How long is petrol useable for?

How long is petrol useable for?

Author
Discussion

Trackdayer

Original Poster:

1,090 posts

43 months

Tuesday 11th May 2021
quotequote all
As title and how do you tell?

I removed a fuel tank earlier and it smelled off. Less "fumey" and more like vinegar, for want of a better description. Very odd. Is this due to age? Has been sat at least 5 years.

paul.deitch

2,112 posts

259 months

Tuesday 11th May 2021
quotequote all
Depends what you want to use it for!
Anyhow from my time in the business anything older than six weeks on a major oil site would go back to the terminal to be re-jigged and that would be very expensive to pump out.

RammyMP

6,817 posts

155 months

Tuesday 11th May 2021
quotequote all
I tried running my chainsaw on petrol that was about 3 years old, it kept cutting out, it runs fine on new petrol.

Trackdayer

Original Poster:

1,090 posts

43 months

Tuesday 11th May 2021
quotequote all
Thanks guys thats good to know

Kevin-gp9gc

30 posts

58 months

Tuesday 11th May 2021
quotequote all
Wouldn't run it through anything hard to clean and repair.

Getting through 5yr old pertrol as general parts degreaser here, very effective on anything but hot parts...

Captain Answer

1,355 posts

189 months

Wednesday 12th May 2021
quotequote all
That is def beyond use as a fuel, dispose of or use as a cleaner - you could mix with some new fuel and run it though something like a lawnmower but i wouldn't run it through a car