Before you heckle me - no I’m not stupid, and under normal circumstances I usually would turn the car off. In this particular instance, however, my car battery died because I was away for 6 weeks, and there’s not enough gas for me to take it on the highway and get to where I need to go tomorrow (after I try jumping the car). Since if i turn the engine off there’s a large likelihood that the car will die and won’t turn back on again, turning the car off while I fill my tank isn’t a very viable option. Can I get away with it one time, or will I ruin my engine or blow up my car?

If it makes a difference - 2020 Land Rover discover (sport). If that’s not viable, what are my other options for charging my car up enough with only <30 miles in the tank so that I’ll be able to also refuel my car without the battery going out?

Thanks!

  • jimmyjlf@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The only incident I’ve ever heard of where an idling vehicle caused a petroleum fire/explosion is the Texas City Refinery Explosion. It wasn’t the hot exhaust, or the alternator, or static electricity. The diesel engine oversped due to the high concentration of petroleum vapors from a catastrophic leak and ignited the air when it backfired. Not gonna happen at a gas station.