Ethanol

[Guppy916]

I recall reading on some forums that people are worried about the ethanol in our fuel attacking the inside of a fuel tank that has been treated here's a quote from Hartlepool Radiators who treated my tank two years ago,

"Hi George,  we have been applying the renu treatment for 20 years now and not had an ethanol issue.  We import the material from the States,

Where there have samples that have been sitting in fuel for over 30 years without any degradation."

so now we can stop worrying that it will block our fuel filters and jets

[NonMember]

As was pointed out on the other forum, US fuel is not the same as ours and the ethanol is a relatively recent addition to both. I don't find it reassuring when somebody tells me something that isn't relevant to the question at hand.

[dougbgt6]

Does it block filters and jets? I thought it ate rubber.

db

[NonMember]

1 hour ago, dougbgt6 said:

Does it block filters and jets? I thought it ate rubber.

It does eat rubber but it also eats some of the older tank liner paints, which can lead to blocked bits as the lining flakes off.

[Guppy916]

Ive been talking to other suppliers of our fuel line parts, they all reckon that todays rubber is okay,

It's only the old old, stuff ,thats affected, still waiting to hear from Car Builder Solutions who supplied my flexi pipe