# Is this how diesel gets into a gas tank?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 11, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308 "2020-01-11T11:39:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308/21 "2020-12-11T20:03:50Z")

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> [@pyrolord314](#):
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> those plastic/rubber socks (or whatever they’re called) aren’t required everywhere.

Costco is installing them at its gas stations. Anyway, that picture is clearly photoshopped.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308/22 "2020-12-18T22:06:44Z")

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Saw this today, yes you use the green nozzle for the yellow buttons and yellow nozzle for the green diesel button,

 ![pump](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/a/3ad26ba79d2aa2d1f25761e942ff26237c427c0e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308/23 "2020-12-18T22:38:26Z")

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> [@bing](#):
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> in Minnesota where everyone is above average,

Only on Lake Woebegone.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-this-how-diesel-gets-into-a-gas-tank/156308/24 "2020-12-19T00:46:53Z")

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> [@Barkydog](#):
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> Saw this today, yes you use the green nozzle for the yellow buttons and yellow nozzle for the green diesel button,

🤦🏻‍♂️

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