Coastr Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/engine-destroyed-in-oneoff-police-falcon-20140204-31y86.html Oops. But E10 is safe they say! I'll never put the stuff in my car. Thankfully all the bone headed mandates for it seem to be going away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 I had a hire car in NSW for the weekend and when it came time to fill it up prior to return all that was available was E10 or 95/98. Hire car wasn't my problem five minutes later so in went E10. What do you do if you have a non E10 car that runs 91 in NSW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 12March, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 I'd pay the extra If 95 was the only option. A couple of bucks for a tank is a good insurance policy. I was watching a jay lenos garage episode recently when he was talking about all the damage to fuel systems caused by californian e10. Is idiotic to have to buy sub- standard fuel for...well I don't even know why on earth it has been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 Let me start by saying I'm no expert. One of the problems that I believe Ethanol fuels have is that the Ethanol soaks up water. Then carries the water into your fuel system. Water and fuel systems are NOT friends. The water then corrodes metal parts, blocks tiny little fuel jets and generally makes a real nuisance of itself. I too would always pay the few cents extra per litre to NOT put Ethanol fuel in anything I owned. Small price to pay for not having to fix engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 $5k for an engine block? pocket change around here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myred911 Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 I had a hire car in NSW for the weekend and when it came time to fill it up prior to return all that was available was E10 or 95/98. Hire car wasn't my problem five minutes later so in went E10. What do you do if you have a non E10 car that runs 91 in NSW? My ex-Cherokee (4litre - 6 cylinder) ran on E10 for 7 years and 152,000kms, never had an issue. My S2 gets 98RON mostly. I have to remember to keep the fuel in the tank fresh - how do I do that? Take her for a drive E10 saved a few $s and was rated at 95RON. The handbook listed Ethanol-based fuels as acceptable. rEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 I saw this article. Can't remember if posted here or facebook though. Just don't mix up e10 with e85 e10 is pure junk. All it is, is petrol usually 91 or even 89 RON mixed with ethanol to bring the octane rating up. You don't get better fuel economy out of it. and you don't get better $ per kilometer either. Funny though, i know a guy who works for a "prestige" used car dealership, and he uses e10 to full up cars with to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 12March, 2014 Report Share Posted 12March, 2014 I seem to remember a section on the Porsche site regarding ethanol use, and it basically said don't use it in any Porsche lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 I seem to remember a section on the Porsche site regarding ethanol use, and it basically said don't use it in any Porsche lol I'm using it in mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 I'm assuming you've changed all your fuel lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 Some. not all. When it's time to fill up again. I'll post on how to run a 944 on e85. So probably saturday or sunday. Tank is almost empty. I don't drive to work or during the week much. I don't know how valid my L per 100km/h will be as i've been driving with a heavy foot lately, mostly data logging AFRs on boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 The Jeep is set up for the ethanol as it is a US built vehicle. USA being the home of ethanol based fuels. They cook up corn or something to make the ethanol I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 Bio-ethanol is usually obtained from the conversion of carbon based feedstock. Agricultural feedstocks are considered renewable because they get energy from the sun using photosynthesis, provided that all minerals required for growth (such as nitrogen and phosphorus) are returned to the land. Ethanol can be produced from a variety of feedstocks such as sugar cane, bagasse, miscanthus, sugar beet,sorghum, grain, switchgrass, barley, hemp, kenaf, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, sunflower, fruit, molasses, corn, stover, grain,wheat, straw, cotton, other biomass, as well as many types of cellulose waste and harvestings, whichever has the best well-to-wheelassessment. off wiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myred911 Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 The Jeep is set up for the ethanol as it is a US built vehicle. USA being the home of ethanol based fuels. They cook up corn or something to make the ethanol I believe. Jim Beam Corn. The Jeep would guzzle 80 litres in one sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 I'm using it in mine I'm not. 98RON in the 911 tank these days. I'll have to use 95 in the DD if there is only E10 available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 13March, 2014 Report Share Posted 13March, 2014 95 in all my cars, I would rather run out of fuel and walk with a 20 litre jerry can to the petrol station than put that crap in my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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