if some of you having problem starting your vehicles engine# ]0 y% ?2 t* Z7 g
try put a bottle of gas line antifreeze while you refueling & y, j y8 a$ f* H( oin particularly if you park your vehicle outside.
frozen gas line is one of the most common problem why driver unable to start their- P& D0 ^/ l, g$ j
vehicles engine in winter time, particularl when outside air temperature is extremely 7 C! Q/ r2 G# H9 n/ o5 ~- B1 q8 Ncold. it is important for you to put a bottle of gas line antifreeze while you gasing up* ^1 g- B0 T- L: F# h
your car next time. it will prevent the water condensation in the gas tank and gas line 6 V' j3 [3 R( Ufrom freezing so it will block the flow of gasoline reaching the engine. this is the main1 \; O+ q( l) p8 J+ n3 Y
reason why you would not able to start your engine. it will also help if you keep you gas5 }+ I- E. O9 K9 X
tank with as least half full to reduce the level of water vapors. : J" h- ^2 M/ e- Anext time if you unable to start your engine. just have your car tow to a indoor garage. ) {0 c. \% M3 @$ Lgive it 4-6 hours of time. you should able to restart your engine again without costly % i3 j7 H) N" G4 }repair. you can buy this gasline antifreeze at all gas station because it is a hot selling & N( J1 @. D' I- @4 x( V3 [ Fitems for $1.50-2.00. but you can also pick it up at all canadian tires location for ~75 cents." O- ^7 L5 K7 w* U8 Q! H8 p$ b
gasline antifreeze will sold out quick in a cold snap. just like cooling fan will sold out# E- x z0 X/ K
quickly in a hot day.
i went to canadian tire, try to buy some more) k6 p, Z; N2 b9 w7 l7 F- O: X) Z
gasline antifreeze. its all sold out. ( z( f4 {* M9 R% ]if you do not have gasline antifreeze in your 1 G: V: _+ B) C# V" Z, `gas tank. try to keep gas tank as full as possible.+ U5 ~, W" I: T! N& f
particularly you park your car outside in the cold. j) p& f8 P- C- i! N
plus make sure plug in the block heater.
few years ago, petro can advertised their gasoline in winter has7 R3 W" n1 o6 t$ c' k' x% j) C- G
antifreeze additive. i am not sure they still does it or not.* n: z5 I7 v" i
but i have never heard about other gas stations that their gas . ~& L4 q5 v/ N6 g% xhas contain antifreeze additive. # P9 E d) f2 f% o: Z) Unext time you can ask the stations attendant and let us know. ) n3 w8 t) f$ x% b3 j 8 V) B" F0 ^$ ^5 O7 jlet us all be a better and safe drivers.
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