E10 Petrol

Can someone please clarify something for me?

, I read that E10 will not be compatible with series 3 ,
it will run , however over a very short period of time it will make rubber seals/pipes perish , im assuming the answer to this is using Super unleaded instead ??

The thing that annoys me is that the government are saying that its up to car owners to check if their vehicle is compatible!

so basically ,"its your fault if your car knackers , however we are selling fuel that we know will damage it and over time withdrawing other fuels"

neilc75 said:

Can someone please clarify something for me?

, I read that E10 will not be compatible with series 3 ,
it will run , however over a very short period of time it will make rubber seals/pipes perish , im assuming the answer to this is using Super unleaded instead ??

The thing that annoys me is that the government are saying that its up to car owners to check if their vehicle is compatible!

so basically ,"its your fault if your car knackers , however we are selling fuel that we know will damage it and over time withdrawing other fuels"

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Sounds like total rubbish to me.

If 5 percent ethanol doesn't knacker the pipes, why is 10 percent going to?

In any case, if it does, it will take a while, and when the pipes fail, just change them, rubber hose is cheap.

Ditto what Turbo said..

Its a load of scaremongering bullshít, yes it might cause 20+yr old fuel line to degrade over an extended period of time, but no it won't cause the pipes to fall apart instantaneously

E10 has been used in Europe and the states for a good long time.

If you're that concerned about it you can replace the fuel lines with ethanol proof stuff..

Similarly leave non submersible fuel line in standard petrol and see what happens!!

Henry_b said:

Ditto what Turbo said..

Its a load of scaremongering bullshít, yes it might cause 20+yr old fuel line to degrade over an extended period of time, but no it won't cause the pipes to fall apart instantaneously

E10 has been used in Europe and the states for a good long time.

If you're that concerned about it you can replace the fuel lines with ethanol proof stuff..

Similarly leave non submersible fuel line in standard petrol and see what happens!!

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Seen it all before with old bikes. Internet panickers said that all old bikes would be scrap, in fact, a few very old fuel lines had to be replaced, and some soldered panel tanks lined with plastic.

Turboman said:

Seen it all before with old bikes. Internet panickers said that all old bikes would be scrap, in fact, a few very old fuel lines had to be replaced, and some soldered panel tanks lined with plastic.

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Yes it is an oddity.

Scaremongering!!

Thats resolved then , I promise that I wont mention it again .

Thanks.

Good on you Henry.... what's the saying.. FEAR = False Evidence Appears Real..!

E10 allegedly goes off quicker and attracts more moisture, only a problem if you only use your older car/bike every now and then.

Or the hidden agenda for getting them to upgrade to drive eco friendly cars. Ergo a scrappage scheme in all but name. Bit surprised that they haven't tried having endorsement from the Dali Lama.

kermit_rr said:

E10 allegedly goes off quicker and attracts more moisture, only a problem if you only use your older car/bike every now and then.

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Or garden petrol driven equip.

Also blamed for the swelling of Ducati fuel tanks if me brain is recalling correctly.

Funny enough I was (cant remember but) looking at the signs in our petrol stations and they where showing E10 but also a "max 100" something, I wonder if that's got no Es in it

J

Hey, all these new cars, maybe for the exception of Electric cars (maybe...! ) had or even have cheat modes built in to fool us all... even MOT centres, thus gov's...!

Skip70 said:

Hey, all these new cars, maybe for the exception of Electric cars (maybe...! ) had or even have cheat modes built in to fool us all... even MOT centres, thus gov's...!

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Sorry

J

no sorry needed.... just an observation as I have a claim in a the mo.... on 2 vehicles... ha
I remember as a kid, when petrol was 3/- bob a gallon (that's 15p to you young-ens), buying some to run a dirt bike... fun days eh....
sun's up - stay cool folks....

Skip70 said:

no sorry needed.... just an observation as I have a claim in a the mo.... on 2 vehicles... ha
I remember as a kid, when petrol was 3/- bob a gallon (that's 15p to you young-ens), buying some to run a dirt bike... fun days eh....
sun's up - stay cool folks....

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You really are a person of few words, that explain anything useful .

J

Not so much of an issue if using it regularly. But you can remove the ethanol from the petrol if you are parking up the vehicle over winter etc. Google "remove ethanol from petrol" - good vids on Youtube etc.

Mik87 said:

Not so much of an issue if using it regularly. But you can remove the ethanol from the petrol if you are parking up the vehicle over winter etc. Google "remove ethanol from petrol" - good vids on Youtube etc.

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Burn it off?

Just add water and drain it off:

10% maybe strong enough to do damage to component's..quicker then E5.....I have had no end of probs with E5 never mind strong concentration of E10.

These probs were with old motorbikes and a microlight aircraft.....damaged the fuel tank and lines ect....and vapor locks of real hot days.....

One thing is for sure.....things are not going to be better with E10

I have to agree that there is a degree of scaremongering over this and doubtless hidden agendas, but I also have the opinion that it is possible that a higher concentration of ethanol may degrade certain things quicker or even cross a threshhold of degradation which was not the case at 5%.

I was driving my 'normal' car in France and filled up with the cheapest fuel on one occasion - then realised that that was E10 not E5. Didn't think much more about it but the car now stinks of petrol so something is clearly leaking. The car is 26 years old.

Rubbish, I've been running on alcohol for years and there's nothing wrong with me.....

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