Fueling Issue

[SCOTTY088]

I had a over hyperactive gas pump jockey who overfilled my tank with diesel, About a quart came gushing out from the fill spout. I hosed it off and went back on the freeway not thinking about it. About 5 miles later in town I noticed upon braking my truck was pulling to the left. Pulled over to notice fuel spray all over in the l/h rear inner fender well. Appears fuel got on my brake caliper and pads. After driving around for several miles the pulling subsided. Now I seem to have a very slight squeak or squeal on brake application, Truck stops straight like normal I find the noise annoying though. I'm wondering if the fuel will cause problems with premature wear on my brake pads. What are your thoughts.

 

[DonR]

I wouldn't think so but just as a precaution and maybe help with the squeal you might want to spray the pads with brake cleaner to wash off any dust that the fuel might have gotten in the pad area.


Don

 

[Jared Herzog]

I have had a squeak that sounds like chipmunks fighting since day one. Maybe it was day two but it was early on for sure. These trucks have loud pads but they hold up well. In my experience quieter pads are softer and wear quicker while producing more dust.
Is the fuel still dripping from the fill neck weep hole? You might have to stick a long screw driver into the fill neck to open the second flap and let the fuel into the tank. Once i overfilled my truck when i had a broken pump and it dripped for days and made a mess.
I have been lucky enough to live in Texas where we are allowed the power to fill our own tanks.

 

[sag2]

Actually in Oregon you can fill your own tank if it is diesel, or if you have a motorcycle. In several rural counties it is now legal to pump your own gasoline.

 

[SCOTTY088]

I'm born and raised Oregonian. True, it is legal for consumers to pump diesel. I have heard that there are some rural stations where it is legal to pump gas however I haven't seen any. I live in the high desert region of Central Oregon, about as rural as you can get. Some pump jockeys take it personal if you do their important job for them.

 

[Killgore]

I'll be! I wasn't aware that there were places that actually had folks who still pumped your gas or diesel. Do they check your oil, air-up tires and wash the windshield? Certified? Geez, what have we come to?

 

[RClark]

we pump everything in CA, but we are now paying for it. Did find a Indian reservation station that was only $2.99 a gal, not the $3.59 many stations have,

 

[SCOTTY088]

Heck No!, They don't do anything more than pump gas. If you want your oil checked , windshield cleaned or tire air pressures checked you do it yourself. We have been trying to abolish this dumb State law for years. All this law does in inflate gas prices.

 

[Killgore]

Scotty, sorry for poking at you a little. Here in No. Alabama diesel is running about $2.49 and gas is $2.09 per gallon if you use Gas Buddy and look around. I only look for high volume dealers when I fill up, and only fill my auxiliary tank which then gravity feeds through a water separator before going to the OEM tank.
- Ed

 

[SCOTTY088]

Hey, that's O K. I can take it! We are paying around $3.05 for diesel and regular is around $2.87. We are up about 0.20 in the last month. Went on a trip up to the Spokane Washington area last month. Sat in my rig waiting for service, and no body came. I forgot if I wanted fuel I had to pump it myself. I have ran diesel trucks since 1992. Have been in the heavy diesel truck industry for 40 yrs. I have only got bad diesel once. Regular filter changes and high volume fuel dealers are the key.I have been real lucky. Thanks for your feedback,
Scotty

 

[DonFitzwater]

Mandatory fuel pumping...............I've heard it all now. Too many Jerry Browns on the loose.

 

[DavidC]

Mandatory fuel pumping...............I've heard it all now. Too many Jerry Browns on the loose.

I had a middle eastern pump jockey in New Jersey go ballistic when I filled my truck there back in 2002ish. That guy was ******.

Dave

 

[josephc1]

I have a niece that lives in Portland. Said she loves the gas jockeys because she never has to touch the pump. She laughs when she visits Texas and watches people pumping there own gas.