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[albitz]

I put LPG in my Mig this morning, stood with my hand on the button, daydreaming - as ya do- looked up at the pump to see it reading 55.3litres. Its a 60 litre tank and it wasnt quite empty when I arrived at the garage.
The pump should have cut out at approx 48 litres, but obviously didnt. Can this cause damage to anything ? Is it unsafe ? :-/

[TheBoy]

Wonder if the cold affects pressure, or how much goes in?

If the temp goes up dramatically, I would be worried, but not sure its a massive issue otherwise?

Be interesting to hear what LD/KW etc think?

[albitz]

The temp.here has risen dramatically today. The sun is shining and I sit here with the door into the garden open. Its like a spring day. I hope the village isnt going to be rocked by the sound of my car exploding !

I had stopped using this garage because the LPG pump breaks down with monotinous regularity, but my regular garage has put the price up to 73 ppl. This one has now gone up to 69ppl.
The arrival of a deisel corsa is becoming ever closer, I fear.

[Kevin Wood]

LPG pumps dispense based on the density of fuel so if the fuel is very cold it will show more volume. I have had one instance where I got 70+ litres in my (not quite empty) 80l tank, on a hot day, though. The fuel was quite cheap given that the station was a mile off the M25. Didn't get any greater range on that fill up, so I do wonder.

It might be worth checking the tank gauge to see what fill level that is showing.

Either way, in this weather, I can't see it causing a problem if it is overfilled.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

80% fill is purely to allow for expantion, like filling the bike, always leave a bit empty or it coukd overflow if parked on the sun etc. Not likelt at the momment, but yes it should have clicked off, if the pump is accurate, plus thefuel will expand slightly less in thne cold, the boot
seems to stay are more stable temp. anyway....seems to me anyway

[albitz]

Thanks for the advice chaps - nothing to panic about then
Things is, it hadnt clicked off, I had to take my hand off the button. I wonder how much it would have put in if I hadnt. :-/

[Omegatoy]

in spite of the best efforts of maintence people every lpg pump dispenses a different pressure, if you find one with a higher pressure as you have done you do get more gas in, which is great if you are about to do a long run, or dont want to be filling so often, when i was running lpg for years(first converted in 97) always found the highest pressure pump i could till it broke, then moved to the next one

[Del Boy]

Thanks for the advice chaps - nothing to panic about then
Things is, it hadnt clicked off, I had to take my hand off the button. I wonder how much it would have put in if I hadnt. :-/

What if your car magically blew up due to this, and it endangered you? I think you could have a rather good case for a claim   

[feeutfo]

Thanks for the advice chaps - nothing to panic about then
Things is, it hadnt clicked off, I had to take my hand off the button. I wonder how much it would have put in if I hadnt. :-/

What if your car magically blew up due to this, and it endangered you? I think you could have a rather good case for a claim   

The pump would gradually slow down until the pressure equalised, usually about 53 litres. 

...and I suppose it no different to briming a petrol tank and leaving the car(or certainly on a bike) parked in the sun?

[Lazydocker]

If the tank over pressurises it will release through the multivalve... That's what they are designed to do This will dissipate via the vent pipes so no major worries

I'm confident to say that it should be fine as I know the car

[albitz]

Thanks LD - and everyone else. I wont worry so much next time it goes past the 48 litre mark.

[CaptainZok]

BOOOOM
What was that noise Albs?

[VXL V6]

He just flew past this house.... or was that santa?