Thread: Stale LPG?

Originally Posted by THE BOOGER

Dont know if lpg goes stale but once had a chemist from shell say oil stays in the ground for millions of years a couple of months in your car wont make any difference to it. I had asked what made petrol go stale.

I think petrol going stale is the lighter compounds evaporating out, making it harder to ignite.
Oil being heavier (like diesel) doesn't have the lighter volatiles to evaporate so it's good for ages.

Because LPG is in a sealed container, it shouldn't be possible to have anything evaporate out.

Good question but the gauge on the tank says it's half full.

The chances are it's something to do with the LPG electrics under the boonet but I just wanted to eleminate this aspect first.

Thanks for the help quys.