E10 Petrol and cars made before 2011

Luckily s/start is an easy thing to do without but i guess it's just not knowing..
I know what you mean about priorities with money.
We budget well in retirement by being careful, but now we've got produce coming on strong.
Todays lunch had new potatoes, Nero kale, romanescu and the first pick of runner beans (yum) all from my allotment.
Only thing we bought was the chicken which does us 3 days in different guises, so good veg really helps subsidise the grocery bill. Apology for straying off topic but I couldn't resist showing off my veg exploits.
John

 

Hi,

Just been reading an article in this weeks Garden News; the marketing director of Stiga mowers says that "E10 should be used (in mowers) within 30 days of purchase" and that if used after 30 days it " increases the chance of corrosion and gum formation... and so poor starting "

So what about our cars, we typically fill up to the top each time but with covid have not been doing the miles , so a full tank easily lasts more than 30 days.

Surely with many EU motorists alreadly on E10 will be in a similar situation, are they having fuel problems because E10 has gone stale ??

 

For those that are troubled about whether or not E10 can be used in their cars, ACEA (European Motor Manufacturers Organisation) have put together a list of cars that are compatible with this type of fuel.

 

Just paid £1.56 a ltr for super unleaded for the ride on / strimmer etc

Not easy to find either. Local morrisons dont sell it and esso havent had it for a fortnight. Local ripp off Shell had to do.
This E10 will gum up carbs,rot fuel lines etc especially as my well cared for equipment is getting on 25 years old.

At a time of world hunger, food shortages we decide to grow more food to put into petrol to "save " the planet.

Maniacs are in charge of the Asylum.

 

Assume its because being small they will notice any drop in performance /mpg more than a larger one ?

Makes us wonder about the MOT emissions test, though it should improve the C02, does it adversely affect other parameters ?

Looks like a lot of various Ethanol Stabilisers out there though varying prices per 50 ltr tank of petrol, some as much as £12 per tank !

 

Just filled up with E10 today, no problems at all, except my exhaust now smells like my green bin
E5 is still available in high price fuel like V-Plus Shell etc, but most cars even after 2000 are ok with E10 better check though.

 

A few thought about E5, E10, and for tht matter, Alcylate petrol.

Ethanol is a known octane raiser. As E10 is 95 octane, and E10 97- 99 (here, depending on the supplier) that suggests to me that the base petrol in E10 is of lower quality. One other thing. Some years ago, a high performance engine manufacturer received reports of their motors burning pistons. The problem turned out to be caused by owners not being able to comprehend that only 95 unleaded should be used in the engines. The ones that developed the problems had, without exception, been run on higher octane fuel.

Alcylate petrol. Some months ago, I bought an extended hedge trimmer. A 5 litre bottle of Alcylate came as part of the deal. One thing that I noticed with the engine running was a rattle, which for all the world sounded as if the engine was running a small end. When I changed over to my other hedge trimmer (same manufacturer) and supplies of my "older" two stroke mix had run out, I started to use the new stuff in it. Not only did the very same rattle appear on the older machine, the carburettor need to be adusted, and fuel use increased.

Fast forward now to last week, and a bit of tree felling. For the first time in a while, I used my chain saw for the job. Although no rattle apeared on that, the tickover speed increased enough to cause the centrifugal clutch to try to engage. Dangerous, but easily fixed by lowering the idle speed. The worst thing about this was was the fact that a full tank now lasted only 30 minutes, compared to 45 previously. By my way of thinking, thats not exactly a good thing.