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please help water and gas accident?

i got troubled with my engine. this was happened yesterday when my brother accidentally put water into the gas container and mixed it. i did not know that so, i put the gas into the tank. so what could be the bad effect of this scenario?

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    If you are using ethanol fuel it will absorb a substantial amount of water and not cause a problem as long as the outside temps are above freezing. If the car still runs I say fill it up with gas and go with it. If it will not run you will need to have the whole tank and lines purged and fresh fuel added.

  • 300zx
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    it can mess up fuel lines and cause issues with engine and fuel system buy a siphoning device and get it out or buy stabil it can be used in cars and will help absorb water if it was only a small amount it will get it all if not buy 2 bottles and use both over treatment will not hurt, gas you buy from the stations have some water in the tanks from seepage so a little water wont hurt too much as long as you use a quality gas station and fuel system cleaner it will help keep it running well

  • 1 decade ago

    Siphon out as much gas out as you can. Put in fresh gas and add a bottle of STP Gas Guard, to help get rid of the water, later remove and replace the fuel filter after driving for a week or so.

    Source(s): This is good on boats
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Not so much from personal experience, but the same thing happened to my father at a convenience store. But what he did was he got a siphoning tube, he used a different vehicle to go get it, and he siphoned out the water-gas mixture. But my advice to you on this one is not to drive the vehicle anywhere until the problem is fixed.

    Source(s): My father
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  • 1 decade ago

    it will be ok if it wasn't an *** ton, besides some cars are water injected so it can only hurt your fuel pump if anything

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