The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: old biker on November 22, 2011, 11:33:52 AM

Title: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: old biker on November 22, 2011, 11:33:52 AM

Hi all , I have been interested in the stuff you aver in USA call
fuel stabiliser to put in the tank over winter.
I have purchased a bottle of something called " dry fuel" made by
a company called WYNNS.
It says on the plastic bottle....
dry fuel is formulated to .....
absorb water from the fuel tank
guard against rust and corrosion
improve cold starting
clean fuel injectors
prevent carburettor and fuel filter icing
improve fuel economy
restore lost power
lubricate parts in the fuel system

all this for six english pounds from the local branch of HALFORDS

Question...where does the absorbed water in the fuel go to ?

Have I finally cracked the over winter problems    :)

regards JIM manchester england

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: wa1udg on November 22, 2011, 11:38:50 AM

I don't know, try Googling "Stabil" which is the fuel storage additive most folks in the US employ.  Not sure exactly what's in it either, but it seem sto work.  WHat's  6 pounds worth in dollars these days?  

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: Barry on November 22, 2011, 12:13:23 PM

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Question...where does the absorbed water in the fuel go to ?

Welcome Jim

It probably contains ethanol or some other type of alcohol that's miscible with water so it will just get turned to steam and go out the exhaust.

I laid my bike up for 8 weeks last winter so I drained the tank to check for any water. To be honest there was nothing in there as far as I could tell so I'm probably not going to bother this year.  All I will do if I lay it up for a few weeks is drain the carb bowls.

My brother has an open top sports car that he uses only 6 months every year. He swears by Stabil which keeps the fuel good for 6 months without any problems.

Sometimes you can find out the ingredients of a product by searching for the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) which they have to produce and make available by law.  So for example you would do a google search for "stabil msds"

In this case it won't tell you much other than Stabil is 80% petroleum distillates and 20% additives

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: montmil on November 22, 2011, 04:26:13 PM

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...What's 6 pounds worth in dollars these days?

As of this posting's date and time: 6 GBP = 9.3756 USD

Monte

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: nhmaf on November 22, 2011, 10:27:42 PM

I'm using the Stabil Marine Formula now - which it claims has 2X the ingredients for preventing ethanol-induced water entrapment and corrosion and 4X the cleaning ingredients.   Fortunately, it wasn't 2X the cost of the "regular" Stabil either.   So, this winter it will be tested on 3 bikes and a lawnmower...

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: clonmore1 on November 23, 2011, 03:43:33 AM

nhmaf,

Forget the bikes, they aren't important lets see how the lawnmower goes... :D

Title: Re: have I found the fuel stabiliser in the uk
Post by: k_enn on November 23, 2011, 09:26:10 AM

I use SeaFoam now.  For a number of years, I did not use anything.  Apparently I was getting a little condensation in the tank over the winter.  It was not enough to keep the bike from running in the spring, but it was enough to rust out the bottom seam of the tank over a couple of years.  No problems since I began using SeaFoam.

k_enn