We have an abandoned car in our driveway. It actually belongs to our son, who had a minor wreck several years ago, and didn't drive it much after that. It probably hasn't been started in a year. The last time I tried, it would crank (with jumper cables) but would not fire.It is a 95 Infiniti J30, V6, fuel-injection. It has about 2 gal of gas in the tank.Could the gas be bad? Should I just add fresh gas, or is there an additive I should put in? Any other suggestions?Thanks,Craig[the reply-to address is munged, but you can figure it out if you want to reply off-list]

Gas is good for about 6 months.What I'd do is disconnect the fuel rail supply line and have it drain into a tank. By cycling the ignition switch on/off, the (in-tank) pump will run the tank dry enough to get most of the bad gas out. Reconnect everything and put new gas in, then try it. It probably won't start on the first few trys, but after a few attempts it should start up.There is of course, the possibility that the old gas has gummed up the fuel injectors, but that requires $ to fix, and may clear itself up if the engine starts & is run for a while.

Starting an abandoned car?

Apr 14, 2007 21 Replies

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Ray 19 years ago

In 2005, I had a newborn, and it rained every other day for 6 weeks. You know how long your grass gets? 26"! A bit longer and I'd have been eligible for crop insurance. :)

There's a reason I live outside the city.

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cuhulin 19 years ago

That sounds like the knee high grass (and weeds) in my yard.I live in the city,but I like a country looking yard. cuhulin

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