Petrol is slowly being mixed with ethanol, a more eco friendly combustant!
The sad hidden fact is that many cars on our streets will be damaged by this fuel, more specifically the Ethanol component. This will corrode hoses and plastics and internal engine parts.
It can also cause starting issues, pinking and rough idling if your car is not ready for it.
Thankfully most recent cars were built with this in mind, but a few years ago fuel was sold with a 5% Ethanol mix.
You'll notice the pumps in the EU area labelled as E10 or E5 or even E85 to show the Ethanol content.
Does this worry you at all or is your car going to be ok? You'll also notice you get about 3% worse fuel economy from it!
Does anyone know for sure what car years are safe and which ones are in the risk area? From my research it seems to be anything older than 2002 will probably have issues.
Will you be seeking out the few stations still offering E5?
The sad hidden fact is that many cars on our streets will be damaged by this fuel, more specifically the Ethanol component. This will corrode hoses and plastics and internal engine parts.
It can also cause starting issues, pinking and rough idling if your car is not ready for it.
Thankfully most recent cars were built with this in mind, but a few years ago fuel was sold with a 5% Ethanol mix.
You'll notice the pumps in the EU area labelled as E10 or E5 or even E85 to show the Ethanol content.
Does this worry you at all or is your car going to be ok? You'll also notice you get about 3% worse fuel economy from it!
Does anyone know for sure what car years are safe and which ones are in the risk area? From my research it seems to be anything older than 2002 will probably have issues.
Will you be seeking out the few stations still offering E5?