# Water in my gas **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [May 17, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-in-my-gas/14127 "2008-05-17T13:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@Dawson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dawson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-in-my-gas/14127/1 "2008-05-17T13:08:03Z")
I went through an automatic car wash with my gas cap off. What should I do? ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-in-my-gas/14127/2 "2008-05-17T13:18:05Z")
What kind of car? Where’s the gas filler located? How much gas did you have in your tank when you did this? Does your filler have a “flapper” which precludes things from going in to the filler neck? How’s the car running now? When did you do this? How many miles since you noticed? Details. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![Dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@Dawson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dawson)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-in-my-gas/14127/3 "2008-05-17T13:22:20Z")
2007 Buick LaCross, I just filled it up and the tank was full, no it doesn’t have flapper, did it yesterday afternoon and have driven maybe 5 miles. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-in-my-gas/14127/4 "2008-05-17T13:33:11Z")
Go to an auto parts store and buy a bottle of Dri-gas, or some other brand. There are many brands and they are all the same. These products absorb water. Pour the Dri-gas in your gas tank, put the cap back on, and don’t worry. There’s no way enough water got in to do any damage. The Dri-gas will absorb the small amount of water that may have gotten into the tank, and there will be no problems.