DrunkenBowler

I blew my motor a while back and I'm just now getting to putting a new motor in. Just wondering if it s is safe to use gas from a year and a half ago? I don't think it's safe, but tell what you guys think.

pianoprodigy

Why risk it?

$30 in gas v. $2500+ motor

areXseven

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I would'nt use 1 1/2 year old gas even if it was offered at 04/03 price.

skunks

drain it and dump it in to your beater car

DaleClark

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You can also use it in a lawnmower or something. Typically, old gas isn't THAT big of a deal, and you'll be breaking in the motor and taking it easy any how. If it's not that much old gas (like a 1/4 tank) you just fill up the tank and it's pretty well diluted.

It's your call. If you do want to drain, there is a drain plug in the bottom of the tank - just drain it out into a drain pan of some kind and put it in the lawnmower.

Dale

mitchiemitch1

no dam i hate dumb questions. just buy some new freaking gas... are you a cheap a$$

DrunkenBowler

I know I should empty it out just to be safe, but it's 3/4 of a tank.

alberto_mg

its a bitch to get rid of, but yeah, to be safe and protect your investment try siphoning out as much as you can and then dump whatever is left out the bottom somehow.....

OneRotor

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over time gas turns to a kind of varnish in your tank (it can do this in as little as 1 winter if there is air in the tank with it, ask anyone who has a push lawnmower in a state where it snows, you gotta put in sta-bil (fuel stabilizer)) like ALBERTO_MG said, siphon as much of the gas out as you can, change your fuel filter, clean (if you can) your fuel pump, blow out your lines, have your injectors cleaned, just to make sure you have a good flow of fuel

monk1970

Just park over the storm drain and remove the plug in the tank. No hassle at all.

fastcarfreak

I wouldnt chance it. I dont think it would be a problem if it was only in there over like the winter or something, but a year and a half.

SteveF

Most environmentally friendly suggestion thus far


You could always pump out a few gallons to get it around half a tank, then fill up with fresh 93+. Drive easy, then fill up with a full tank of fresh gasoline. I don't see this causing any problem if the car has only sat for a year and a half, but I'm not responsible for damage etc etc...

rextacy

I prefer the hose to the storm drain since my car hasnt left the garage in 6 months, and it probably wont leave for another 2 years.

I dump far more lethal stuff in my toilet, than will ever come out of my gas tank, so those EPA ******* can shave there pits and go back to huggin trees.

1993 RX-7

drain the gas, as it looses octane as it gets old.