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E10 fuel in this time of crisis #1678955
21/03/2026 12:16
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Is this doable in a 20vt while fuel prices inevitably run amok?

I'm thinking never use full throttle, never go beyond 3krpm. Or can this still cause timing issues?


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Re: E10 fuel in this time of crisis [Re: Welformed] #1678956
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I believe it will minimise damage if you use an additive wih E10, otherwise better to use E5.


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Re: E10 fuel in this time of crisis [Re: Welformed] #1678967
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I can't think E10 will do much harm short-term. I think the concern is if the car is mapped for the higher octane. Might be a false economy to try and save

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Yeah. I'm thinking heat/det would be the main issue which is surely not going to happen at low revs, low throttle.


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Re: E10 fuel in this time of crisis [Re: Welformed] #1678976
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It's not just how the car will rum that E10 affects.

The real problem with it is that the increased alcohol content can damage fuel line components on older engines which were not designed to cope with E10. Certainly the coupe wasn't designed for it.

Personally I'd far rather pay the extra fuel cost for E5 than have to replace prematurely defunct components.


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Re: E10 fuel in this time of crisis [Re: Welformed] #1678980
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Turns out the price of VPower E5 at my local Shell garage is pretty much the same price it was a couple of weeks ago, so I brimmed it with that. 169.99 pl. Ordinary diesel was 173.99!

It seems Shell don't put their prices up until they have to buy oil/fuel at the increased prices and don't put the price up in advance to profiteer


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Re: E10 fuel in this time of crisis [Re: Welformed] #1678982
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That's not a bad price!

Some local garages are maximizing the situation and localy one is at £2 per gallon for diesel....blatant profiteering.

But inevitably some be feel forced to stop there to get fuel!

Apparently there has already been a spike in tank draining of cars without locked fuel caps (regular cars not coupe's specifically)

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