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3000 Phaser Premium Gasoline Fuel Additive - Prevent and reverse phase separation
3000 Phaser Premium Gasoline Fuel Additive - Prevent and reverse phase separation
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Prevents & Reverses Phase Separation in Ethanol Fuels
A modern fuel stabilizer, Primrose Phaser 3000® is recommended for use in gasoline or diesel* engines to increase performance, reduce downtime, clean, neutralize the harmful effects of engine acids, remove carbon, gum, sludge, and varnish from valves, cylinders, pistons, fuel injectors and carburetors.
When ethanol blended gasoline reaches its saturation point because of contamination with H2O, multiple layers are formed. The top layer is gasoline with a lower octane rating, and the bottom is a mixture of water and ethanol that will not ignite during engine combustion. If ethanol blended gasoline reaches this state, a phenomenon known as Phase Separation, the engine can be detrimentally affected. This is where Phaser 3000® is necessary because it can actually return these separated layers back to one clear, homogeneous mixture. In this process, Phaser 3000® absorbs H2O molecules in the phase separated gasoline by breaking the ethanol-water H bond and encapsulating the H2O molecules, thus returning the separated layers back into one mixture. The H2O molecules that are absorbed in Phaser 3000® are then eliminated during the normal combustion process of an engine.
APPLICATIONS:
- Gasoline Engines
- Marine Engines
- Industrial Engines
Technical Data Sheet
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- Maintenance treat rate
- 1:500 in humid or wet environments (may also be used as lightly as 1:1000)
- Phase reversal dose
- may take 1 gallon per 30 to 100 gallons of gasoline (1:30 to 1:100), off-road gasoline only
- Reversal reference dose
- 1:30 for 10% ethanol gasoline with 0.5% water, off-road gasoline only
- Applications
- Gasoline, marine, diesel and industrial engines
- Diesel use
- Complies with federal low sulfur content requirements for diesel motor vehicles and non-road engines
- Appearance
- Transparent yellow liquid
- Flash point
- 149 F min
- Freezing point
- -107 F
Summarized from the manufacturer's Technical Data Sheet (see the Technical Data tab above). The full data sheet is the authoritative reference.
Common questions about 3000 Phaser Premium Gasoline Fuel Additive - Prevent and reverse phase separation
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What does Phaser 3000 do?
Primrose Phaser 3000 is an ethanol gasoline fuel stabilizer that, at the proper treat rate, prevents and reverses phase separation, where excess water splits the fuel into a gasoline layer over a water and ethanol layer that will not ignite. It absorbs the water, which is eliminated in normal combustion (reversal doses are for off-road gasoline only). It also cleans injectors and carburetors and removes carbon, gum, sludge and varnish.
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How much Phaser 3000 should I add to my gasoline?
Use Phaser 3000 at 1:500, meaning 1 part Phaser 3000 to 500 parts gasoline, to remove water and help keep the engine clean in humid or wet conditions; Primrose says it may also be used as lightly as 1:1000. The same 1:500 dose is recommended for seasonal fuel storage, and doses stronger than 1:500 may only be used in off-road gasoline.
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How much Phaser 3000 does it take to reverse phase separation?
Reversing phase separation with Phaser 3000 may take 1 gallon per 30 to 100 gallons of gasoline, and doses stronger than 1:500 may only be used in off-road gasoline. The 1:30 dose is for 10% ethanol gas with 0.5% water, but temperature, barometric pressure, water and ethanol content can change the dose. If ethanol content is unknown, start at 1:100, adding more if needed while recirculating until the layers recombine.
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Can I use gas I reversed with Phaser 3000 in an on-road vehicle?
Not at the reversal dose: Phaser 3000 doses stronger than 1:500 may only be used in off-road gasoline. To make it street usable, Primrose says to add enough fresh gasoline for an overall 1:500 treatment, if your state, regional and local jurisdictions allow it (ask about maximum water limits). Phaser 3000 will not rid the fuel of sludge, microorganisms or foreign matter that may have entered with the excess water.
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Can Phaser 3000 be used in diesel or marine engines?
Yes, Primrose recommends Phaser 3000 for gasoline and diesel of all grades and lists gasoline, marine, diesel and industrial engines. It is recommended to clean and to prevent the corrosive effects of engine acids, including in engines in salt water and fresh water environments, and as a diesel additive it complies with federal low sulfur content requirements. Phase separation, which it prevents and reverses, is a problem of ethanol-blended gasoline.
