Fight Ethanol Corrosion - Jay Leno's Garage

Bruce Hendel of VP Racing Fuels has strategies and products to protect your fuel system.

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[jasont.]

I use 90 non-ethanol with octanium in my 72 Cuda with a 416 stroker and the car runs like a damn beast. Ive run 109 octane in it, and honestly the car runs better on 90 non-ethanol and octanium than anything else. Great segment Jay!

[zbillster]

I bought a quart can of the VP 94 octane gas at Home Depot and ran my 150cc Vespa dry ... then put the can of VP in it ... talk about a cat on catnip! It usually tops out at 60 mph but I was hitting 70! That was a fun 15 miles till it ran dry in front of a Shell station.

[vrotate]

My favorite late night host. Back when late night was actually funny and enjoyable. Love your channel too

[taofledermaus]

I can just imagine the nightmare of long term storage with so many vehicles.   Batteries going bad,   fuel systems rotting,   etc. 

[ofujuncky]

Jay love the living history your preserving! The cars the steam engines. What a truly wonderful gift you give to all. My heaven bless you with a long healthy life!

[franknew]

I have been using Marvel Mystery Oil at every fill up in my 2002 Lincoln Town Car, 2002 Chevy delivery truck, and 2006 lawn mower since 2016. I use 4 ounces of MMO for every 10 gallons of gas. Since I started using MMO, the highway miles per gallon has increased by at least an extra 1.5 to 2 more mpg in my car. With Walmart selling the quart (32 oz) size of MMO for $3.88, I am actually saving money using it, because I am using less gas.

Other benefits of using MMO include a much smoother idle, more power, and it lubricates the fuel pump and cleans the entire fuel system.

[BigEightiesNewWave]

I ran 100 octane VP unleaded in my supercharged Camaro many years ago...great stuff.

[laurylafleur]

My 1976 BMW R60/6 calls for 98 octane in the owner's manual.Best I can get in Canada is 94 octane but, with no methanol.Less than that and I have to ease off the throttle or gear down to prevent pinging when going up a steep grade. No real problem for me. Bike has 82, 000 miles on her. Cheers from Vancouver Island

[klammauto]

The problem with ethanol fuel is moisture contamination, the alcohol will absorb moisture and separate from the petroleum base, it;s called phase separation . the ethanol and water mix will settle to the bottom of the gas tank, and that is where your fuel is drawn from

[DarkRaptor]

Another big issue with ethanol is in small engines like lawn mowers, string trimmers and snow blowers. Ethanol is horrible stuff for any motor that wasn't designed for it, and a lot of small engines are not. It's pretty much impossible to get non ethanol gas around the Detroit area except for a small number of gas stations.

[tomoth]

Please, let's stop calling it ethanol. Let's call it what it is...CORN WHISKEY.

[thevacuumtubejunky]

The Honda CBX. I can recall when my brother bought one a 79' right off the show room floor, what an awesome bike, this was before Honda de-tuned them, he put a Kerker header system on it, hearing that bike accelerate down the road, you would think it was a 6 cyl Porsche Corerra.

[jimbos]

Here in Michigan I learned the hard way what damage ethanol can do. Had to have a generator and a snowblower completely rebuilt because of ethanol in the gas; and ours is only 10%. I started using rec fuel (no ethynol) in all my small engines and motorcycles and generators, and have had not one problem since.

[longhairbear]

We have a 64 Thunderbird, a daily driver, and a 57 Chevy that sits in the garage here in Palm Springs. I'm gonna have to look into these products. Thanks!

[rodh]

In Canada our low and mid-octane gasoline has 10% ethanol and some brands are 15% BUT major brand premium gasoline has NO ethanol so for winter or other extended storage of my bikes or car I always drain the tank and then fill it with premium.  I leaned the hard way when my vintage Honda V45 needed a complete carb rebuild ($1200) after the rubber gaskets as well as every thing else was rotted by the ethanol.  I also needed the tank coated.

[kdknitro]

Welcome to a battle we have been fighting in

[havnofear]

Thank you for sharing. I do not have many vehicles but I do have engines that are run seasonally in both vehicles and equipment. I try to use premium fuel and a stabiliser to help ensure the fuel does not turn to kerosene or go bad .Up in Canada, The best product to use for me so far has been Seafoam, I look forward to finding and trying these products

[CeeStyleDj]

Anyone that downvotes this video is either misinformed or drinking the Kool Aid. Our cars weren't designed to run on ethanol and the ethanol is screwing our cars up...period.

[racecarrandy]

Thanks Jay. Your shop's experience is going to stretch my dollar and help to keep my 1970 Lotus Europa on the road instead of saving up to fix a blunder.

[defkon]

San Antonio, Texas! where its at! No Smog Checks, Guns, and damn good gas!