Ordinary petrol contains ethanol which attracts moisture and can cause engine failures. Aspen Alkylate Petrol contains no ethanol, making it ideal for use in marine environments. To use Aspen Alkylate Petrol in your 2-stroke outboard motor, simply mix Aspen 4 with outboard oil. To minimise the environmental impact, choose a biodegradable oil.
Aspen 4 is virtually free from harmful substances such as benzene, aromatic hydrocarbons or olefins; substances that can cause serious health problems. Aspen Alkylate Petrol also keeps the spark plugs and combustion chamber of your machine cleaner. Aspen can be stored for a long time without any deterioration in quality, which makes your engine easy to start – even after long standstill periods. There are numerous environmental benefits, such as reducing the formation of ground-level ozone (smog) by about 40%.
Aspen alkylate petrol – a cleaner engine fuel
Comparison of benzene emissions between cars and lawnmowers
1 modern lawnmower (4-stroke) running on normal unleaded 95 octane (RON) petrol emits as much benzene per hour as 3 modern cars running on the same fuel.
36 modern lawnmowers running on Aspen alkylate petrol emit just as much benzene per hour as 1 modern car running on unleaded 95 octane petrol.