Ride Magazine - E10 fuel article

[Last Train]

There is an ethanol free option available

From Esso,

What is the ethanol content of your fuels?

The majority of unleaded 95 Octane petrol sold in the UK contains up to 5% ethanol as required under the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO).

There is currently no requirement for renewable fuel (such as ethanol) to be present in super unleaded (97 and 99 grade petrol).

Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97 and Synergy Supreme+ 99 ) is ethanol free (Except in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland). We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ – providing they do not fill up in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. The European standard BS EN228 covers the requirements for 0-5% ethanol unleaded petrol, the labelling requirement for zero % ethanol is E5 (as is up to 5%), a E0 label doesn’t exist.

[Trev]

There is an ethanol free option available

From Esso,

What is the ethanol content of your fuels?

The majority of unleaded 95 Octane petrol sold in the UK contains up to 5% ethanol as required under the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO).

There is currently no requirement for renewable fuel (such as ethanol) to be present in super unleaded (97 and 99 grade petrol).

Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97 and Synergy Supreme+ 99 ) is ethanol free (Except in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland). We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ – providing they do not fill up in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. The European standard BS EN228 covers the requirements for 0-5% ethanol unleaded petrol, the labelling requirement for zero % ethanol is E5 (as is up to 5%), a E0 label doesn’t exist.

Thanks, I already use Super unleaded or similar for my XS650 but am going to try and use it on all my bikes where possible. I don't do enough mileage (less than 10k a year) to worry about any extra cost, particularly as the marginal extra mpg may compensate for most of it anyway

[Trev_P]

Thanks, I already use Super unleaded or similar for my XS650 but am going to try and use it on all my bikes where possible. I don't do enough mileage (less than 10k a year) to worry about any extra cost, particularly as the marginal extra mpg may compensate for most of it anyway

back in the day when I was a young tearaway.. i used to put a couple of gallons of No7 Trimite paint thinner in my ford excort mk1 gt when i could not afford petrol. could not have been doing much for all the petrol seals though

[Dazr]

There is an ethanol free option available

From Esso,

What is the ethanol content of your fuels?

The majority of unleaded 95 Octane petrol sold in the UK contains up to 5% ethanol as required under the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO).

There is currently no requirement for renewable fuel (such as ethanol) to be present in super unleaded (97 and 99 grade petrol).

Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97 and Synergy Supreme+ 99 ) is ethanol free (Except in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland). We would therefore advise anyone who has concerns about the presence of ethanol in petrol to use Synergy Supreme+ – providing they do not fill up in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. The European standard BS EN228 covers the requirements for 0-5% ethanol unleaded petrol, the labelling requirement for zero % ethanol is E5 (as is up to 5%), a E0 label doesn’t exist.

I had to read this twice as thought !!!! Except Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. Why ?? What a strange set up.....

[Last Train]

I had to read this twice as thought !!!! Except Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. Why ?? What a strange set up.....

I thought the same, very odd.
Possibly some sort of local refinery issue ?
But as we’re not affected

[Dazr]

I thought the same, very odd.
Possibly some sort of local refinery issue ?
But as we’re not affected

Agree... I normally use Shell V-Power but reading what you found, Esso Supreme 99 is ethanol free. I will try Esso just to see if i notice any difference. One thing i will do is when i hibernate the bike next winter it will be Esso i think.

I found this on the internet:
https://www.morebikes.co.uk/news/354...anol-e10-fuel/


The interesting section was:

It reacts with oxygen to produce acetic acid, and unlike most of the chemicals in your fuel, it’s also hygroscopic, which means it loves to absorb water. If left, it can become saturated with water, which then starts to corrode your fuel system (including that nice big steel fuel tank). It get worse the older your bike is: it’s vicious stuff when it comes to fibreglass tanks (it eats the lining), it nibbles away at aluminium, and it perishes rubber pipes, diaphragms and O-rings.

[Last Train]

Agree... I normally use Shell V-Power but reading what you found, Esso Supreme 99 is ethanol free. I will try Esso just to see if i notice any difference. One thing i will do is when i hibernate the bike next winter it will be Esso i think.

I found this on the internet:
https://www.morebikes.co.uk/news/354...anol-e10-fuel/


The interesting section was:

It reacts with oxygen to produce acetic acid, and unlike most of the chemicals in your fuel, it’s also hygroscopic, which means it loves to absorb water. If left, it can become saturated with water, which then starts to corrode your fuel system (including that nice big steel fuel tank). It get worse the older your bike is: it’s vicious stuff when it comes to fibreglass tanks (it eats the lining), it nibbles away at aluminium, and it perishes rubber pipes, diaphragms and O-rings.

Yep, every aspect of it is awful.
It’s truly horrid stuff.

[Dazr]

Yep, every aspect of it is awful.
It’s truly horrid stuff.

Never realised at all.

[BB]

Yep, every aspect of it is awful.
It’s truly horrid stuff.

Very horrid indeed!