yaris in states where many pumps have 86 octane as the 'regular' grade...and I've never noticed any ill effects.

[IllusionX]

Originally Posted by NYC-SE

The pump handles are supposed to be different sizes. Gas handles are the smallest. Diesel pumps are larger diameter, in fact they are the old leaded gas pump handles. Then there is really big diesel pump handles for trucks.

But it is just "industry standard", it's not a real law, and as a result you can find mismatched pump handles all over the place.

I used to drive a diesel car. So many stories of fellow diesel drivers filling their cars with gasoline can be found among the various diesel enthusiasts forums. This was always a topic of discussion.

There are plenty places that have both standard and big nozzle for diesel, since many smaller diesel cars have a smaller filler neck, like a Smart ForTwo for instance.

In Canada, diesel nozzle is usually defined by yellow.



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[tmontague]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Seems like they ought to come up with a way to prevent this sort of thing...

...they have, large print signs stating which fuel corresponds to each pump...sorry but someone had to say it

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by tmontague

...they have, large print signs stating which fuel corresponds to each pump...sorry but someone had to say it

Bronsin lives in New Jersey. Not a thing that many Canadians would probably know, but the State of New Jersey does not allow customers to pump their own fuel. I know, it is a ridiculous regulation . My understanding is that the primary reason this regulation is still in place is desire to prevent the unemployment rate from increasing. There is one other U.S. state that has the same regulation.....Oregon. A motel owner from Medford, Oregon told me this regulation stays in place in Oregon for the same reason I stated re New Jersey.

[BLKHILLSGUY]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Bronsin lives in New Jersey. Not a thing that many Canadians would probably know, but the State of New Jersey does not allow customers to pump their own fuel. I know, it is a ridiculous regulation . My understanding is that the primary reason this regulation is still in place is desire to prevent the unemployment rate from increasing. There is one other U.S. state that has the same regulation.....Oregon. A motel owner from Medford, Oregon told me this regulation stays in place in Oregon for the same reason I stated re New Jersey.

I won't be moving to NJ. I like to pump my own gas. I don't overfill it or get any on the paint. I'm a "shaker." It's just my nature.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by BLKHILLSGUY

I won't be moving to NJ.

Me neither.

I like to pump my own gas.

I do as well. The no self pump policy in New Jersey drives me nuts. On my last 'car' visit in 2013, IIRC I gave up playing 'start pumping myself because I have 'non northeast' plates and I don't know any better' guy . Instead I tried to time my gas needs so that I could fill up in NY State (even though it cost more), CT, or (even better (cheaper)...when leaving the area) eastern PA near the NJ border.

Parts of New Jersey are quite beautiful...and they do have WAWA (the best convenience stores in the country....only in 6 states)...but I would never want to live there. The cold winters, insane population density in many places, the way things are structured (insanely small, inefficient, revenue gouging fiefdoms the likes of which I have not seen in other states), the exorbitant taxes, and...the gas pumping policy ...would drive me nuts (no offense intended to Bronsin...the pics he's posted of his vehicles + bikes...a pretty area ). My next door neighbor is a 'NJ refugee' , as is my next door neighbor across the short side street.