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14th September 2019, 07:55 | #11 | |
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I replaced all the rubber pipes on my Mini a couple of years ago. The only one I didn't replace was the one coming out of my fuel tank. Two years on, I had to replace them again. They had cracked, but luckily not leaking. The one I had left is still on! Modern "rubber" is rubbish. It sort of goes brittle, almost plastic like. Not sure if it's the ethanol or if it's just rubbish rubber.
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14th September 2019, 08:11 | #12 |
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Interesting thread as I took my cdti off the road in late June to do a fair few bits of outstanding upgrades - a/c condenser, fan, total coolant swap, working FBH, brake pipes, exhaust back box etc. and what with other things I only got round to finishing all this early September.
So the 1/4 tank in June stayed as is for just over 3 months. When I ran her after that she seemed very flat. All sorted after putting £40 of diesel in and taking her for a blast down the A31 then back over the Forest. I did wonder if the fuel left in had gone “off” a bit? - I would have expected it with petrol, but I didn’t expect it with diesel. All very subjective of course - runs lovely now tho! |
14th September 2019, 08:36 | #13 |
Posted a thing or two
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I read something only the other day about this. Apparently most oil companies state that diesel fuel should be used within 6 months.
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