hal10

Hi- I have a '00 FWD-TT.
I have been storing it for about a year, only taking it out for about 10 minutes a week.
Should I add a Fuel Stabilizer to the gas and if so, what brand do you recommend? Thus far I haven't noticed any problems with the way it runs.
Thanks

TTinCT

it will help preserve some of the octane rating too as gas octane drops about 1 pt every month it sits in a tank.

The other thing to consider is if you have not already, go to synthetic oil. Will help the seals in the motor from drying out a bit....

Sheep

Using the car only 10min/wk is not so good; you ought to be taking it out and running it for an hour or so, that way engine & all driveline parts get to full operating temperature. I've stored boats for months up north and it's absolutely necessary to use Stabil (brand name found in any auto store) to keep the fuel fresh, plus the engine needs to be "fogged" properly. At 10min/wk, it takes a long time to burn off tank of fuel, and you're sitting with a partially filled gas (and old fuel) tank which builds up condensation, so you need a fuel stabilizer

I don't know in what environment (climate/warm garage, etc) you're keeping the car but driving it only a little bit plus normal weather fluctuations is detrimental. When storing anything, at the very least keep the gas tank filled with fuel so there's very little condensation build-up in the tank due to weather variations with Stabil.

If you're truly storing the car, then you need to do much more than you're currently doing.

TTagz

I had a whole tank of fuel go bad in 6 months once. Had to drain the whole thing. Major PITA.

mowog

fuel stabilizer and a battery minder would be nice. Protecton from mice and other little critters.