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3CorsaMeal
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20th Dec 11 at 09:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=24900

What do people think of this?

I'll just buy an R32 engine i think
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20th Dec 11 at 10:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bet thats going to be good for the ecomony. Everyone buying new cars, bet the car dealers are rubbing their hands together.
John
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Unlucky, my car is 15 years old and it'll work fine.
Adam-D
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so what if you have a car that e10 wont go in?

will vpower have bio in it?
Eddx14xe
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20th Dec 11 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It says its being introduced into all fuels. So i presume v power will also have it in.
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I'll just get 4 star from texaco
Adam-D
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so according to that list. my brothers xr2, 998 mk2. ans mk4 erst wont work. and my sisters 2004 fsi v golf

fucking jokers
spikedjack
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this isnt good...
3CorsaMeal
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will it make petrol cheaper if its got less petrol in it?

surely it would?
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E10's been on sale for some time in Germany now, there was a big uproar due to the damage it *might* cause, and now you can usually buy normal super alongside E10. E10 is normally 10 cents or so cheaper.

It's not actually corrosive either, but the alcohol content absorbs more water into the fuel, so it's this that causes the problem. Don't imagine as soon as you put E10 in your car that the fuel tank will melt through, it's not Alien blood.
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i didn't notice the list before, don't get it really, does it mean my car will be fine, or they just aren't bothering to say with cars older than 2001?
Sunz
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What's the huge major difference between newer and older cars that could affect this ?


Just seems like scare tactics for now.
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Grrr my mondeo 'sci' cant use it!
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Basically direct injection engines are fucked.
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My 1.7TD Mk4 Astra runs on 100% vegetable oil

Edit: and LR.

[Edited on 20-12-2011 by Chris x]
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so looks like its ok for use on an XE engine then i take it according to the list
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
Basically direct injection engines are fucked.



On the plus point it might be easier to clean up when you spill 40 litres over your drive
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I didnt see the list there. It doesnt actually affect many cars.

Im surprised most of the affected cars are VW though.
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Ah so that's why German petrol smells different
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what part of the fuel system on whatever car dictates that its unsuitible for e10
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The MX
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
what part of the fuel system on whatever car dictates that its unsuitible for e10
From memory it's usually seals around the pump or the injectors that deteriorate.
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Seems like a fairly inevitable change. What did people do when 4 Star was ditched for unleaded?
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paid some man to tweak something on my nova basically
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I might buy an old Nova and un-convert it so that I can run it on Avgas because that becomes unleaded. Fuck the seals and polar bears.

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