So I did a search on here, but didn't find an answer to my question. I did find some information on the internet about this, but I was curious to know what you guys and gals experience is.
I'm going to my O1 in a few days and I will be gone with my trainer for about 5 - 6 weeks. My question is: Is in necessary to put a fuel stabilizer in my gas tank to leave my car for that amount of time? It's a 2009 Toyota Scion xB with about 30,000 miles on it. From what I have found on the net they were recommending to use a stabilizer for storing a car for months or longer. And of course they went into all the things that happens with gas, yada, yada... So what do you all think? I just didn't want to go spend the almost $10 bucks if I don't have to.
Personal Vehicle Fuel Stabilizer
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Interstate, Oct 13, 2011.
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With the ethanol in todays gas Yes! Add some Stabil fuel treatment.
I work on many boats as a side job and see what gas that gets old can do.
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I like Seafoam better, Sta Bil doesn't seem to work as well with reformulated gas.
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I use SeaFoam and Stabil in my boat for long periods of not using it.
SeaFoam is a great fuel system cleaner and also will clean the valves and pistons of carbon buildup. -
Pour some Sea Foam in the tank, it is good for cleaning the fuel injectors and valves as well as combustion chambers. I agree that the etahanol in todays fuel degrades extremely fast, best bet is to leave it at around 1/4 tank and fill it up with fresh when you get back. Do that on top of the Sea Foam in the tank right before you leave and you will have NO worries.
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By law, ethanol can not be added to premium grade fuel (correct me if this has changed). Running premium fuel may be a viable alternative to adding fuel stabilizer, especially if your driving is limited while at home. Also, some fuel stations advertise that their fuel is ethanol free; this is not always true. I have known people to purchase fuel test kits and they have found that some non-ethanol fuel has ethanol, while some supposed "ethanol-added" fuel had no ethanol.
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10 dollars is cheaper than an engine problem.
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Yeah I buy that stuff for my lawnmower and trimmer. I plan to fill up my tank and add that stuff to it. It seems expensive though.
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