DENVER, Colo. – The automotive aftermarket unit of Gates Corp. has introduced the new Barricade Fuel Injection hose, a premium line of low-permeation hoses, which the company says can withstand a wide range of fuel blends, improve vehicle safety, help protect the environment and improve fuel efficiency. Barricade technology was originally developed for engines with a conventional carburetor but is now available for fuel injection applications, which includes 97 percent of vehicles on U.S. roads today.

In addition to the release of the new fuel injection hoses, the Barricade line for carbureted automobiles and small-engine/off-highway applications has added two new diameters to provide 96 percent coverage of current standard fuel hose sales.   

All Barricade products are approved for use with gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel, methanol, ethanol and gasohol fuels, as well as fuel blends, according to Gates. More than 40 different blends with complex chemical compositions are currently available in the U.S. Many degrade conventional fuel hose lines from the inside. Barricade Fuel Injection hose is designed to withstand the most aggressive mixes, including higher ethanol blends recently approved by the EPA (such as E15). Adding to its safety features, with its Aramid fiber reinforcement, the hose has a maximum working pressure rating of 225 psi.

Barricade’s built-in, five-layer GreenShield barrier technology helps the fuel hose achieve five times less fuel vapor permeation and fuel waste than any other hose in the industry, according to Gates. It also meets the requirements of the California Air Resource Board (CARB) and the EPA.

“The Barricade product line provides our customers with the confidence that they are supplying the most sophisticated hose technology,” said Mark Kostecki, product marketing manager for Automotive Hose at Gates Corp.

Visit www.gates.com/barricade for more information.