Re: Can you get fuel sensors to detect the right kind of fuel for a car?
- From: "Tom Biasi" <tombiasi@********optonline.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:55:22 -0400
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I know someone who has filled up his diesel car with petrol twice, and
I think it would be a good idea to put a sensor in the tank that would
stop him driving off and wrecking his engine. There may be an
after-market market for this.
The least it should do is sound a warning alarm. Are there cars with
this already?
There may be safety considerations to stop the sensor working when it
the car is being filled, since the car is meant to have ignition off
when filling up.
Converting pump nozzles to be smart pump nozzles is one idea, but it
would need standardization to be effective, and by the time all the
petrol stations had converted, they would probably be selling hydrogen,
biodiesel or LPG anyway.
As "The Bear" said, the best sensor is the human brain.
Since you used the word "petrol" I will assume you are not in the USA.
In the USA, the filler areas clearly state "Diesel Fuel Only" and its not
that hard to read "Diesel" on a pump.
So, after my rant, the sensor would add considerable cost to the vehicle for
a purpose that is not necessary.
The key words to this particular situation are "filled up his diesel car
with petrol twice", notice the "twice".
Tom
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