does anyone know if lead free petrol deteriates if left for a few months
even in a sealed container and if so what happens if you try to use it

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> does anyone know if lead free petrol deteriates if left for a few months
> even in a sealed container and if so what happens if you try to use it

Yes, badly and quite quickly - within a few months. If you leave it long 
enough it'll turn into a kind of varnish which will gum up various fuel 
system components. Assuming nothing's gummed up too badly, the car'll 
still run, but it'll do so badly until new fuel's put in.

"Adrian"  wrote in message 
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> Alan ("Alan" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>> does anyone know if lead free petrol deteriates if left for a few months
>> even in a sealed container and if so what happens if you try to use it
>
> Yes, badly and quite quickly - within a few months. If you leave it long
> enough it'll turn into a kind of varnish which will gum up various fuel
> system components. Assuming nothing's gummed up too badly, the car'll
> still run, but it'll do so badly until new fuel's put in.


thanks adrian, just not like the good old days is it, all this modern 
rubbish