I figured now maybe a good time to get some opinions on fuel stabilizers. My work is ending around mid week and I have 3 vehicles full of fuel. The country is basically shutting down now, and the possibility of a lockdown meaning I can't even drive to use up the fuel.... By the time this is over their could be major fuel system damage from ethanol.
A test done by project farm with Lucas stabilizer showed basically no improvement, the e10 was toast and corroding the aluminum parts. So I'm hoping the stabil Marine (which is what I have currently) will do better.
The Caprice is already filled with 95% e0 Shell v power, the Cutlass just got pulled from storage (had very small amount of e0 left in it for winter) and I stupidly took a chance and filled it with e10 since the price difference was so huge. 05 Silverado has a full tank of Esso e10 and it's likely going to be driven the least of the 3 vehicles with work being stopped. It's also less likely to be affected by gas going bad compared to the carburetors but there is still the chance of fuel injectors gumming up.
I'm not going to argue whether ethanol is safe in all of these vehicles long term, I've seen enough evidence that it isn't. How long it's going to be okay for is up for debate, so I wouldn't mind opinions on that (just not from the "I've never had a problem with ethanol in anything" crowd.
I'm mainly looking for opinions on whether any stabilizers will actually keep the gas stable and for how long?
Thanks in advance.
A test done by project farm with Lucas stabilizer showed basically no improvement, the e10 was toast and corroding the aluminum parts. So I'm hoping the stabil Marine (which is what I have currently) will do better.
The Caprice is already filled with 95% e0 Shell v power, the Cutlass just got pulled from storage (had very small amount of e0 left in it for winter) and I stupidly took a chance and filled it with e10 since the price difference was so huge. 05 Silverado has a full tank of Esso e10 and it's likely going to be driven the least of the 3 vehicles with work being stopped. It's also less likely to be affected by gas going bad compared to the carburetors but there is still the chance of fuel injectors gumming up.
I'm not going to argue whether ethanol is safe in all of these vehicles long term, I've seen enough evidence that it isn't. How long it's going to be okay for is up for debate, so I wouldn't mind opinions on that (just not from the "I've never had a problem with ethanol in anything" crowd.
I'm mainly looking for opinions on whether any stabilizers will actually keep the gas stable and for how long?
Thanks in advance.