Ethanol remover?

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BikerGran · #1 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:48 pm

I know nothing about it but attention was drawn on another forum.

Clearly it's only going to be of use to someone who doesn't use their plastic-tanked bike all the time as it would be too much faff to keep doing it, but could be useful in some cases - if it actually does what it says.

http://www.classic-oils.net/Ethanil

spiderwheels · #2 Post by **spiderwheels** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:23 pm

Interesting and according to this it seems to work to some degree:

http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,9047.0.html

HowardQ · #3 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:03 pm

Then again, isn't Ethanol there to boost the octane rating, as well as supposedly being a "green" alternative to petrol?
Simple answer is just to use super unleaded fuel for the present time, until that get polluted with the same stuff.
That will probably be cheaper than cooking unleaded plus the additive.

BikerGran · #4 Post by **BikerGran** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:30 pm

And much easier!

Gio · #5 Post by **Gio** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:35 am

Rather an interesting note here https://www.steeltank.com/Portals/0/Art ... stated.pdf.

I know for a fact that several forecourts over the last few years have been closed to have new tanks fitted, one after just 5 years in use.

BikerGran · #6 Post by **BikerGran** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:09 pm

Maybe they didn't do the required cleaning/sludge removal mentioned in the article?

Gio · #7 Post by **Gio** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:24 pm

Maybe.
I'm told that Murco garages do what is termed pure petrol, ie no additives like ethanol.

Gio · #8 Post by **Gio** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:30 pm

http://www.hitchcocksmotorcycles.com/vi ... orumorder=

Confirmation.
And where to find them http://www.murco.co.uk/station-finder/

BikerGran · #9 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:15 pm

I think we've already established that most super unleaded is ethanol free - not just Murco.

And their ordinary unleaded DOES have it.

#10 Post by **mangocrazy** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:58 pm

Gio wrote:Rather an interesting note here https://www.steeltank.com/Portals/0/Art ... stated.pdf.

I know for a fact that several forecourts over the last few years have been closed to have new tanks fitted, one after just 5 years in use.

That article was written over 15 years ago. Hardly up to the minute stuff...?

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:39 pm

mangocrazy wrote:
Gio wrote:Rather an interesting note here https://www.steeltank.com/Portals/0/Art ... stated.pdf.

I know for a fact that several forecourts over the last few years have been closed to have new tanks fitted, one after just 5 years in use.
That article was written over 15 years ago. Hardly up to the minute stuff...?

Yup, I've lived in this neck of the woods almost 30 years and there's still problems with garages tanks.