Just a quick question. What is the best fuel stabalizer for vehicles especially a saleen mustang that will not hurt my engine and rot my gasoline. I plan to drive it very little over the winter but I still want to put a fuel stabalizer. Thanks guys.
Alex
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Just a quick question. What is the best fuel stabalizer for vehicles especially a saleen mustang that will not hurt my engine and rot my gasoline. I plan to drive it very little over the winter but I still want to put a fuel stabalizer. Thanks guys.
Alex
Funny you should mention it since I just put some in my car for the winter. I can't tell you what the best fuel stabilizer is...(you'd probably need lab tests to prove that....)
I use Sta-bil fuel stabilizer in my car. I think Amsoil also makes one. Just make sure to put it in right after you get a tank of gas and not a couple weeks later. Otherwise it doesn't do as well.
Sta-bil. Used it in my Saleen the last two Winters with great results, and have used it inall manner of cars for many years. Before I used it the first time I called the manufacturer and spoke with one of the chemical engineers there to confirm it was safe for catalytic converters, O2 sensors,and gas tank coatings. They were right, it is. If you max out the ratioof Stabil to gasoline you can keepa tank full fresh for a couple of years or more, so seasonal storage will definitely be no problem. Just store with a full tank to deter condensation, and, as eviligloo says,start with fresh gas if at all possible.
I don't use it. I keep less than a 1/4 tank in the car over the winter and I start it up and let it runabout once a month so stabilizer would be pointless IMO. Then first thing I do in the spring when I take her out is fill it up with fresh gas.
I don't use it. I keep less than a 1/4 tank in the car over the winter and I start it up and let it runabout once a month so stabilizer would be pointless IMO. Then first thing I do in the spring when I take her out is fill it up with fresh gas.
The only problem with not filling your tank up all the way is that you leave room for moisture to accumulate in the tank. Additionally, leaving the gas in there degrades the quality.
If you start your engine every once in awhilelike sowax does and let it heat up to a normal temperature, it should be fine. If you're planning to store your car then I'd go the fuel stabilizer route. Also, it doesn't really hurt to throw it in there as a precaution.It's not that expensive.
I live in the mid-atlantic region and they heavily salt the roads around here when it snows. The last thing I want to do is take my car out when there's any trace of salt out there. It'll eat through the bottom of your car. Hence why I use fuel stabilizer and garage my car.
I don't use it. I keep less than a 1/4 tank in the car over the winter and I start it up and let it runabout once a month so stabilizer would be pointless IMO. Then first thing I do in the spring when I take her out is fill it up with fresh gas.
Wow, shows you how much opinions can vary on the same question...in my opinion, you are doing way more harm than good by starting it once per month, as you have waited just long enough for the cylinder walls, etc., to become completely dry, then are starting it up.More wear occurs duringstarting than operating, and with infrequent starts thewear upon starting is increased quite a bit. In addition, a low tank is a real invitation for condensation, especially if the storage area issubject to any kind of temperature fluctuations, and condensationis a bummer on a couple of different fronts. To each his own however, differences is what makes the world go 'round.
Fuel Stabalizer for saleen mustangs
If you max out the ratioof Stabil to gasoline you can keepa tank full fresh for a couple of years or more, so seasonal storage will definitely be no problem. Just store with a full tank to deter condensation, and, as eviligloo says,start with fresh gas if at all possible.
