Petrol upgrade

Rover Cement · 1st August 2021, 19:14

Does anyone know if i can use the new E10 petrol grade in my 04 plate Rover 75 1.8?

slovcan · 1st August 2021, 19:43

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Originally Posted by Rover Cement

Does anyone know if i can use the new E10 petrol grade in my 04 plate Rover 75 1.8?

Is it E10 (10% Ethanol)? If so, yes, it should be fine. However, is certainly is NOT an upgrade. It makes less energy per unit than pure gasoline so you need more of it to produce the same energy as pure gasoline. That means fewer miles per gallon. You'll see the octane number for it may be 1 or 2 points higher than pure gasoline to help offset the lower energy production. As to burning cleaner to save mother earth the effect is negligible - likely immeasurable. It absorbs water, and if left for a couple of months in a carburetor, for example, will turn into pink sticky crystals necessitating carburetor cleaning/overhaul. North America is flooded with the stuff. We call it ethanol tainted gasoline.

Fuel systems pre- mid-'90's can't tolerate it. Their seal & o-ring material will start to leak.

Cheers,
Glenn

Rover Cement · 2nd August 2021, 08:07

Thanks Glenn, I had read somewhere that this would be the only fuel available soon ?

euro44 · 2nd August 2021, 11:31

the government website advises us to use super unleaded which will be 5% ethanol. most of our cars run fairly well on this. Of course its carrying higher taxes and therefor approx 10% higher pump prices. its only a matter of time before we are reduced to electric or nothing!!!!!!

1st August 2021, 19:14	#1
Rover Cement Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2018 Location: Gillingham Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Petrol upgrade Does anyone know if i can use the new E10 petrol grade in my 04 plate Rover 75 1.8?

2nd August 2021, 08:07	#3
Rover Cement Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2018 Location: Gillingham Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	E10 Gas Thanks Glenn, I had read somewhere that this would be the only fuel available soon ?

2nd August 2021, 11:31	#4
euro44 Avid contributor mg zt-t 226th made from total of 396 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: chelmsford Posts: 155 Thanks: 175 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	the government website advises us to use super unleaded which will be 5% ethanol. most of our cars run fairly well on this. Of course its carrying higher taxes and therefor approx 10% higher pump prices. its only a matter of time before we are reduced to electric or nothing!!!!!!