if some of you having problem starting your vehicles engine $ E4 E# g7 W* k! q4 Xtry put a bottle of gas line antifreeze while you refueling/ P1 O# W6 J5 ~* ^$ Q, s
in particularly if you park your vehicle outside.
frozen gas line is one of the most common problem why driver unable to start their * G3 @. X# o; p }$ r. Pvehicles engine in winter time, particularl when outside air temperature is extremely$ X/ I: J4 \! U2 l
cold. it is important for you to put a bottle of gas line antifreeze while you gasing up 2 W0 ?2 ~4 `, l& Fyour car next time. it will prevent the water condensation in the gas tank and gas line 2 z& ]% R, n5 S7 N+ i$ xfrom freezing so it will block the flow of gasoline reaching the engine. this is the main $ O' P7 t) r( w t( @8 g! Sreason why you would not able to start your engine. it will also help if you keep you gas / T- F# B( V2 J# Ttank with as least half full to reduce the level of water vapors.* _6 {2 Z6 G2 I6 ^; X6 A
next time if you unable to start your engine. just have your car tow to a indoor garage. 4 P: o7 |6 h" W3 c% G- vgive it 4-6 hours of time. you should able to restart your engine again without costly ) ~$ ]1 o; t' _, z* Y2 ^repair. you can buy this gasline antifreeze at all gas station because it is a hot selling: s2 v* ~( q' G+ h d
items for $1.50-2.00. but you can also pick it up at all canadian tires location for ~75 cents. : [/ v+ |/ @5 d ^( c5 F* i6 {gasline antifreeze will sold out quick in a cold snap. just like cooling fan will sold out3 z8 v+ x' T; y `
quickly in a hot day.
i went to canadian tire, try to buy some more {; n2 T m) d
gasline antifreeze. its all sold out. 1 q6 @" ^3 c1 c! ~if you do not have gasline antifreeze in your 8 ^& i+ v. C* i$ u7 ^$ |5 wgas tank. try to keep gas tank as full as possible. 6 f- R' @& g. i0 @( n' `- x, Mparticularly you park your car outside in the cold. ) s) G/ D0 f; L$ Bplus make sure plug in the block heater.
few years ago, petro can advertised their gasoline in winter has) {' ?1 j# `6 F
antifreeze additive. i am not sure they still does it or not./ G J4 S$ D) b1 n
but i have never heard about other gas stations that their gas* u7 T( j# h0 y
has contain antifreeze additive. 0 p3 J, T2 o5 mnext time you can ask the stations attendant and let us know. ) g$ E6 l' {6 ^) T * G, X8 H' ], [/ i: n klet us all be a better and safe drivers.