In fact, your car probably won't start at all, and you will have to spend hundreds or more to get the problem fixed and the water removed. Water is not flammable and cannot fire up an engine like gas does. Also, water freezes in the winter. So you could end up with a block of ice in your tank if you add water to your gas. If the water somehow gets into the fuel lines, it will freeze and block any gas from getting through.
Your fuel system could be ruined. A small amount of water in a gas tank is not likely to cause a catastrophic problem, but should be avoided. With the rising crude prices and the cost of gas continuously soaring to new high it is really difficult to run a single car on gas. The first question in my mind comes whether can I run my car on water mixed gas. Researchers all over the world are doing research on use of water as fuel and if a certain quantity of water is mixed with gas, it can be used as fuel in same engine and there will not be required any major modifications in engine, however a small add on equipment will be sufficient to cater the demand of new fuel.
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Come on people. Jared was making fun of all the people asking you guys to diagnose their car over the internet.
Does HEET mobilize the water so it can be run through the fuel system or is it somehow converted into something combustible? Hi Ian, we always try to help anyone who has a question the best that we can! HEET will break away water particles for easier combustion.
Hi, i recently had gas that rain water get to it before I did and put it in my Ford Focus , but thankfully did NOT start my engine before I was able to be warned. BUT, there are just too many choices. Here also is the kicker. The gasoline was stored in 50 gal. Well, the 10 gallons that was split between me and a friend of mine and I got the 1st 5 gallons and he got the last half. However, he drove 1st and I still have not. Thanks so much, from Sunny California only rainy once in a while.
Because water is typically heavier than gas, it will drop to the bottom phase separation. This means the bottom fuel would be the most affected. Of course, if the fuel is shaken or stirred, then all fuel would be contaminated.
If the fuel was taken from the bottom syphoned or drained , then the friend might have gotten the most water. In either case, I would rather recommend not using this fuel and if it must be used, use a water remover such as ISO-HEET and dilute with fresh fuel as much as possible. My car has been sitting for about a year now due to being totaled.
I was occasionally starting it to keep everything moving engine-wise, but stopped for a few months because I had to cannibalize the AC compressor; that belt also ran the water pump. Once I attained a belt that would allow me to run the car minus the compressor, it ran fine for a while during the next startup, but then died after about 10 minutes.
Could this be water in the tank from condensation? I live in Phoenix where the temps wildly fluctuate through the winter months. While this issue could be caused by water in the fuel, this seems like it could also be mechanical failure in nature, or due to bad fuel —depending on how old the fuel is.
I owned a corvette that i bought on ebay. From the very first day i had the car it would stall out after awile. Hi, Robert. It seems that you may have already done all that you could, based on the previously diagnosed water issue.
If the problem persists, then perhaps the next best option is to have a mechanic look further into it. Any idea what this might be? I can fill the tank, but it takes forever. Hi Patri, since we are unable to assess your car in-person we would suggest taking it to a professional mechanic. I had just filled my gas tank with premium gas. I decided to get my car washed and when I drove out of the car was, I noticed that I had left the cap hanging and the flap open.
I do not know how much water was able to get in my tank. I drove my car home without a problem. Please help!! Also, make sure that you get rid of most of the suspect fuel and start fresh again.
Same thing happened to me. After filling my car and as I was checking my receipt if car wash was included in it I forgot to close my gas tank. As I parked my car after the car wash to inspect it I noticed the cap was left hanging. Check engine light is on Nissan Altima. Code is P fuel temperature sensor. This what I found What are the symptoms of the P code? Sensors could malfunction if excessive additives in the fuel cause erratic sensor readings and cause the fuel to boil off at lower temperatures.
So am not sure if there is water in the tank. I brought Heet but not aure if I ahould use it or rplace the fuel pump again. Hi Mera, since we are not able to assess your car in person, we would suggest taking it to a trusted professional mechanic.
This will help to remove water in the fuel. We recommend 1. If you have any other questions please contact consumer support at producttechsupport goldeagle. Hi and thank you for the question! In this particular situation, perhaps it would be helpful seeking a second opinion from a different professional technician. If you have any other questions please contact consumer support at producttechsupport. I drove thru a car wash after filling up and forgot to put the gas cap back on.
Could I have gotten water in the tank and or very much? Do all I need is to add something like heet to take care of it? This is specifically designed to help remove water from the fuel system. I have a carmry and it started sputter after I got some gas cheap. I use fuel cleaner and it help should keep using it and no it was not heet use other brand.
Thank you for the question. However, in this particular situation, perhaps it would be helpful seeking a second opinion from a different professional technician. I added 6. Symptoms soon arriving after 2 startups and maybe 6 miles defined there was water in the boat fuel.
I have added 2 12 oz Iso-Heet and started OK then became rough running, water and black carbon on my garage floor under exhaust pipes. I then added 5.
How much more Iso-Heet can I add? It is not possible to siphon more than the top gallons due to severe bend in fuel filler pipe in Buick Estate Wagon, 98K miles, engine great until I created an unexpected problem. Thank you for any advice you can provide. Hi, Richard. We do not recommend adding more than 2 bottles at a time per tankful. Adding more will not be more effective and might change the way the fuel is burned. The best thing to do is draining the bad fuel.
However, if this is not a possibility, try running the fuel as low as possible and then refill with premium fuel. This should do the trick. If performance issues continue, perhaps consulting a mechanic would be the next best option. I only put about 4gallons of gas, and the things stated are what happen to car, can I still put the Heet in and then fill up? What are the symptoms of water in the gas tank? A good indicator is a sudden change in the performance of your vehicle. You try to accelerate and the car hesitates or sputters consistently.
If this happens shortly after you filled up at the pump, it's a good indicator you may have water in the gas tank. The sputtering and hesitation comes from water slugs being sucked up to the injectors.
For one thing, when water is injected into the combustion chamber, it turns to steam like you'd expect. The sudden revs to high speed exhibited by your engine are probably from when the injector gets a new slug of fuel after spraying water. Water in gasoline doesn't just cause issues in the cylinder; it can easily damage injectors if it expands rapidly in the injector tip due to the inherent heat of the injector.
And if it sits in the fuel system for a long period of time, it can even cause rust in your fuel system.
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