i think my gas is frozen in my car, help!?

Question

i have somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of gas in my car, and it's 14 degrees right now, and the wind has been blowing gusts of up to about 75 mph. what should i do to get my car started???

Answer 1

Gasoline Freezes around -70 to -150F ...your gas is not frozen in your car.

Answer 2

Frozen Gas Tank

Answer 3

Gasoline does not freeze, but there could be some water accumulated in the lines from the gas tank to the engine. This water can freeze and block the fuel from flowing. Unfortunately, once it has frozen, the only way to defrost it is to move the car into a heated garage, or just wait until it warms up enough outside for the ice to melt on its own.

Two things you can do to prevent this from happening in the future...

1) Use a good quality gas line deicer, like 'HEAT' in your fuel tank at least once every second or third fill up. This will help remove the excess moisture in the fuel tank, and help stop the ice from forming.

2) Try to keep your gas tank full. A full tank will not attract as much moisture or allow it to accumulate in the tank.

Answer 4

If its not starting at all, you should try putting a engine block heater in and plug it in every night.

Gas has a very low freezing point, so if the gas is frozen you have a high concentration of water or another liquid that ISN'T gasoline (Stop buying gas from that gas bar).

Try filling the tank some more, if that doesn't help then a boost may be in order

Answer 5

People here don't know crap about gasoline:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=gasoline+freezing+point&btnG=Google+Search

Sometime the moisture in the tank will condense. But this is VERY rare because cold weather is also very DRY weather.

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Before you have frozen gas, you will have other problems (like your oil freezing). So clarify why you think your gas is frozen. Or better yet, just describe what is your car problem.


Good Luck

P.S. Post another question. Once the question get off the top of the new list, it often does not get look at again.

Answer 6

First, get a can of starting fluid and spray a bit right down the carboratur throat or injector body while some one turns the key for you. If the engine does not crank, you'll need to get a set of jumper cables and your friend's car. If it still refuses to start, you can try warming the fuel line with a hair dryer, or setting a space heater as close to the engine as you can get it, and cover the hood with a blanket, and let it warm up for an hour or two. Avoid rubber engine parts, painted body parts, and gas lines, and don't even try it if you have any fuel leaks.
Once it starts, get a full tank of fuel and some isopropyl alchohol, available at wal-mart or most gas stations, commonly sold as iso-heet or similar. Pour a bottle in the tank every time you fill up untill the weather gets warm again. Keeping the tank full and treated with isopropyl will reduce the amount of water in your tank (ALL fuel tanks develope some water in them over time, either from contaminated fuel or condensation.) and lessen the chance of fuel line freeze up.
Good luck.

Answer 7

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i think my gas is frozen in my car, help!?
i have somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of gas in my car, and it's 14 degrees right now, and the wind has been blowing gusts of up to about 75 mph. what should i do to get my car started???

Answer 8

If you have an engine block warmer, plug it in for a while. Push it into a garage if you can. Put en electric blanket on the ground so the heat can rise up into the undercarriage of the car.

Those will only work, however, if you really do have water in your fuel lines, and it's frozen...that's not always the case, though, just because it's cold.

Answer 9

Isopropyl Alchohol gas line antifreeze is the best remedy for gasoline fueled cars. Two 12 oz. cans in the fuel tank should fix the problem within a couple of hrs.

In cold weather try to keep yout tank as full of gasoline as possible. It helps to keep moisture from forming in the fuel tank. Moisture mixed with gasoline causes gas line freeze ups.

Answer 10

The gas won't freeze, but if there's water in the tank it will. Go to an auto parts store and get a few cans of alcohol. It will mix with the water and gas and will defreeze your gas lines.