Fuel stabilizer

Asked by Scoupe_847 Mar 06, 2017 at 11:17 AM about the 2002 Ford Taurus SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Can good fuel stabilizer help my vehicle if I think
diesel fuel had gotten into the tank

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KenF answered 7 years ago

Won't help, you have to siphon or drain the tank first. Then refill with good gas and add an injector cleaner. Diesel is oily compared to gasoline and won't burn in a gas engine, so you may have to crank motor for a while to get all the remnant out of the fuel line and filter.

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