what can i do without draining my gas tank to be able to use this fuel.is there anything i can put in the tank. and would my spark plugs rust and not fire correct from sitting so long?
2007-02-11 11:41:58 · 5 answers · asked by chevyboy4gl 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
To be safe pick these two items from your local NAPA store Two 12 oz cans of Chevron Techron fuel injector cleaner and a can of Isopropyl Alcohol. Your plugs should be fine as non lead fuel leaves no deposits in these motors.
2007-02-11 11:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline does not "break down" in a human lifetime, however, The most volatile parts of the gasoline may evaporate over a period of months, increasing the "gumminess" of the tank contents, but this isn't likely to cause issues you'd notice unless you fed your car a steady diet of old gasoline.
If the tank is not full, which in your case is likely to be the case since you said you have about half a tank, you may get water condensing in the tank and getting trapped under the gasoline. Since the fuel line draws from the bottom of the tank, this may result in water in your fuel line, which will present a problem.
If the car has been through a lot of dewy mornings, you should add one of those ethanol gas-line additives to the tank, as it will allow the water to form a solution with the gas in your tank and you'll be able to get the water out of your tank, after which the gas, no matter how old, will run your engine acceptably well until you can fill up with some fresh gas.
As for your spark plugs, the spark plugs generally should be replaced every 30,000 miles. Some plugs, like the platinum spark plugs, can go longer than this. I'm not sure what type of spark plugs you have however, if the plugs become fouled or wear out before 30,000 miles, they must then be replaced sooner. In my opinion they should be fine but then again for the price of spark plugs and considering how easy it is to replace I would put some new ones in.
Replacing the spark plugs is a fairly simple operation. It requires a special spark plug socket, and a ratchet with a few long extensions. It also requires some type of anti-seize product. Then its as simple as loosening to take out the old ones and tightening in the new ones.
Good Luck!
2007-02-11 12:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by NJ82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even start it. Gas back in the day would stay good for years, now I see it go bad after 6 months. disconnect the fuel line at the intake. jump the relay for the fuel pump and use a tube to get all that old stuff into a container. Your plugs could rust, but that would be HIGHLY doubtfull. Moisture would have to get in there somehow.
2007-02-11 11:51:27 · answer #3 · answered by paulgarrison20002000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't take a chance unless you had fuel stabilizer in there. Drain it and put fresh gas, also fresh oil/filter. Plugs would be OK.
2007-02-11 11:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by wheeler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a product called seafoam and add to the tank, also fill up with fresh gas
2007-02-11 11:44:18 · answer #5 · answered by yousuck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋