Hi I always use e5 petrol . But on holiday and yesterday went get fuel and all 3 petrol stations only had e5 could I just use e10 1s ? Sent from my SM-S901B using Tapatalk
Hello, Volkswagen said our classic cars are compatible with E10 (only some water cooled FSI engines, see attached document). I knew some daily drivers of air cooled VWs that use only E10 since years. I avoid E10 because of the hoses (which I have already replaced with new resistant ones made of FPM compatible to new standards and the heat of an air cooled - e.g. COHLINE-2240. .0400-5,5x11,5-3) and seals and because I don't want to breed rust in the steel tank (new cars have plastic tanks, in my Karmann, I needed a new seal coat) over the long periods of inactivity in winter. But once E10 at travels is no drama.
I know there are a lot of threads on this…I thought I’d share that in a Practical Classics article last month, Danny Hopkins the editor said that Codan hoses are best. I googled it and found this https://www.racinglines.com/codan-j30-r9-fuel-hose I don’t have an opinion on if this is true, just thought I’d share from what I think is a very solid source.
Yeap, just chuck it in and drive it! Baja is running E10 and being used daily; it seems happy enough.
A lot has been written on here and the wider internet about E10 fuel and older vehicles including Late Bays etc. Mike @ WayOutWestie has written an interesting article that can be found here Only you can decide what you want to do for your bus.
Just came across this E85! Tempted but have a pact with the Mrs not to experiment on the van whilst on holiday
It's funny really that with each increase the same questions and concerns are raised as if there hadn't been any before, yet most people including myself have been chucking the stuff in for how long now - decades? Still going fine here, I use whatever is cheapest.
I regularly use E10 as I expect to run the bus at least once a month all year round . Using decent modern Goodridge 200 hoses and an E10 compatible SSP mechanical fuel pump, not a worry. When my tank rusted through it was from the inside top near the fuel sender, mostly exposed to condensation above the fuel. Different fuels lose volatiles differently over time, so stale fuel just needs some more volatiles after storage. I suspect the Americans who really worry about this also get corn syrup contamination causing more rapid varnish build up in hot states.
E10 gummed the slides up in my CX carbs. Had to strip and clean them all only a few weeks ago. Not sure what it’s doing to my van, though…
Use it more. And carburettors gumming up predates ethanol in fuel by a long time, we just like to blame it on the latest visible changes in petrol formulation.
