Winter storage / fuel stabilizer

cooltoy

A constructive post. Repped.

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Darwins Child

Notice point number 11 here:
Shell V-Power NiTRO+ FAQs | Shell Canada

"Shell V-Power NiTRO+ premium gasoline in Canada does not contain ethanol."

So V it will B in our Z. (I just couldn't resist the opportunity!)

I just tried siphoning Costco's premium gas+ethanol from our Z's fuel tank. The Z must have some kind of anti-siphon design, because I can't get the hose into the fuel.

Therefore, I'm just going to have to figure out some way to get that 1/2 tank of gas out of there before the snow files. Let's see ..................

cooltoy

It is the only gas I put in my Z.

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mishuko

It what you have in it has ethanol don't worry. It'll be fine just start using she'll go forward.

Next year run a tank with the water fuel treatment then a fuel system cleaner before your oil change

I usually run a tank or two through the car after storage before getting the oil changed. I mean it's generally fresh oil since I do change pre storage too.

mults

You need to fill the tank as high as you can and then add a can Sea-Foam (Sea Foam Sales Company). I've been doing this for at least 20-years with zero issues when taking the car out of hibernation. I get mine at Walmart for about $9 (US) and I swear by this stuff.

Living in Cleveland during the winter can be brutal as well...

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Darwins Child

Thanks, mishuko.

The northeast leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive "ring road" has finally been completed.
Electronic sign shows vulgar message of relief about Anthony Henday - Edmonton - CBC News

It was a difficult, expensive project that made life a living heII for those who had to make their way through that part of the city.

Because the weather is so nice today, my wife and I are going to use the Z for our maiden voyage all the way around Edmonton on the Henday, starting and ending at the 111 St. south access. This will burn a good portion of the 1/2 tank that remains, and on the remaining good-weather days before snow, we'll continue to use the Z for the necessary short trips that we would normally make in our Outlander.

When the gas-gauge reads "---", we'll drive another 30 or so KM and then fill to about 3/4 with V, plus the recommended dosage of Stabil; then do some spirited driving to mix; then go back and fill to the nuts with V.

After our drive around the Henday and trips to burn the remaining fuel, I think we will have put on about 1,400 km (870 mi) on the Z this driving season, so the vehicle will have approximately 10,200 km on the odo when we put it into storage.

mishuko

Don't drive the tank that low it's bad for your fuel pump. And fuel starve...

Driver to under half tank. Add stabil and then rip around the block make a few spirited right and lefts. Then park. You want as much gas as reasonable in the tank cause any air in the tank can condense. More air more potential for humidity.

For me I go for a nice drive. Put stabil in and the fill up. Then do a little loop 5k drive and then park it. I'll pull it out of the garage for 1 last wash and wax then do my storage regime.

Darwins Child

Edmonton's first substantial snow started this evening, but we are not the first in the prairies to get snow. Saskatoon got dumped on a few days ago and my wife's brother in Cranberry Portage, MB claims that he has "half a metre" of snow in his long, long driveway and "the snow is still coming down hard".

Therefore, as incredible as this may seem to many people living below the 49th parallel, it is quite possible that our great Z ride this afternoon (which brought the amount of fuel in the tank down to a remaining "range" of only 60 kms / 37 miles), was our last of this driving season. That's a real shame, but we'll have something great to look forward to next spring.

In the next few days I'll be filling the tank with V while I add portions of Sta-bil for winter storage. I welcome suggestions on whether to fill right up to the top of the fill-pipe, or stop the first time the nozzle clicks, or something in between. (The Shell station is less than a mile from our home.)

Thanks.

jchammond

Stabil work's well,
I know you guy's don't have that BS Ethanol added to your fuel,,,i steer clear of it in my ~Z~ & a couple old chevy truck's.
But if you got the extra $$ & it's available....VP Racing Fuel's C-10 & a few other's are non-oxygenated (non-ethanol enriched) & have a lot longer life than gas out of the ground.
+,,,the C-10 is 100 octane....the factory 11:1 compression loves it & is unleaded.

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jchammond

You guy's shouldn't have any trouble finding e-free gas...some stations even have 94octane.


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SouthArk370Z

A lot of air space in the tank will promote condensation but there's not going to be much difference between first-click and slam full.

I suggest:
1) Fill tank about 3/4 full.
2) Add stabilizer.
3) Drive around for 10 minutes or so to mix gas/stabilizer in tank and get some of the stabilizer into the piping/injectors.
4) Top off tank as you normally do.

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Darwins Child

Done!

Down to about 40 km range remaining, I filled to 3/4 with V, adding about 1 ounce per 10 litres during the fill, then a 15-minute mixing ride with plenty of back-and-forth jockeying which, to my surprise, my wife really enjoyed, then back to the station to fill to the second click while adding the final two ounces of Sta-bil. The reason I bother reporting all this is that during the mixing ride I believe I noticed an improvement in engine performance and power, but maybe it was "just in my head".

POS VETT

So much trouble just for a winter storage.

I have stored various Corvettes for winter for over 13 years (late October to early-mid May) and all I do regarding fuel is to completely top off the fuel tanks to minimize air space thus minimizing moisture condensate. I have never used a fuel stabilizer and I never had a fuel-related problem.

Cyber370

Totally get what you're saying. I consider the fuel stabilizer like a yearly flu shot. Not getting a flu shot does not mean you'll automatically get the flu but you'll have a much better chance of not getting sick. Same thing with the stabilizer. You can go for years without it and never have issues. It takes that one time and............ damn! You'll be wishing you'd used it.


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