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Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

Hi,

Anyone know how I can dispose of my very old fuel? Have a full tank of 98ron leaded fuel, but I'm told after a while it goes bad so need to get rid of it. The tip takes oil but not fuel. Also have 12 litres of fuel/ oil from the sump.

Thanks,

Jaf
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Ozzie · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject:

You have bonfires?
Whoosh!!!

Seriously, I'd contact your local council about waste disposal.
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-nick · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 2699 Location: Cambridge, MA

Treat your friends who have newer economy cars to a gallon or two. Seriously, that's what knock sensors are for

A gallon of old fuel in a full tank won't make a new car flinch.

I drained almost 6 gallons of 1.5 year old premium fuel out of mine last week. Thanks to some crazed woman who is blind to both stoplights and motorcycles, I've got a cheap rental for the week which I'll be "filling up"...

Over here, there are two "hazardous waste" garbage days where you can call the city and have them pickup old coolant/fuel/oil/etc. It's almost like they're telling you to poor it down the sink.

nick

Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

OutOfTheBox · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 434

you from Dagenham ? just throw it down the drain, the amount of crud that the Ford Motor Plant spewed into the enviroment, it might just clean things up a bit

TFW · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Oxford

Ask any local breakdown service where they dispose of contaminated fuel. When they get called out to drain a Diesel car thats been brimmed with unleaded and vice versa they charge to dispose of the fuel so must have somewhere for it to go.

Plan B is to contact any of these outdoor activity places that have old military vehicles. I was asking the chap that had an Abbot FV433 you could drive about what the fuel costs were.
He said the Rolls Royce multifuel engines were happy to run on just about anything you could pour in including mixed Diesel/unleaded.
If you donate 10 gallons of fuel you might be able to negotiate a free drive in one.

Just up the road from you
http://www.tankmuseum.com/
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Paul · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject:

How old is the fuel, does it smell like varnish?

It also makes a good weed killer for driveway or sidewalk cracks.
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Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

Paul · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:44 pm Post subject:

Even if it's wearing a wrapper?
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White 87 924S "Ghost"
Silver 98 986 3.6l 320 HP "Frank N Stein"
White 01 986 "Christine"
Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.

Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain

bass gt · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:03 am Post subject:

Jaf,

DON'T put it in a modern car. leaded will kill the catalyst. if you can, use it for an older motorbike, mower ect, but dilute it down with fresh fuel.
The tip will take the oil, or dilute the oil with the petrol, and take it all to the tip. They are the same thing really!!

OutOfTheBox · Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 434

Fedex it to George Bush I hear he's looking for new sources of fuel

Do Ford still make cars in Dagenham ? I once visited the plant 20 years back.

Used to call Fords in the UK, Dagenham Dustbins

Jaf · Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 194 Location: Oria. Spain