Comments on: Ethanol in petrol

By: tony

tony — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:59:26 +0000

I used it in my hyundia getz and it cost me 500 dollars to get repaired . THE problem is that it rusted my fuel tank because it is hydoscopic that means it attracks water. mind you i was putting it in my tank by mistake.i will never use it .I WILL PAY A LITTLE EXTRA AND YOU get better fuel mileage.

By: Les

Les — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:40:22 +0000

I am old enough to remember when Brake Fluid was a vegetable based product and it absorbed moisture causing Rust Pitting in the master cylinder etc. I can thank Jason 24/10/1009 for his reference to Water in the E10 petrol storage tanks which seems to support Ethonal attracting moisture. There are other references to rough engine performance which also suggests water in the Fuel.

By: Mick P

Mick P — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:59:23 +0000

I’ve been using E10 95octane in my ‘85 VK commodore and the car loves the stuff!! Normal 91 octane just makes it ‘ping’. The car has been running on it for about 4 years now with no problems at all.

By: Steve Vargas

Steve Vargas — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:04:51 +0000

I was wondering about switching over to ethanol for my 2000 rav4, or would that damage my engine? If not ethanol what other fuel alternative could i switch to?

By: Lenore Hankinson

Lenore Hankinson — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:31:11 +0000

Have just paid $1000 to have a new airflow metre fitted because added E10 ethanol to our 2005 Vectra V6 even though manual and petrol cap says its accceptable. Dealer says these are European protocols not Australian!

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By: jason

jason — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:19 +0000

hmmm, i probably wouldnt use ethanol fuels , i work in a servive station, and we water test ,the fuel daily, water in the fuel causes the ethanol to seperate from the fuel, and float to the top which then becomes unuseable,and unsellable,so basicly if you get water inside your fuel tank and your using ethanol fuels the same rule would apply , good luck!

By: Hilton E. Smith

Hilton E. Smith — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:44:24 +0000

I have tried E10 & the fuel consumption was very/very heavy. I had run from SYDNEY to PORT McQUARIE & back to just before BULLADELAH where the computer said i should get to within 10/20 ks from home on the tank of fuel. I was using 8.2 lts/100ks at the time. I wanted to go thru PORT STEPHEN so i put in $50 E10 at the caltex garage just before BULLADELAH. I used the $50 plus what was in the tank to get me home.
Therefore it cost me between $50 & $75 to get home via PORT STEPHENS from BULLADELAH. The use of E10 is useless & not greener as reported, because you use so much more fuel for the same distance = more pollution. A reply would be appreciated.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:50:54 +0000

I am dumbfounded that the govt plans to eliminate unleaded by 2011 . I have checked the Caltex and Shell websites for my vehicles. they both reger me to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries website. this website tells me not to use e10 in 2 of my 3 cars. these cars are just 10years old. are we all expected to change over our cars. the other option after 2011 will be ULP premium at approx 10cents a litre dearer. in my opinion, this change will affect drivers worse than the removal of super fuel. the FCAI website lists a lot of current, reasonably young cars, that are not recommended to run on e10

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:37:29 +0000

“The CSIRO has calculated that an E10 blend cuts overall greenhouse emissions by around 3 per cent. [and]… Testing shows that fuel consumption increases by 3-4 per cent when using an E10 blend.”

So if you reduce greenhouse gasses by 3% and then increase fuel consumption by 3-4% What’s the bloody difference?

I don’t see why you would bother.

On average I find E10 about 2% cheaper and if you are using 3-4% more the same argument applies. Not better for the environment and not better for your wallet.