# To avoid station's sediment, how soon OK to buy their gas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 5, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396 "2011-04-05T19:44:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/1 "2011-04-05T19:44:52Z")
As I rolled by my favorite gas station today at 2:30pm, I saw a long tanker truck parked off to the side–no idea whether their refill was about to start or was finished (wish I had their phone #). I’ve heard one should wait awhile before buying their gas, due to sediment getting roiled up & then maybe getting into MY tank. Would it be safe to buy gas tonight at 10pm? Or should I wait till sometime tomorrow? ---
**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/2 "2011-04-05T19:49:48Z")
Buy gas now or whenever it’s most convenient. This myth about sediment has been debunked. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/3 "2011-04-05T19:54:53Z")
Any decent station has filters on the pumps, I don’t worry about it. A busy station can have frequent fills, you’d go crazy trying to schedule your visits around them. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/4 "2011-04-05T20:09:45Z")
I buy gas at the same station every time. Twice the tanker was there at the same time, I carried on a conversation with the driver at 8:45 pm, it was his third trip that day. NEVER had a fuel quality issue with this staion. If you’re concerned ( questionable staion age or maintainence ) just a wait an hour or two. ---
**Author:** ![AL5000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@AL5000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AL5000)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/5 "2011-04-05T20:52:22Z")
Sediment-phobia is silly. The pumps, and your car, both have filters. Besides, IF there were sediment in the gas station’s tanks, and IF it were a problem, you would get MORE sediment if you waited until it settled to the bottom of their storage tank, as the supply is pumped from the bottom, not the top. ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-avoid-stations-sediment-how-soon-ok-to-buy-their-gas/63396/6 "2011-04-05T20:58:06Z")
When you see the truck you can always go somewhere else. If it blows up for no reason… You have to stop worrying.