Fuel storage longevity

[Legacy777]

I'm curious what sort of comments I will get. I've done a little homework, and know most people say gas will go bad over a period of time....but I haven't really gotten any real data on how long.

The last time I put gas in the Legacy was back on October 31st. So it's been sitting in there for almost six months. I do plan to drain the gas out and putting fresh stuff in for when it's tuned.

I will more then likely just dump the old gas in the Impreza unless someone has some compelling info that says I will cause some major damage.

[Bdub]

I would have to say it depends on the climate. If it is in a controlled garage where it doesn't go from hot to cold quickly, you should be fine.
I know my snowblower won't start if I let it sit in the summer with gas in the tank. And we are talking a matter of 4-5 months maybe. The condensation must water it down pretty good, because the cool temps in the morning and humid temps in the PM eventually ruin the gas.

[AWD_addict]

I've used gas that was sitting in a Legacy tank for about 3.5 years. It wasn't awesome, but it worked.

Maybe try some fuel stabilizer if you're really concerned. Or that stuff could be snake oil, who knows.

[Buffman]

use stabil or MMO in the tank. 6 months should be fine. I've left gas in my RMS for 8 months before, with stabil, no issues.

[Legacy777]

Yeah....I should have used stabil.....but since time has already passed, I didn't think it would do much.

It'll go into the impreza

[rallyguy_777]

the only time you really need to worry about water in your gas is if you are using E85. i run this in my rally car. We were mixing it one time before a rally in the driveway adn it started to snow, wasnt a good thing.

[Legacy777]

Drained the tank this morning. What a pain in the ass. I ended up using a 5 gal bucket for to let the gas drain into, and then transferred it to a drain pain with a snout so I could pour it into the gasoline container with less spilling.

I drained the Legacy completely empty, and pretty much filled up the Impreza. The impreza seems fine, so I'm sure the gas was alright.