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Car experts have warned road users of one mistake when filling up their\u00a0petrol<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0diesel<\/a>\u00a0cars at fuel stations. Motoring specialists at\u00a0McArthur Industries<\/a>\u00a0have urged road users to\u00a0not hold down the fuel pump<\/a>\u00a0after a car has been fully topped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a fuel tank is completely full, motorists will hear a slight click when they try and press down on the nozzle. Motorists may believe that holding down the pump for a bit longer will continue to fill the tank and add extra mileage. However, specialists warned this was likely to do more harm than good with\u00a0motorists at risk of damaging their vehicles.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TikTok channel @mcarthurindustries<\/a> said: \u201cWhen you’re filling up the car. When you get to the first click, stop. Don\u2019t continue, It’s actually going to cost you more in repairs to get those extra little clicks in, then it would be to just stop at that one click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat happens is that every time you click it, the fuel is going to go down the return line, which is your evaporative emission and cause the engine light to come on because you\u2019ve got too much fuel where there shouldn\u2019t be fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The car\u2019s Evaporative Emission Control system is designed to prevent petrol vapours from escaping into the atmosphere. Instead, any excess fuel is collected and stored in a special canister before being sent to the engine to be burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overfilling a car can saturate the canister which will prevent the tool from properly absorbing vapours and fumes. Common signs of issues include a noticeable\u00a0fuel smell around the outside of a vehicle.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, decreased fuel efficiency, a rough idle and difficulty starting the vehicle could all be early indications of a problem. The RAC<\/a> has previously stressed the importance of never overfilling a fuel tank, with motorists at risk of costly repair bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They said: \u201cYou should fill your car until the nozzle clicks once and avoid \u2018topping up\u2019 beyond that point. Doing so leaves no room for fuel vapour to expand inside the tank, and can damage your car\u2019s vapour collection system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This consists of a charcoal filter that could be flooded \u2013 and damaged \u2013 by excess fuel. A replacement isn\u2019t cheap, and inefficient fuel vapour collection is also bad news for the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Car experts have warned road users of one mistake when filling up their\u00a0petrol\u00a0and\u00a0diesel\u00a0cars at fuel stations. Motoring specialists at\u00a0McArthur Industries\u00a0have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fue.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3069,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/govt-slaps-sh100tax-per-litre-of-fuel-to-bag-sh200-billion\/","url_meta":{"origin":15597,"position":0},"title":"Gov’t Slaps sh100Tax per Litre of Fuel, to Bag sh200 Billion","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"April 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The government has abandoned the re-introduction of road license which would cost motorists sh200,000 per car per year, and instead slapped an additional sh100 per litre on fuel. 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