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Post by kxj5906 on Mar 24, 2014 0:54:19 GMT -5
Hey guys, recently I discovered that I have some old gas and some gas cans of mine. They have been sitting for over eight months. But my scooter is fuel injected and I know fuel injected scooters are more resistant to old gasoline then carbureted scooters. I put some fuel additive in the old gas and added it to my Bergman. It rode just fine. some cars that have had gas sitting for seven years and starts just fine
My question Is it safe to use old gas? I'm trying to save some money on fuel. I put seafoam and fuel additives to clean the system as preventative maintenance. It seems to have no problems at all.
If my scooter was carburator based, I wouldn't think of putting old gas in there , but since it's fuel injected, it seems like it doesent really hurt it.
What do you guys think?
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Post by SylvreKat on Mar 24, 2014 7:17:08 GMT -5
I don't know the answer, kxj. But I am curious what you're planning to do if the smart folks here post "It's very bad to use old gas in an f-i scooter." Will you drain it? My advice for the future is ask the question before going ahead with whatever.  Meanwhile, I had almost 2-year=old gas in my carburated scooter. Started right up, but wanted to die when I revved to go. The mech did drain and replace it (although he thought it was from the previous fall, not the year before that!) >'Kat |
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Post by urbanmadness on Mar 24, 2014 7:37:51 GMT -5
I'd more inclined to use it in a carbed scoot. Simply because if you put a hurtin' on an injector it's gonna cost some serious money to fix it. A carbed scoot, just clean the carb and drain the gas or add a bunch of good gas and your good to go.
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Post by kxj5906 on Mar 24, 2014 9:01:17 GMT -5
I use Chevron techron and Pro guard fuel injector cleaner to clean the injector to prevent any gunk That could possibly build up.
maybe I shouldn't put it in my bike then? It seems to run just fine though. Then again, I don't want to screw up anything
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Post by tvnacman on Mar 24, 2014 15:23:47 GMT -5
I would dilute it with 2x fresh gas at least .
John
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Post by kxj5906 on Mar 24, 2014 20:07:14 GMT -5
Yeah, I guess I'll just stick with fresh gas then
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Post by frederick on Mar 24, 2014 20:37:39 GMT -5
Old stale gas is bad. I wouldn't even put it in a lawnmower. In days of old when there was real gas it lasted longer. Now days the ethanol blends are notorious for moisture retention
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Post by bvance554 on Mar 24, 2014 23:49:32 GMT -5
Just use it. If there were any 'gunk' in it that spontaneously formed that would clog your injector it will be caught by the fuel filter. Such pansies around here. Oh my I'd dilute it.. or maybe if I had a carb but not a fuel injected scooter. Come on guys. Silly
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Post by rockinez on Mar 26, 2014 0:31:21 GMT -5
Old gas = wrench time.
You decide on how you want to spend your time.
You can fill a scooter with fresh gas for $4.
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Post by rockynv on Mar 26, 2014 4:19:16 GMT -5
Fuel injection pumps are expensive and can be damaged by stale gas. The filters many times are built into the injector pump and replaced as part of the $400 to $500 pump pack on fuel injected bike so if your fuel filter gives up the ghost and gets plugged up by bad gas then you have to replace the whole package. Fuel injectors when impacted by bad gas if a strong fuel injector cleaner does not fix it are about $100 for professional cleaning with a pressure system at the fuel rail or replacements plus the bother of recalibrating the system sometimes if the injector has to be replaced.
Its your roll of the dice but diluting with known good gas along with using a good fuel system treatment is the safest bet and best practice especially considering how espensive it can get to correct things if you roll the dice and not take any precautions.
I could take a Devil May Care attitude and say just take a chance as its not going to cost me anything if you lose but that would not be the kind thing to do considering the risks.
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