Originally Posted by Trav
Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
Ethanol also attracts more water condensate than plain gasoline.
That is the point right there! Not complaining it generates a ton of marine injector business. Boats here sit 6-7 months a year and the damage is unbelievable when they are returned to service.
Its so bad I have some marinas that pull the injectors in Oct, clean them, drain the tanks and rails, treat the rails only with E0 and stabil 360 and store the boat. If it ever goes to E15 these guys will be setting their hair on fire.
Same problem in the US and Canada. Volvo Penta marine engines are especially bad in this regard- early in the EFI adoption years they used some component in the fuel system (I cannot recall exactly what) that is painted or powder coated, and the coating does not stand up long term to ethanol . It comes out and clogs injectors. So many people have the problem that its almost the go-to diagnosis for marine mechanics, and they do not go any further into proper diagnosis, leading to a lot of rip offs and poor customer satisfaction.