I thought I posted this query earlier...but I may have screwed it up somehow..so, I will try again..
Has anyone figured out how to keep the fuel "fresh" (keep it from degrading over time) in the fuel tank of this car, being that people who rarely drive over 40 miles per day will seldom engage the ICE, thereby leaving fuel in the tank to degrade?
It would suck to get the car and have to dump the tank and change all the fuel filters every 2 months due to fuel degradation.
Your first thread is in Lifestyle. Here's my answer again:
Modern gasoline is usable for about 6 months without treatment. If you're going to keep it around longer than that, treatment with an inexpensive over the counter preservative like Sta-Bil is in order. Sta-Bil runs about $6 for enough to treat 30 gallons of gas, and you just pour it in before topping off the tank. Easy.
I think this is pretty much a non-issue. Most folks will take longer trips often enough to use up a tank of gas more often than every few months.
Stiles said:
Your first thread is in Lifestyle. Here's my answer again:
Modern gasoline is usable for about 6 months without treatment. If you're going to keep it around longer than that, treatment with an inexpensive over the counter preservative like Sta-Bil is in order. Sta-Bil runs about $6 for enough to treat 30 gallons of gas, and you just pour it in before topping off the tank. Easy.
I think this is pretty much a non-issue. Most folks will take longer trips often enough to use up a tank of gas more often than every few months.
It is a really kickass "problem" to have though.
when I travel to or from the los angeles basin, I always fill up at a gas station at Lebec (low prices). Then, either way I am travelling, I have about 23-27 miles of downhill, where I get almost perfect fuel mileage. My last trip I drove back up the hill and was still showing 51mpg when I filled up again at Lebec (am-pm gas station).
Just for giggles, you might want to try a different brand of fuel. When I was in L.A. for about a year, I noticed that my fuel-injected vehicles got measurably worse mileage on ARCO gas - like 15% worse, consistently - than on any other major brand of gasoline. Arco's prices were only 10 cents cheaper per gallon (which came out to 5% at most at the time) , so for my car and bike it was actually cheaper to spend a few cents more per gallon since the better mileage more than made up the difference.
Keep detailed records, try it for a few tanks over your normal commute to average out any glitches, and let me know the results. I'm curious if your experience will mirror mine since you have newer tech than I do ('93 Civic/'02 injected moto).
Lifestyle threads belong in Lifestyle. Your first one was moved there. Take a hint. Continue this discussion in your first thread, if you want to continue it.
martinj_b52
I'm lost
December 2006
NOV 22, 2008 06:38 PM