E10 Fuel

[BiLL|z0r]

E10 fuels at the independents seem to be 95RON here but name brands are lower.
Another vote for don't use it. IFS did have at 1 stage a 98RON E10 fuel. Not sure if it's still out there but I did find it useful in a previous car as it was only 3-4c/ltr more than 91ron normal fuel.

[Jaso]

Yes Aaron Ng is correct octane rating refers to the fuels resistance to detonation

[Bruster]

i work for mobil. its 2.5cents cheaper than regular unleaded petrol at mobil, that is a fact.

youre right - the euro does use premium unleaded. so E10 is too low an octane rating (93, when the euro needs 95 or above) - you shouldnt be using it in the first place.

using a petrol with a lower octane rating can actually give you less power. higher octane fuels burn more slowly and are thus ignited earlier in the combustion process. by using a lower octane fuel that burns more quickly, you risk reaching peak cylinder pressure before the piston is at top dead centre.

this is not good for your engine.


oh wow. 10cents a litre. on a 50litre tank thats $5. if you fill up once a week thats $250 a year. if you can afford a euro you can afford $250 a year.

Well, im actually on the road 6 days a week so for me it would do a world of difference. i fill up almost 2 times a week.

$500 a year which i would rather have in my pocket.

but this is only one of many factors, the other is the reliability of E10.
and so far nobody has proven this, everyone follows what everyone else has heard or read but no proven fact it destroys your engine otherwise the manufacturer would not clearly label it.

this is what i wish to find out, but from the responses in this thread it seems very few if any have tried.

cheers
Bru

[tony1234]

If you're looking at E10 to save some money forget it.For 2-3 cents/ltr.saving it isn't worth it.Plus E10 wont get as many kms./tank as normal 95.

[FFXSSJ]

the honda website says that their newer cars are E10 ready so i would think they wouldnt encourage the use of that if it damaged their engines?

[aaronng]

the honda website says that their newer cars are E10 ready so i would think they wouldnt encourage the use of that if it damaged their engines?

E10 won't damage the new Hondas because in the US, E10 (or was it E15?) and E20 are commonly sold. So the newer Hondas are designed with proper seals to withstand a certain percentage of ethanol.

[rambohung]

Aaronng is right, E10 at Ron95 is fine for Euro.
In terms of saving $, you have to look into the sort of drive you are doing most as well. From my experience, if you are doing city "start, stop" traffic jam drive, then the cheaper the fuel, better it is, because half of the time your car is burning fuel without moving lol. Whereas 95 sometimes even 98 is good for highway drive.