what will happen if you pump the gas with your engine running

 

nothing bad

 

i assume nothing. i've done it in my rsx a few times nothing ever did happen.

 

car might seem like it is going to stall because the fuel tank is under a vaccum when the car is running, and opening the gas cap... well... you get the picture. Might throw a cel also.

 

i do it all the time, while the turbo timer runs its self out

 

Kaboom!

 

haha

 

seriously i heard that because there is vaccum while the car is on you might create a air pocket some where and i does some thing ....? i dont know but i heard it can fuc k **** up though. sorry i wanst any help but maybe some one can carry the torch from here.

 

there was something about doing as least as possible while pumping gas

i.e. walking in & out of your ride to get stuff, clean misc. stuff, etc. etc.

the movement can cause excess static electricity to build on your body w/out one knowing it and this can cause fire, meaning while putting that gas nozzle back, there is an increased chance even though highly unlikely of literally catching on fire

not as dangerous as smoking while pumping gas but nevertheless, ill advised

 

Didn't Myth Busters prove that to be false?

 

they proved the cell phone thing was false... static eletricity still can make a big boom!

 

the engine definitely gets lopey, or not lopey but the idle will dip. this has been discussed before. i guess that's another benefit of not having a tt.

 

sure about that, seen a video where a guy is pumping gas into his minivan and he pulls his cell phone out of his pocket and you see the fumes ignite from his cell phone to the tank then boom. he survived with major burns, but showed close ups in slow motion of how it ignited.

 

thanks guys

 

when you open the gas door it loses pressure and creates a lean condition. the car will stutter and maybe stall like running out of gas. it is a nono. just shut her down.

It sounds like you are filling up with the engine running which is a no-no. With the engine running and you take the gas cap off, you loose pressure in the tank. Always stop the engine when you are filling up. You're lucky you don't throw a cel.