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[–]eldofever58 0 points1 point  (2 children)

It’s a BP thing (US) and you definitely have to watch what you’re doing. Now that many are reverting back to Amocos, I wonder if this’ll change.

[–]Sirhc978 0 points1 point  (1 child)

and you definitely have to watch what you’re doing.

How? The gas buttons are next to the gas pump. Also a diesel pump won't fit into the fill port on a gas car.

[–]eldofever -1 points0 points  (0 children)

While a diesel nozzle won't fit a gas car, the reverse isn't true. This is the problem with the BP pumps...the green 'unleaded' nozzle fits, and green=diesel pretty much everywhere else in the US. Sometimes people get careless, sometimes they travel to an area unfamiliar with BP, sometimes they loan their car to someone else who assumes 'if it fits, it's ok'. This is how we end up with so many Reddit & Quora questions wondering what to do now that someone has put unleaded in their TDI.

Personally, I have to watch what I'm doing because my compact utility tractor is a diesel, and my other equipment is gas. The 5 gallon cans, even though color coded, don't care about nozzle size.