Oxygenated fuel in my 06 CC

[wildsv211]

What can any tell me about this topic? My 06 SV211 has a sticker near the fuel tank that warns against running oxygenated fuel. I have been hearing horor stories about problems related to this fuel. I do not think that i can avoid running this fuel in my boat so is there an additive i can add to protect against some of these issues?

[AirTool]

RE: Oxygenated fuel in my 06 CC

You need to contact PCM and CC with this specific question.

My thoughts are that the PCM engine is okay....don't know about the parts in the boat.

Long ago, I specified most of the mechanical equipment for two oxygenated fuel units in a refinery (MTBE and TAME). All the elastomers were "special" and expensive...even upgraded from gasoline or methanol. Of course the products were pure.

The engine should have acceptable soft goods...not sure about the tank gauge seals, etc.

AirTool

[wildsv211]

RE: Oxygenated fuel in my 06 CC

I guess that is why Whiskey does not come in a plastic bottle....

[DanielC]

Try to avoid using gas with any MTBE in it. My understanding of the stuff is that once it get into water, it cannot be removed. It is not uncommon to run a boat in a drinking water source for a down stream community. If it is as nasty of a chemical as I have been let to believe, I am surprised it has not been banned yet. It would of been better to leave the tetra ethyl lead in the gas.
My experience, no problems with ethyl alcohol in gas, 10% or less. This has been going on in Oregon for several years. However, if you do have some water in your gas, the first tank of E-10 gas could cause some problems. What I have found, if you run the E-10 gas, you do not find any water in the fuel filters. Small amounts of water just get dissolved in the alcohol in the gas, and go through the engine. If there is a large amount of water, the water will dissolve the alcohol, and then the water will separate out of the gas, and create problems.
By the way, I have a 1997 Ski Nautique with 2075 hours on it. This year alone, I ran over 300 gallons of E-10 gas through it.

[AirTool]

Try to avoid using gas with any MTBE in it. My understanding of the stuff is that once it get into water, it cannot be removed. It is not uncommon to run a boat in a drinking water source for a down stream community. If it is as nasty of a chemical as I have been let to believe, I am surprised it has not been banned yet. ......

The ban is progressing....I can't remember the details. State bans...federal ban.....temporary ban recall....compensation to the refiners, etc. It should be gone soon I believe.

AirTool