Don't let this happen to you!

[bigaaron]

We had a car come in for a 1jz swap, and look what we found after we noticed the gas smelled all nasty!!! :aigo:





Drain your tank if you are going to let your car sit for a long time!

 

[suprarx7nut]

Word on that.

The MR2 I bought a while back had a fuel pump nearly dissentegrate. It had been sitting for at least 2 years if not 5.

 

[Tanya]

Holy hell. I thought mine looked bad..... dayummmmmmmm.


I gotta take my tank down again, figire out how to clean it, and get a new sock in the pump I just installed a few months ago. My car sat for 2 years before I got it and you can tell by the inside of the tank

 

[lewis15498]

Something i didnt think of, the cars been sitting for 8 months... whats the easiest way to drain the tank?

 

[Tanya]

Should be a plug in the bottom that you can pop open with a half inch ratchet.

 

[LilMissMkIII]

Damn, that's gross!!!

 

[kwnate]

Should be a plug in the bottom that you can pop open with a 3/8" ratchet.

fixed.

 

[IJ.]

Wonder if it's something in US fuel never seen that here ever :aigo:

 

[Tanya]

fixed.

orly? you guys have different plugs then, mk2s are 1/2"

 

[Poodles]

At least use fuel stabilizer....

That looks like a lot of water got into the gas as well, surprised it even ran (or did it?)

 

[adampecush]

I've had several cars sit for a long time and never seen that happen. Must be a local additive (or owner-added octane "booster").

 

[SupraMario]

I've had several cars sit for a long time and never seen that happen. Must be a local additive (or owner-added octane "booster").

Yea, no shit, that's just unreal! My 89 sat for almost a year with 1/4 tank and it didn't do anything to the pump, granted I cleaned it and drained it before turning it over but still.

 

[staticpage]

mine was siting for a confirmed four years. 4gals taken out of tank then used in lawn mower. not bad at all

 

[Cz.]

Yeah, I always wonder about this problem since my old supra sat for about 4 years with it being driven at most once every 6 months and it ran fine without having to do anything with the gas.

 

[lewis15498]

Thanks tanya/nate thats what i was hoping to hear.

 

[scubajtw]

Wonder if it's something in US fuel never seen that here ever :aigo:

Do they put ethanol in your fuel over there? I am thinking leaving a tank low letting it sit will cause problems. The more full the tank is the less air in the tank to cause rusting and corrosion, seeing as oxygen is needed to let rust form.

 

[suprarx7nut]

There are different additives in different areas which I'm sure accounts for some difference in "storability"

I've had one car that had terrible gas. (87 MR2) The gas didn't even smell like gasoline. More like limestone sludge or sulfur or something. New pump, new gas, started right up.

Had a lawn mower that I got for free. Hadn't been used for 2 years wouldn't start. New gas in the tank and bam, started right up.

Finally got a trimmer this spring. Hadn't been used for 2 years, wouldn't start. Drained gas, refilled, started up first or second pull.

Maybe colorado gets additives that hurt long term storing?

 

[mecevans]

one more thing to put on the To-Do list.........

 

[IJ.]

Do they put ethanol in your fuel over there? I am thinking leaving a tank low letting it sit will cause problems. The more full the tank is the less air in the tank to cause rusting and corrosion, seeing as oxygen is needed to let rust form.

They tried to at one point without saying anything and it fucked up a lot of cars now it's advertised and sold as such.

 

[Who]

Ethanol mixed fuel is bad news when it is stored or not used up on a regular basis. The Marine industry is having issues with the ethanol mix in the fuel. Down here in hot and humid south Florida the gasohol attracts and absorbs water. I read somewhere that ethanol mixed fuels can absorb 10 times the amount of water that the previous blend of gasoline could. When phase separation occurs the water and ethanol sink to the bottom of the tank. The ethanol is a solvent and it eats away at the rubber hoses, plastic and fiberglass fuel tanks and corrodes aluminum tanks as well. The real kick in the sack is the use of ethanol with two stroke engines. When the ethanol separates from gas it displaces the oil or lubricant in the gas. The fix for now is to keep your tanks topped off, use synthetic lubricant designed for ethanol, add fuel saver to the tank and make sure your fuel system is as air tight and water tight as possible. Google "phase separation".