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Why Aren’t All Fuel Tank Fillers On The Same Side? The Real Reason Revealed
Have you wondered why the filler cap opening is placed on the opposite side of the driver?
If you drive your friend's car or a rental car and you need to fill up the gas tank, and you don't on which side of the car is the filler cap, then you've probably found yourself in a very frustrating situation. Sometimes it happens to you with your vehicle. Did you ever try to find out why do cars fuel fillers on the left or right?
Here is the answer. First, we will talk about why all of the manufacturers doesn't put fuel fillers on the same side. For example, Japanese cars have the filler on the left, German cars on the right, and American cars on the right but with weaker patterns.
For single exhaust vehicles, the filler cap opening is on the opposite side of the exhaust. Most of the Japanese cars have the exhaust on the right, while the American and German cars tend to have the exhaust on the left.
Have you wondered why the filler cap opening is placed on the opposite side of the driver? This is because for emergency fueling while pulled over on a highway. Japanese cars tend to have filler opening on the left because Japan drives on the left.
Another reason is that if the fillers are on the same side of every vehicle everyone enters the fuel pumps make conflicts and it'll be time-consuming. Only pulling forward doesn't solve any problems, since consumers arrive and leave at different times, so having two types of cars with fuel filler caps on the different side allows to find an ideal spot.