My car will just turn over and over. Will not start. I was low on gas and put some in one day with jug I had in barn.after that it wouldn't start

Asked by Julie Mar 24, 2014 at 03:11 PM about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 230 Kompressor Supercharged Sedan

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Mark answered 10 years ago

Oh boy... how long was that gas sitting and are you sure it was gas and not an oil/gas mix?? Gas does go stale. Have you put fresh gas in since?

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bobkat answered 10 years ago

Most gasoline's in the US are the 10% Ethanol blend. They only have a shelf life of 90 days - under ideal conditions. The older the gas is - the more water that is in it. Adding very old gas to a nearly empty gas tank is a recipe for problems.

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