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OWNERS URGED TO CHECK FUEL SYSTEMS

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YouTuber Paul Woodford had a lucky escape recently when he found the ethanol resistant fuel hoses in his Clan Crusader, barely two years old, had perished. Posting on Twitter, he urged other owners to check their fuel systems – and cars – more often, prompting further examination of the long-term effects of bioethanol fuel, introduced formally on September 1, 2021.

“I have owned the car three years and it hasn’t touched E10,” Paul said. I could

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