Alcohol Fuel - Honda GX160 Operational Manual

The fuel contain alcohol
Some fuel was admixture the Ethanol and Ether, this type of fuel, we called it alcohol fuel. In
order to suitable the air clean standard, in some area of USA and CANADA, they using alcohol
fuel to reduce the pollution emission.
If we using the alcohol fuel, please make sure it's without Lead, also, it have to meet the lowest
Octane value request.
Before using the alcohol fuel, please try to confirm the ingredients. Some state or provincial
request there have to label the fuel ingredients beside the oil pump.
Below is the proportion of EPA standard alcohol fuel.
Ethanol-(Ethyl or Alcohol) 10% of the volume
You can use the fuel which the Ethanol content within 10% of the volume.
MTBE- (Aldehyde-butyl ether) 15% of the volume
You can use the fuel which the Aldehyde-butyl ether content within 15% of the volume.
Methanol-(Methyl or wood alcohol) 5% of the volume
You can use the fuel which the Methanol content within 5% of the volume, once it contain the
Cosolvent and Preservatives to protect the oil pipe. The fuel contain more than 5% Methanol,
which will cause the problem of starting and performance. Also, it will damage the metal, rubber
and plastic parts of oil pipe system.
Important matters
Due to using alcohol fuel, cause fuel system damage or engine performance failure, it's
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not in the warranty. Honda company won't bear the fuel contain the alcohol, because
its applicability still has not been approved .
Before purchase the fuel on the oil supplier, first, please try to know whether the fuel
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contains alcohol. If it contains, please make sure the style and alcohol proportion. Once
you using the fuel contain alcohol or you think the fuel contains alcohol, if the running
performance is not reach the level you expected, replace the fuel to be the fuel which
you know it has not contain alcohol.
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