How long does deisal last in jerry cans??

Years as long as the drum is full or is plastic

The ones they left up on the moon should be still OK.. :-)

even old super fuel would last for years

cheers

Richard

$3800 was the injector pump repair cost on a 4.2 Nissan.

The fuel had been sitting in the car for 12 month, started her up, didn't get far.

Hope yours doesn't do the same, or those two cans will be very expensive fuel.

Too many variables to make a single statement.

I know a good mate who had a boat in Townsville with a 6.2L Chev Diesel in it and he would fill the tanks on his return and a few years back he worked in Perth for 12 months and when he got back he took the boat out with no problems.

But depends on
condition of fuel tank;
Whether you had any micro-organisms in the tank/container to start with;
Whether its been sitting in direct sunlight (heat) with pressure relief;
and probably heaps of other things.

I had the same petrol sitting in my tinnie fuel tank for about 3 years (sucks living in desert country) before I sold it and it would still start first pull (Yamaha). But I wouldn't try that with an off shore boat.

Diesel might loose some of its "bang" over time but it will still combust.

This may not be all that relevant, but I can't stop thinking that crude oil has been staying in the ground for a VERY long time, and as far as we're concerned it's improved ;-)

Probably should be OK if nothing decided to 'grow in it'!

well made it back and didnt notice any difference. Used probabbly 20l or so

The length of time the 2 jerries will last will depend on how thirsty the motor is....

A couple of months ago I pulled out a little 2 cylinder Kubota from the back of the shed to put on a irrigation pump. It had been there for 15 years but still had half a tank of diesel in it so after finding a battery to crank it over with i thought what the heck I'd see if it would start and lo and behold she blew out a wasps nest in the exhaust and ran like a charm. When I'd set it up on the pump I just filled it with new diesel with the old and its been pumping away once a week ever since. Did change the oil though after running it for ten minutes.
So I 'd say that diesel can still be good for years and years depending on how high tech the motor is
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