flake 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 one of my e30s has been sitting for atleast 18months and i'm finally getting around to chopping it up, slow process but it's happening now. i remember it had around 20L of 95octane in it before it got parked up. now upon draining the fuel tank i noticed the colour of the petrol coming out looks like someone has drunk like a hundred cans of energy drink and pi$$ed in the tank, sort of a clear/glow in the dark yellow. i figure this is just what happens to stale petrol??? and is it alright to use in my car if i mix it with fresh 95, understanding that old fuel will be somewhere around the 5octane level and another note i found the build sheet for this car taped on top of the fuel tank, covered in dust and quite tattered. is this the normal place bmw put the build sheets? i always thought it was underneath the rear seat, not physically under the rear seat on top of the tank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 they can be anywhere mine was wired underneath the front seat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 one of my e30s has been sitting for atleast 18months and i'm finally getting around to chopping it up, slow process but it's happening now. i remember it had around 20L of 95octane in it before it got parked up. now upon draining the fuel tank i noticed the colour of the petrol coming out looks like someone has drunk like a hundred cans of energy drink and pi$$ed in the tank, sort of a clear/glow in the dark yellow. i figure this is just what happens to stale petrol??? and is it alright to use in my car if i mix it with fresh 95, understanding that old fuel will be somewhere around the 5octane level I would not use it in anything mechanical that I owned... would make a good weed killer though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APT 189 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 At work we get around 400-500 litres per day of old gas from cars that have been sitting for a week sometimes even years, we use it in our hoists,company cars, and sometimes I use it my own work car. We get it filtered but it's still old gas, seems to work fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrynzl 3 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 I would not use it in anything mechanical that I owned... would make a good weed killer though Haha Glenn! you must have more mechanical sympathy than me, I like to use stale gasoline. I blend 15% Stale Gas with Waste engine oil and run it in my Pajero Diesel If any body has any stale gas pm me [ it's better than fresh gas for my use ] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2424 Report post Posted May 8, 2011 keep it for the lawnmower... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted May 9, 2011 Some useful advice from the pros http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/made_i...ut_fuel/1288164 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites