Ferrari Mailing List: Re: ethanol

[E M (pokiebaron]

I almost always put a car, lawnmower away with fresh clean oil, brought up to temp before shutting it down for storage.  I do the same with new used cars as you.  I pretty much dump all the fluids, and then do an oil change within 1000 miles or so, along with a new filter.  Brake fluid, auto trans fluid, and fuel filters are the things I find are most often ignored by previous owners.  I have to admit, I have been a bit guilty on a few occasions, of a couple of those things in the past too.  Auto trans are so good now, it's almost too easy to forget about them!

Ed
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On 5 November 2010 17:43, dale sailors <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello,

          I never had storage issues either with real gas, even Bikes outside under bike covers in Michigan winters! Maybe the snow insulated them? Of course I use stabilizer products now, just in case, even in lawnmowers! Here in Texas most equipment gets used almost year round. I saw a second generation Ferrari TestaRossa survive 11 years of barn storage without gas caused issues but it needed a lot of TLC elsewhere. Oil of certain brands can get funny if run then stored long periods. On new used vehicles I do several fill run and drain cycles at short intervals to get the "product x" out. Probably brake and hydralic clutch fluids should be changed too?

           Just muy thoughts

           Dale

--- On Fri, 11/5/10, E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com> wrote:

From: E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] ethanol
To: "dale sailors" <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010, 3:41 PM

Here in Canada, the premium road Shell contains just gas.  They cut their lower grades, but the premium, which is what Ferraris run is fine.  Ask for a 1-800 number at your local stations, and check to see who's adding what to what brands.  Companies may vary as to what they add, due to local laws and requirements.

The only time I ever had a problem with an old CIS car, was when I stored it with a tank of fuel that contained ethanol.  Other than that one experience, I've never had a problem  ( 20 plus years) storing a car, with non ethanol fuel, both with, and with a stabilizer for 7+ months of storage, no starts.

Ed
911SC
300E
Both on a diet of real gas. ;-)

On 5 November 2010 16:19, dale sailors <sailorsdaleedward [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi,

    Does ethanol or alcohol based fuel negatively affect Ferraris past or present?

    What components are potentially harmed?

    Back when I rode BMW M/Cs, gas with ethanol would ruin diaphrams and seals in BING carbs very quickly. I retrofitted R90S model DELLORTO carbs which seemed to have no problem.  SHELL aviation gas ran wonderfully in those machines too! The local small airport would fill up the tank with no questions about road tax.

      Ciao

      Dale

PS Just read the Bleacher Report, F1 is getting like pro wrestling!

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