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Old 12th December 2021, 23:41   #1
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Old 13th December 2021, 00:03   #2
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Old 13th December 2021, 01:30   #3
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The fact is, we are well behind a lot of other countries in the change to E10.

"E10 has been used around the world for a number of years now, with the likes of the USA having used E10 since the 1990s."

We have been using E10 in my wife's Citroen C1 since it became available in September. In this car it has made no difference whatsoever, performance and fuel consumption are unchanged.

I did cause a few issues in my classic bikes. It causes the old fuel lines to perish and need replacing. It can cause the inside of the old metal petrol tanks to rust if left in an half empty state as ethanol absorbs water, making the metal rust. Basically it's not particularly good for anything old enough to be fitted with a carburettor. All modern fuels are designed for fuel injection. These are all well known facts about any fuel with ethanol. But all cars made over the last 10 years or so are designed to run on it, and have been in other countries for some time.
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Old 13th December 2021, 02:11   #4
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I was recently refueling my 45 and on each pump there was a list of manufactures and their cars suitability to use E10.Guess what,MG-R NOT SUITABLE.
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Old 13th December 2021, 06:58   #5
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https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol

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Old 13th December 2021, 07:15   #6
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Yes but this is what it says about Rovers…

“No compatibility information for Rover cars is available as the manufacturer no longer trades. It is therefore not recommended to use E10 petrol. Drivers should continue to use E5.”
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Old 13th December 2021, 08:34   #7
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I was recently refuelling my 45 and on each pump there was a list of manufacturers and their cars suitability to use E10.Guess what,MG-R NOT SUITABLE.
Yes but, as Paul points out, that's only because MGR are not there to ask!
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“No compatibility information for Rover cars is available as the manufacturer no longer trades ..."
Mick; on the ACEA website, look up Land Rover, which of course includes the K series 1.8 and KV6 used in the 75/ZT, and you'll find that all their petrol engines since 1996 are "cleared for use" with E10 petrol.

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Old 13th December 2021, 09:17   #8
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i wonder how long E5 will be around for

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I did cause a few issues in my classic bikes. It causes the old fuel lines to perish and need replacing. It can cause the inside of the old metal petrol tanks to rust if left in an half empty state as ethanol absorbs water, making the metal rust. Basically it's not particularly good for anything old enough to be fitted with a carburettor. .
It's easy enough to get the ethanol out just using water, plenty of videos on YouTube showing how. Maybe a bit impractical for cars but if you only use small quantities in classic bikes it's not a problem.
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