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People with plug-in hybrids: What do you do about gasoline aging out? Do you add Sta-Bil to most tanks? Do you just stop charging it after a few months to bur
by linsomniac 4y ago
People with plug-in hybrids: What do you do about gasoline aging out? Do you add Sta-Bil to most tanks? Do you just stop charging it after a few months to burn through the tank? Just curious.
- theshrike79 4y agoI think some PHEV cars forcibly run the engine to prevent that issue specifically.
- syntaxing 4y agoI usually let my engine run purposely every 3 months or so. I also try to only keep my gas tank half full.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoGasoline doesn't go bad that fast in a modern sealed fuel system and engines with modern electronic control systems that have a lot of latitude to adjust in real time are really forgiving. People are mostly projecting their experience with much more finicky lawn equipment to cars.
- linsomniac 4y agoReferences? Because I'm seeing fairly recent discussions saying things like "gasoline starts to oxidize into varnish surprisingly quickly" and suggesting not letting gasoline sit for 6 months.