How To Winterize Ethanol Gasoline and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS-Ethanol blended gasoline and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel need more than just a stabilizer to help protect marine engines over the winter, according to ValvTect Petroleum, the nation's leading supplier of marine grade gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel additives.
Ethanol blended gasoline can contain up to 30 times more water than non-ethanol gasoline, which can cause corrosion and phase separation (drop out of the ethanol and water to the bottom of the fuel tank) over the winter. It also destabilizes much faster, and that gums up carburetors and injectors. “While most conventional stabilizers can keep ethanol blended gasoline stable, they don't have a corrosion inhibitor to prevent corrosion or chemistry to help keep the ethanol and water from separating from the fuel,” said ValvTect President Jerry Nessenson.
ValvTect Ethanol Gasoline Treatment contains the most advanced and proven technology to prevent corrosion, control moisture and stabilize the fuel. Ultra low sulfur diesel also contains more water and is less stable than the former higher sulfur diesel fuel. “The biggest problem with ultra low sulfur diesel is that it is much more susceptible to bacteria growth that plugs filters and can cause corrosion,” Nessenson said.
Previously, to mitigate the negative effects of ultra low sulfur fuel, diesel boaters would have to add several different additives such as a biocide, moisture dispersant, corrosion inhibitor and a stabilizer. “With the introduction of ValvTect BioGuard Plus 6, our new multifunctional biocide that contains BioGuard biocide plus a stabilizer, corrosion inhibitor, moisture dispersant, lubricity improver and cetane improver, boaters can now use one convenient product that has all the components and in the correct ratio,” Jerry Nessenson said.
