97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
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Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
Looks like that says forget it, it's gonna have ethanol in it!!
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Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
That's messed up , in Belgium and most of the rest of the EU, the Biocrap is only found in 95 and 98 is free of that rubbish.
And either way you have a choice to pay more.
Can you get AVgas?? Avgas does not have Bioethanol since aircraft cannot have moisture.
or 100 or 102 ron race fuel?
And either way you have a choice to pay more.
Can you get AVgas?? Avgas does not have Bioethanol since aircraft cannot have moisture.
or 100 or 102 ron race fuel?
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Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
Read it again !gridgway wrote:Looks like that says forget it, it's gonna have ethanol in it!!
"Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area and Scotland) and we have no current intention to add ethanol to Synergy Supreme+ in other areas of the UK.
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 or Cornwall, the Teesside area or Scotland."
When I need ethanol-free fuel (my Alfa Giulietta Sprint has a CR of 11.2:1 & is sensitive to fuel quality) I use Esso super unleaded ...
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Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
technically the ethanol is better for high compression.
it's just destructive for your fuel delivery system.
it's just destructive for your fuel delivery system.
Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
But that was a year ago, I don't think there are any guarantees that what was so then is going to be the same now as it all seems to change a lot.
Lightweight_911 wrote:Read it again !gridgway wrote:Looks like that says forget it, it's gonna have ethanol in it!!
"Esso super unleaded petrol (Synergy Supreme+ Unleaded 97) is ethanol free (except in Devon, Cornwall, the Teesside area and Scotland) and we have no current intention to add ethanol to Synergy Supreme+ in other areas of the UK.
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 or Cornwall, the Teesside area or Scotland."
When I need ethanol-free fuel (my Alfa Giulietta Sprint has a CR of 11.2:1 & is sensitive to fuel quality) I use Esso super unleaded ...
Re: 97 Ron Shell fuels and old fuel pipes?
no requirement as far as I know to label pumps in the uk if they are above e5 ?
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... -labelling
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultat ... -labelling
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