10-07-2021, 09:51 PM
The Haggerty site contains a page on the potential effects of E10. In the comments section there is a link to a book called 'Classic Engines, Modern Fuel' written by Paul Ireland. With this link it says:
"The above link is to the result published following tests conducted at Manchester University, using an old technology engine, and various fuels easily available.
If ethanol is going to be a worry to old vehicle owners, then buy the book, and give it a thorough read, several times, to understand how today’s petrol affects old technology motors.
The tests showed that, effects on old or marginally maintained fuel systems aside, old technology engines will likely run better on E10, than they did on current, or part fuels.
Its largely down to the ethanol offsetting the effects of a phenomenon known as cyclic variability.
The book is certainly worth a read. The results may also debunk much of the urban myth currently doing the rounds regarding ethanol in petrol?
Perhaps even the RAC, and the authors of this article should also take a look?"
Has anyone read it?
There is no doubt that E10 can absorb more water than E5 and so has the potential to lead to more corrosion or degradation of vulnerable materials like rubber, but if real-world experience is not flagging a problem then that is what matters just now?
"The above link is to the result published following tests conducted at Manchester University, using an old technology engine, and various fuels easily available.
If ethanol is going to be a worry to old vehicle owners, then buy the book, and give it a thorough read, several times, to understand how today’s petrol affects old technology motors.
The tests showed that, effects on old or marginally maintained fuel systems aside, old technology engines will likely run better on E10, than they did on current, or part fuels.
Its largely down to the ethanol offsetting the effects of a phenomenon known as cyclic variability.
The book is certainly worth a read. The results may also debunk much of the urban myth currently doing the rounds regarding ethanol in petrol?
Perhaps even the RAC, and the authors of this article should also take a look?"
Has anyone read it?
There is no doubt that E10 can absorb more water than E5 and so has the potential to lead to more corrosion or degradation of vulnerable materials like rubber, but if real-world experience is not flagging a problem then that is what matters just now?