Anyone dealt with this before?

[Whut]

My car has been in storage for the last five months. I took it out yesterday to get some work done on it and was forced to drive it today.

I smell pure gas when I start it up and gas mileage has been cut in about half. I have heard this happens when a car sits but I would like to know how long I will have to deal with it and if there is something I can do to clean the injectors or something to make it stop running so rich.

[URLUZN]

You can have the injectors cleaned of course, but also check things like the TPS on the throttle body...

[Whut]

Thanks, I will check it out. Can I check it with AutoTap? If not, I will send it off to my brother inlaw and have him use his equipment to check it.

[Whiteblownlt1]

is it throwing the ses light?

[1FSTSS]

just run some fuel injector cleaner though it should take care of it gas probably just went bad if you didnt ad sta-bil

[Whut]

No SES light, just raw gas smell. Its stored in a heated garage so I dont know if that had anything to do with it. I have stored it yearly since I got it and this happens each spring. It just seems to be more noticable now.

[5.0THIS]

if you're smelling gas, first thing I'd do is a visual inspection for leaks, if for nothing else than for safety... dont want to be running the car with fuel leaks :eek:

[jmd]

Run the tank low and fill up with fresh gas; olde fuel doesn't fire that great. Also, if you're disconnecting the battery, your PCM may have a little bit of learning to do. As far as it being more noticable than years past, go through the wires & plugs and see how healthy things look.

[Whut]

I am going to put new plugs in it probably this June. There are no leaks present, I was actually proud when I went to move it from where it was sitting for five months and there wasnt a single drop of anything on the floor.