well after a very cold night i went out this morning and my car started for like 10 seconds and then after that it wont start anymore. i believe its a fuel issue because i know it aint the battery. anyone else having these problems?

northeast, nj

 

Well that would be kinda wierd knowing the fact that most fuel in the winter time have additives that prevent it from freezing. Up here in MN we get below zero at times and never heard of people having that problem. I would have to assume that it might have to do with your fuel system or else you got some very bad fuel and it froze, but like I said I dought that your fuel would freeze.

 

lol, i just got my tank filled up at one of the cheapo gas stations. lol i wonder if thats it!

 

it has to be realy cold for fuel to freeze.

 

went out this morning in my moms bfs 1 ton diesel and it was freakin like 0 outside and the fuel gelled up so we had to sit there for a long as time until we got some additives from his friend.

 

Kinda like when hell freezes over...fat chance but possible.

 

diesel fuel is different. it doesnt have a low freezing temp like gas does.

is your fuel pump turning on? are you getting spark?

 

Well, if you get water in your fuel, your lines can very well freeze up.

I would suggest listening for the fuel pump priming, when you turn the key to the "on" position.
Then check to see if you are getting spark.

If the pump is priming and you are gettng spark, you can buy a product called "heat" that you pour in your gas. If there is water in your gas, it will evaporate it.

*edit-jdmlyfestyle types faster than me..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Slopoke &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, if you get water in your fuel, your lines can very well freeze up.

I would suggest listening for the fuel pump priming, when you turn the key to the "on" position.
Then check to see if you are getting spark.

If the pump is priming and you are gettng spark, you can buy a product called "heat" that you pour in your gas. If there is water in your gas, it will evaporate it.

*edit-jdmlyfestyle types faster than me.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can fill the fuel lines with vaseline and its still going to "sound" like its priming. :\

 

pump does prime, i havent checked for spark yet. going outside shortly to do that. thanks guys

 

My brothers VW Corrado had his gas line bust when it was 15 out. Plus the car is 15 yrs old.

 

mine is 10yrs old

 

I had an 88 Mazda 323 that the fuel line split on me right between the fuel filter and fuel rail when it was about 0 out a few years ago. Its not impossible.

 

i remember when i sat in the car and was moving it around to see if i heard fuel, i heard nothing. i got like little over 3/4 tank

 

check your spark plugs..my buddy was in the same situation..after driving from wi to mn for 4hrs we let the car sit the whole day..woke up to start it.. it wouldnt start cause the plugs were gunked up..might be your oil being too thick also..

 

are u sure it isnt someone that must really hate you that poured water in ur gas tank?...lol man that would suck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">..might be your oil being too thick also..</TD></TR></TABLE>

What kind of oil you have in there?

 

If you're not keeping the tank full when it's well below freezing you could have condenstation regardless of the gas or additives.

 

im not getting no spark, maybe moisture in the cap.

 

haha, happened to my dad's truck last week, and my best friend's accord last night. They both had below 1/4 tank.

its EASILY cold enough here for that to happen

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by raider099 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im not getting no spark, maybe moisture in the cap. </TD></TR></TABLE>
You do or you don't have spark ?.....thats unlikely temp related

 

dosent gas freeze somewhere around the -140 F mark... or something like that -140 - -160... i forget its been awhile since i took chemistry

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93CX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">haha, happened to my dad's truck last week, and my best friend's accord last night. They both had below 1/4 tank.

its EASILY cold enough here for that to happen </TD></TR></TABLE>

It happened to me the other day, it was turning over but seemed like no fuel was being pumped in. I held the gas in for a second and let it sit and tried it again, eventually it turned over. Oh I also had 1/8 of a tank at the time.

 

the **** honda gives you with oil change, some garbage i imagine

 

im pretty sure this is the problem im having rigght now...the battery is fine the engine starts but even if i rev up the engine it shuts off after a second....if this is what is happening its not the gas freezing its water vapor that got in the tank and got into the fuel line and then froze..stopping gas from reaching the fuel injectors....not enough pressure to force thru the clog pour heet in your tank is the easiest solution i can think of trying before anything else....but yeah gas dont freeze until around -100 degrees f if the line is frozen there is water in there a bit