With the improvement of people's living standards, cars have gradually transformed from luxury goods into necessities of life. You need a car to commute to and from get off work, you need a car to take your children to school, you need a car to buy groceries in the supermarket, etc. Although traffic in many cities is relatively congested, it still cannot stop people's enthusiasm for buying cars. After all, having a private car makes going out more convenient and convenient. And with the Spring Festival, a traditional festival, many people choose to drive home to celebrate the New Year. Filling up the tank before going home has become a must. But what issues do you need to pay attention to before refueling?

Due to the relatively large profits from oil, in addition to regular gas stations such as PetroChina and Sinopec, there are also more and more copycat gas stations. If you don't pay attention, you may get cheated. These copycat gas stations are not regular gas stations, but businesses use similar names to deceive consumers into thinking they are going to regular gas stations. When you fill up your tank and find that you spend less than before, you may secretly rejoice, thinking that you got a big deal.

But after using this non-compliant oil for many times, you will find that the car's power is obviously not as good as before, and it may even cause serious engine failure. Moreover, this kind of gasoline burns very hard. A full tank of gas at a regular gas station can drive 670 kilometers, but a tank filled with gas from a fake gas station cannot even run 600 kilometers.

When naming these fake gas stations, they will try their best to rely on the names of regular gas stations such as "Sinopec and PetroChina", such as "Zhongwei Petroleum" and "China Petroleum", " "Zhonggu Petroleum" and "Sinopec", "China Right" and "Sinopec" may seem unclear from a distance. "After refueling at such a gas station and issuing an invoice, you find out that the fuel you refilled was not from "PetroChina" or "Sinopec". But there is nothing we can do, we can't extract the oil anymore.

Generally, this kind of copycat gas station often appears on the edge of cities or in relatively remote areas, and they attract cheap consumers with cheap prices or small gifts, which can easily make many Consumers are tricked. However, some consumers feel that their car is not a high-end car, so it is okay to add such oil. However, they do not know that such oil is mostly mixed, which will not only destroy the car, but may also cause engine explosion in severe cases.

In addition, with the comprehensive promotion of ethanol gasoline in many provinces across the country on January 1 this year, many gas stations have set up ethanol refueling channels. Moreover, the price of ethanol gasoline is cheaper than that of ordinary gasoline. Many consumers often choose to add ethanol gasoline to save money. But many people don’t know the common sense about the use of ethanol gasoline. It is reported that the shelf life of ethanol gasoline is 15-25 days, which also means that a full tank of fuel can be used for up to 25 days, otherwise it will expire. In addition, ethanol gasoline is soluble and may dissolve the sludge and rust in the fuel tank, causing poor oil supply in the oil circuit. Therefore, it is best to go to a repair shop to clean the oil circuit for vehicles over 6 years old. Finally, ethanol gasoline emulsifies when exposed to water, so it must be waterproofed to prevent water from entering the fuel tank.

Written at the end

The Spring Festival is approaching. If you choose to drive home for the New Year, be sure to read the name of the gas station clearly when refueling to prevent "fake gas". Especially those whose hometown is in a relatively remote rural area, they should pay more attention, because such copycat gas stations are usually located in relatively remote areas. Don't be greedy for cheap and ruin the car, then the gain outweighs the loss. In addition, if you want to add ethanol gasoline, you must understand the common sense of using ethanol gasoline to avoid unnecessary trouble.

(This article was originally produced by Wenwu Lane New Media Studio, please indicate the source for reprinting: Wenwu Lane, author of this article: Xia Mu)

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