E10 Fuel Compatibility for Speed Six
Discussion
QBee said:
The Esso tip is a good one. A few pence on a litre, on a car in which I do less than 5,000 miles a year, is far less important than not buggering up (technical term) God knows what in the engine/fuel systems.
I will pedal down to my local Esso later today and report back on prices compared to the Shell opposite.
I paid £1.52 a litre last week for Diesel for the ‘works bus’. I will pedal down to my local Esso later today and report back on prices compared to the Shell opposite.
Augustus Windsock said:
A bit late to the party with this, so I apologise in advance.
I was watching one of Harry Metcalfes ‘Harry’s Garage’ on YouTube and I feel sure he made mention of some fuel you can buy for when you are laying up a vehicle over winter..
That was the up side.
The downside was that iirc it cost £3/litre, but prevents all the issues that normal fuel causes over periods of inactivity.
Hope this is of use...
That would be a stunning post if you also named the type of fuel. I was watching one of Harry Metcalfes ‘Harry’s Garage’ on YouTube and I feel sure he made mention of some fuel you can buy for when you are laying up a vehicle over winter..
That was the up side.
The downside was that iirc it cost £3/litre, but prevents all the issues that normal fuel causes over periods of inactivity.
Hope this is of use...
astonman said:
99 Ron unleaded ,ethanol free " storage", fuel is available from Anglo-American oil Company info@aaoli.co.uk
However,it is difficult to see how this is any different from Esso Supreme 99 plus unleaded ,which is ethanol free ( though marked E5 for legal reasons), in the Southeast and Midlands of England.
Apparently a 5 star leaded version will be available from aaoil in due course for older carburettor vehicles.
On a separate point,having driven our Saxo vtr over a thousand miles of mainly motorway this Christmas,we have recorded 53 mpg on Tesco 99 superunleaded ( which is up to 5 % ethanol in the Northwest,and Scotland, where we filled up) we only ever got 43/44 mpg on the old E5 ordinary unleaded!
E10 would no doubt give less mpg than the old 95 RON?
So,using Tesco 99 superunleaded is actually cheaper than ordinary unleaded for motorway uses !
That’s brilliant thanks, I’ll look into it I’ve changed 4 sets of fuel hoses for Gates Barricade now, just want avoid and regular draining down. However,it is difficult to see how this is any different from Esso Supreme 99 plus unleaded ,which is ethanol free ( though marked E5 for legal reasons), in the Southeast and Midlands of England.
Apparently a 5 star leaded version will be available from aaoil in due course for older carburettor vehicles.
On a separate point,having driven our Saxo vtr over a thousand miles of mainly motorway this Christmas,we have recorded 53 mpg on Tesco 99 superunleaded ( which is up to 5 % ethanol in the Northwest,and Scotland, where we filled up) we only ever got 43/44 mpg on the old E5 ordinary unleaded!
E10 would no doubt give less mpg than the old 95 RON?
So,using Tesco 99 superunleaded is actually cheaper than ordinary unleaded for motorway uses !
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