I am needing to do the same. My truck has a 25 gal. tank & I purchased, paid cash. $30 of fuel @ $2.79 per. My gas gauge read 1/2 tank & the purchase raised it to 3/4 tank. I double checked the pump display & it seemed correct, but my gauge showed less than expected. The station is new, opened two weeks ago.$30 should have got me 10.7 gal. fuel, but my gauge showed I received 6.25 gal...a considerable difference. Maybe the fuel gauge is inaccurate. The truck is 20+ yrs. old, runs well & I know it well, haven bought it new in 2003. Be very aware out there! Mistakes can be made & fraud could be involved.
It's funny you say this, the station everyone flocks to a couple of towns from me is the one I want to check. The price is always cheaper, but I don't always get as many miles per gallon when I buy the gas there. I didn't check it this time because I wasn't near there. I should also test the ethanol content or send a sample to a lab.
Well I can say the worst way to do this is how he did it. Sending a sample to a lab would be the correct way. From what I’ve seen over the years is the only station you can almost guarantee you’re getting what you pay for is chevron. They randomly dip stations tanks to check for proper fuels. All the others depending on station you could be getting low grade out of the high grade because it is cheaper for them to do it that way.
I agree 100% I didn't test the contents of the fuel, grade, or the mixture. It would have to be sent out to a lab. Whether there was 10% ethanol, water, or whatever other additive, I wouldn't know. I was simply measuring to make sure whatever was coming out of the pump, it was a 1 gallon.
At our stores there is a difference. Within the chains and from chain to chain. Not only in the amount but also the milage. I have gotten regular from the premium pump because my computer instantly dropped the milage to regular gas milage. After a time, someone comes to test octane. We also see where the seals on the pump settings are broken after the state testing is done. This is with one particular chain. We never experienced this before this chain acquired these stores. The competitors never do this. However they will lower octane.
Our state has a person that goes and checks pumps. Then they place a + - number on a sticker on the front of the pump. I've seen it being done (They use a glass graduated cylinder). at least that's what i saw 15 years ago.
I've often wanted to do this in my country. I often see the cost going up before the fuel starts coming out. Maybe the fuel is just coming out at a slower rate for the first bit, but it always has me thinking.
I am needing to do the same. My truck has a 25 gal. tank & I purchased, paid cash. $30 of fuel @ $2.79 per. My gas gauge read 1/2 tank & the purchase raised it to 3/4 tank. I double checked the pump display & it seemed correct, but my gauge showed less than expected. The station is new, opened two weeks ago.$30 should have got me 10.7 gal. fuel, but my gauge showed I received 6.25 gal...a considerable difference. Maybe the fuel gauge is inaccurate. The truck is 20+ yrs. old, runs well & I know it well, haven bought it new in 2003. Be very aware out there! Mistakes can be made & fraud could be involved.
It's funny you say this, the station everyone flocks to a couple of towns from me is the one I want to check. The price is always cheaper, but I don't always get as many miles per gallon when I buy the gas there. I didn't check it this time because I wasn't near there. I should also test the ethanol content or send a sample to a lab.
Well I can say the worst way to do this is how he did it. Sending a sample to a lab would be the correct way. From what I’ve seen over the years is the only station you can almost guarantee you’re getting what you pay for is chevron. They randomly dip stations tanks to check for proper fuels. All the others depending on station you could be getting low grade out of the high grade because it is cheaper for them to do it that way.
I agree 100% I didn't test the contents of the fuel, grade, or the mixture. It would have to be sent out to a lab. Whether there was 10% ethanol, water, or whatever other additive, I wouldn't know. I was simply measuring to make sure whatever was coming out of the pump, it was a 1 gallon.
At our stores there is a difference. Within the chains and from chain to chain. Not only in the amount but also the milage. I have gotten regular from the premium pump because my computer instantly dropped the milage to regular gas milage. After a time, someone comes to test octane. We also see where the seals on the pump settings are broken after the state testing is done. This is with one particular chain. We never experienced this before this chain acquired these stores. The competitors never do this. However they will lower octane.
Keep eye on pumps in NJ the last state with no self serve. The attendant may rip you off if you can't see the pump reading from car when paying cash.
you forgot oregon also pumps your gas
@@zruthl You can also pump your own gasoline in Oregon is why I did not mention it.
@@UQRXD everytime I drive through their there is someone at the pump
@@zruthl Oh OK.
Our state has a person that goes and checks pumps. Then they place a + - number on a sticker on the front of the pump. I've seen it being done (They use a glass graduated cylinder). at least that's what i saw 15 years ago.
I've often wanted to do this in my country. I often see the cost going up before the fuel starts coming out. Maybe the fuel is just coming out at a slower rate for the first bit, but it always has me thinking.
I did this over a year ago with diesel in my country. We are being robbed.
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The blue government sticker at 1:50 guarantees accuracy. /s
It is verry cheap 3.60$/1 galon.