Sujet : Re: water in gas tank
De : Paul (at) *nospam* Houston.Texas (Paul in Houston TX)
Groupes : alt.home.repair rec.autos.techDate : 31. Mar 2025, 18:48:26
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Bill Powell wrote:
My kid dumped a jug of water into the gas tank thinking it was gas.
I disconnected the fuel filler hose and used the opening on the tank to
pump everything out where the last gallon was 90% water & about 10% gas.
Since I've never done this before, what's a good way to proceed?
Should I replace the fuel filter? What does water do to a fuel filter?
Now that the fuel tank is completely dry, should I run the engine with the
water that must still be in the lines?
Should I run only one gallon at first - and then when empty, add the rest
of the 18 gallons?
How do you approach this situation after pumping the fuel tank dry?
My opinion:
Put gas in the tank... does not matter how much.
Disconnect the fuel line at the injector manifold then use the tank fuel pump to pump a gallon or so of new gas through the lines.
In the USA we use ethanol blended gasoline in highway cars so no point in adding more ethanol. Too much H2O will cause the water already suspended in the ethanol blend gas to drop out of suspension potentially causing more issues.