i went to a gas station to fill up my car, then i decided to have ah car wash and i forgot to close my gas cap...so some water went to my gas tank... what should i do????
2006-08-26 00:23:03 · 9 answers · asked by paulo_john_04 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
depending on the age of your car, most newer cars have a cover over the whole to your tank. If you have one of those I think you're okay. If it's open then you should take your car to a mechanic and have the tank drained. Bet you wont forget to put the cap back on now!
2006-08-26 00:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can either get a siphon and extract all of your gas, or you could also drop in a bottle of HEET which is an isopropyl alcohol that will absorb the water and allow your engine to safely consume the gas/water/heet mixture. Most people use it to help with any water in the gas tank in the winter so it doesn't freeze up your lines.
And yes, there is such a thing as dry gas...it's a common name for ethanol.
2006-08-27 20:32:38 · answer #2 · answered by CDTGaticaW201 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It surely depends on the amount of water that went into your tank. If it is a matter of a few drops, then there is nothing to worry about because the water trap in your tank will eventually deal with the extra water.
If the quantity is big, then I would advice you to empty your tank and then refill it again to prevent the water from getting into the engine and therefore harming the fuel filters, injectors and inner engine componants.
2006-08-26 07:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by pickup_lb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There would be little enough water that dry gas should solve the problem. If it was larger amounts, draining the tank would be in order.
2006-08-26 07:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some dry gas at any gas station
2006-08-26 07:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put some DRY GAS in it. Should take care of it.
DO NOT EVER PUT SALAD DRESSING IN YOUR GAS TANK!!! Salad dressing isn't a substitute for gasoline! LOL
2006-08-26 07:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DRY GAS? COME ON PEOPLE, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS DRY GAS. THERE IS GASOLINE. DRAIN YOUR TANK TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, THEN PUT NEW GAS WITHOUT WATER(NOT DRY GAS) AND IT WOULDN'T HURT TO ADD SOME SEA FOAM(BUY AT ANY PARTS STORE)TO THE TANK.IT WILL REMOVE ANY WATER DROPLETS LEFT IN THE TANK.
2006-08-26 09:59:38 · answer #7 · answered by MARK T 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, I assume you were able to drive it home and get on the computer to ask this question.
Don't worry about it.
2006-08-26 08:55:15 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OMG..... Never came across, don't know how to answer..
2006-08-26 07:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by seb 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋