I have a 94 subaru legacy wagon. Last weekend we had a big snow storm and my car sat out overnight in it. When I went to leave my car had water in the tank and I had to putt putt over to the gas station to fill up the tank and put in gas treatment. Then it was fine. Well, last night we had more snow. I figured I was OK because my tank was 3/4 of the way full. Somehow, I got water in my tank again and had to drive over to the station, put in gas and more treatment. It worked fine. My question is, how is water getting into my tank and what can I do to fix it? I have to park outside, so parking in a garage is not an option. Thanks!
2007-03-01 02:56:36 · 6 answers · asked by Koobear 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I always make sure that the cap is on tight. I dont' think that is it.
2007-03-01 03:22:28 · update #1
I'm sorry, I don't buy the condensation theory. Every time you fill the tank, the fumes push out any air. The only way to get water in your tank is to leave the cap off in a storm or fill it with a garden hose. There might be condensation on your plug wires or a problem with your coolant temp. sensor but not with water in your gas.
2007-03-01 03:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Lab 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Water In Gas Treatment
2016-12-17 14:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple condensation! There is a treatment that you can add that gets rid of water, you might have to put it in 2 or 3 times before it gets it all. The best way is keep it from happening is keep your tank full.
Condensation, How it gets into the tank (for the doubters)
Water gets into your gasoline via condensation. That condensation might happen within your car tank or within the tank at your gas station or even from the tanker that brings the water to the gas station.
Condensation forms when warm moist air is cooled down. For example, when you drive your car on a warm moist day, then the warm air is sucked into your gas tank as your car uses gas. Then at night when the car cools off, if the temperature drops below the dew point of the air in the tank, then water will condense from the air into the tank, hence into the gasoline.
http://www.helium.com/tm/18940/water-gasoline-condensation-condensation
2007-03-01 02:59:38 · answer #3 · answered by mudd_grip 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im not an expert about water in the gas tank but it happened to me before and you have to let it be used up, but remember the next time to click the cap like 4 times, otherwise water seeps in. It is what i was told by a guy at the dealership.
2016-03-13 10:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The few drops of water you get from condensation aren't going to hurt anything. Unless the water is running into the tank somehow, the most likely source is the gas you're buying. When the car sits for a while, it has a chance to settle to the bottom. All adding gas does is to stir it up some.
2007-03-01 09:27:06 · answer #5 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cold weather causes water to condense in your gas tank. The solution is to keep the tank topped off.
2007-03-01 03:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ozz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check with a mechanic. You could have a leak in the tank itself, you could have a problem with the gas cap or you could have a problem with the filler that goes from the outside of the car to your gas tank.
2007-03-01 02:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try this,get the fuel level down to 1/4 tank or more. pump out as much as you can from the tank.and properly discard it. fill a five gallon gas can, and get four containers of dry gas with isopropyal alcohol. pour one in and keep the others for extras.Add all the fresh gas from the can, drive the car down and gas it up. Now, go to your closest auto store, and get new fuel filters and put them in.
2007-03-01 03:10:27 · answer #8 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get a new gas tank!
2007-03-01 02:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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how can you tell youre getting water in your tank i can help you email me it doesnt sound rite tell more info is the carb iceing thats a problem with the pre heat tube water in the tank on that car would cause sputtering for only a few miles inless there was a lot thain it would quit all together sputtering long term is more likly plug wires that are leaking discribe the problem as best as you can its not the filler tube
2016-04-06 23:51:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋