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Old 05-05-2014, 08:16 AM
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I tried searching, but was unable to find what I was looking for. So, I had my car essentially in storage for almost 3 years now. Before putting it in storage I filled it up with fresh fluid. Since then I started up the car a few times and I am down to about 3/4 of fuel in the tank. Now, I'm ready to actually get the car out and I was wondering what to do with the fuel in the tank, since it's been sitting there for almost 3 years. Should I just go ahead and use it up, or try to drain it?
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Dump it, I forget but there is a plug you can pull on the tank to drain the fuel. i would change all fluids again 3 years is a long time.
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The most flammable part of the fuel has vaporized, so what you have left is heavier components of the oil.
3/4 tank is too much, if you have only 1/4, probably you can just fill up with fresh oil.
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Old fuel is bad...especially if it has ethanol in it.

Drain & Replace.

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There is no plug on the fuel tank. You will have to drop the tank or un hook the fuel line from the fuel rail and keep priming the pump until the tank empty's.
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or just siphon the gas out where the gas cap is. you probably wont get all the gasoline out by its better and easier than what everybody else is suggesting
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