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New greener petrol being introduced across Britain by 1 September

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:37 am
by Steve and Debbie | 1.108 Posts

I didn't know about this. Just in case you didn't it's here by 1st September.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2...a&utm_content=6

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e10-petrol-explained

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RE: New greener petrol being introduced across Britain by 1 September

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:21 am
by Randa france | 13.258 Posts

Thanks for sharing the above Steve.

I've also listed the comments that some Facebook users have added to your thread on there.

I don't know how relevent they are. Perhaps folk could comment on here to clarify the issue regarding older cars? Do the owners of said cars need to modify thier engines? Will E5 still be available? Mrs R has just checked up on our 93 Escort XR3i and the Government say that all Ford models newer than 1992 except the Mondeo, are E10 compatible.

We well remember mistakenly chucking some 97 octane into our Astra when touring Northern Spain in the 90s. It popped and banged for the whole of the trip.

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Mark Prendergast
It’s already being used by Asda. I think it mainly affects older petrol engines.

Susan Wright
It’s already in at Tesco, I dread to think how many may have problems with older vehicles.

Emma Newman
Just use v power or tesco super , still e5 then .

Gaz Harrison
You need to check the octane before just chucking the more expensive fuel in, yes it's still e5, but the expensive is 97 octane cheaper one 95 octane, there's usually a sticker inside fuel flap.


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RE: New greener petrol being introduced across Britain by 1 September

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:48 pm
by Poptop320 | 2.631 Posts

It is going to cause havoc with the older classic cars, Ethanol is hydroscopic which absorbs water causing corrosion to metal petrol tanks and poor starting issues, it also corrodes rubber fuel hoses and gaskets made before a certain date.

The more expensive super unleaded 97%+ petrol has an extra few years to catch up with the E10 regulation.


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