petrol disposal

[RICHARDMARTIN]

I have asked the local waste disposal depot how I should dispose of old 2 stroke mix petrolbut they shrugged their shoulders and said dunno ask the local council. Is there a proper way to do this. I want to start the season with fresh fuel in the tank. Thanks.

 

[Talbot]

Stick it in your car and burn it that way. However, why not just use it next season, I never bothered replacing it.

 

[alan006]

I used to get rid of my old petrol by putting a bit at a time in my v8 discovery. It never caused a problem. The other way was to put it in the lawnmower.
I bet other people had come up with loads of ideas.

 

[VicS]

Dont understand your poll

As far as the fuel goes:

Filter it and mix in with fresh

Put in the petrol tank of a car preferably one that does not have a "cat" although I have not yet discovered if 2 stroke oil is detrimental to cats.

Use for the lawn mower or give to a neighbour to use in his lawn mower, but mixed with fresh.

Ungreen solution just let it evaporate.


I always keep 2 stroke mixture from one year to the next but I always keep it in full metal cans. I always filter it before use and I always mix it with fresh. Any left over from filling the metal cans goes ito the car (no cat)

 

[Endeavourquay]

Ive been told that I can use it in my old Morris minor engine but not to risk it in a new 4stroke petrol lawn mower, I have 25 litres to dispose of, my cars getting the lot

 

[johnalison]

I don't know the answer but I had no end of trouble with my 2hp Suzuki running on year-old petrol which was cured by fresh, so I try to run out of fuel at the end of the season. I have enough trouble already with the mower, thanks.

 

[MASH]

Petrol a year old is often so evaporated it simply doesn't work. If a once compliant engine won't start easily on last seasons petrol try replacing it with fresh. This will at least prove the point (or not) so you've proved/eliminated one cause. You might get away with mixing it with fresh, but expect reduced performance and perhaps damaging combustion effects.

Old 2 stroke will kill your cat, (which IMHO is to be encouraged). It will also bugger up the £800 thingy up your car's exhaust pipe.

If it doesn't work in the outboard why subject the mower/car to the same treatment? Come to think of it, what on earth prompts anyone to try putting 2 stroke in a (presumably modern - cat equipped) 4 stroke car??? That is truly daft. I suppose if you had a grey Fergie, a Mk 2 Land Rover or a Rover turbine fire pump you might give it a try, but...for 25 litres, why risk it?

Take it to the dump and leave it with the hazardous materials - or use it to light a bonfire.

 

[Searush]

Give it to me. I will add fresh petrol to it & add it to either my car, lawnmower, chainsaw or use it as it is for cleaning bike parts!

 

[Grajan]

DONT use it to light a bonfire my neighbours children were quite badly burned when their father lit a bonfire using petrol

 

[pandos]

I have often heard that petrol goes off. But I am currently drivng a car on petrol that has been in its tank for 3 years,

A nice man drove into my parked car last week, so I dusted off my wifes old car which has sat at the end of the garden for 3 years except for a trip to have its nct(mot) done a year and a half ago, I put the battery, (which was flat over a year ago) on charge with an old caravan charger.

After a few turns of the key the car started and is still going.

Returning reasonable MPG and no lack of power !!!

It it the addition of 2 stroke that does the damage,??

Tony.

 

[charles_reed]

I am unable

to understand the angst this subject appears to have caused.

I've used 2-3 year old 2-stroke mixture regularly for the last 45 years in a variety of different engines.

Certainly, if it's not properly sealed, the petrol part evaporates and you're left with an almost insoluble lacquer.
For this reason it's always good practice to totally empty any 2-stroke motor you intend to store, but securely closed cans should be OK.

As to putting it though a catalytic car - that depends on the concentration - 40:1 mixture will almost certainly poison the convertor, 400:1 have little effect.

As for "disposing" of petrol.... sounds like more money than sense....

 

[yoda]

Give it to me!

 

[noswellplease]

All my 2 stoke oil if not into the outboard then straight into the lawnmower and it never complains. Same for the 2 stroke from the hedge cutter. Keeps things nice and simple!

 

[WayneS]

my 4-stroke lawnmower loves the stuff.

Smokes a bit but has never complained. tis 13years old, never serviced, lives outside, never changed oil... and it still starts first pull.