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scippy 05-30-2025 07:45 PM

fuel polishing
 
What's up with that?......60 gallons of 6 yr. old fuel - just had all my injectors serviced, all new fuel filters etc; etc......just wondering how this service works

boostbros 05-30-2025 08:12 PM

old gas loses octane fuel polishing is for diesel where they run it thru filters to get the algae that can grow in diesel removed

Tartilla 05-30-2025 09:17 PM

Fuel Polishing is for all contaminants.

Gas can have water and particulate contamination.

There's also services that will come and harvest your old gas/fuel as well.

I have 100 gals of low octane gas from 2020. Was a covid precaution. Used the correct amount of stabilizer. The gas is still in good shape. I woulsn't run it in anything perf oriented.

Griff 05-31-2025 01:00 PM

I wouldn't run 6 year old fuel in anything, no matter what was done to it.

scippy 05-31-2025 01:27 PM

Yea, I've done all the gas stabilizers through the years but never completely ran through the remaining 60 or so gals. its 6 yr. old gas and not surprised when the injectors came back
word was they were pretty clogged.....siphoning out 60 gals of fuel on my own is a no go....just thought about polishing option.

105Fountain 05-31-2025 02:06 PM

Fuel big issues changed fuel filters 2-3 times a season down south and up North with other boat :hitfan:But down here 10x's worse storms did a number most SW Florida gas stations etc.

F-2 Speedy 05-31-2025 02:44 PM

scippy, get you one of those big plastic totes, electric pump and some hose is all you need, done it a couple times

scippy 06-01-2025 02:57 PM


Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy (Post 4927300)
scippy, get you one of those big plastic totes, electric pump and some hose is all you need, done it a couple times

I get all that, storing 60 gals,. is the issue - has anybody out there done this service ....I need to check out what actually fuel polishing accomplishes.
if it removes contaminants & water and adds octane that might be the answer.....I'm a "no" on siphoning off 60 gals. no suitable place for that.

Bondo 06-02-2025 04:53 AM


I need to check out what actually fuel polishing accomplishes.
if it removes contaminants & water and adds octane that might be the answer....
​​​​​​​Ayuh,..... All it does is filter the gas, 'n remove the water,.....

SB 06-02-2025 06:25 AM

Do a google search on how long do aromatics in gasoline last . I’m sure you’ll learn some good things. :)

ICDEDPPL 06-02-2025 05:14 PM

You seriusly think running it thru a filter adds octane?
To reuse that fuel would f ing dumb.
Not that hard to pump it out and put it in a 50 gallon barrel.


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