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surely the supermarkets havent got a problem? not around us anyway
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21/10/2021 at 8:46am
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Short term occasional use of E10 fuel will not cause any damage to your vehicle so if E5 fuel is not available for some reason, filling up with E10 for a while will not be a problem. I must say though that I have never found a problem with getting E5 fuel. I run my motorcycle on Super Unleaded and I have not yet found a garage that does not sell it. My petrol Land Rover also is not compatible with E10, but I will still run it on E10 as it does not cause damage to the actual engine. The ethanol in the fuel causes the rubber seals and hoses to deteriorate faster than with E5 fuel, also ethanol is hygroscopic so if fuel is stored for long periods of time it can absorb moisture that causes corrosion. I don't leave the vehicle idle for long enough for the fuel to absorb any water and as the seals and hoses deteriorate and need replacing, the newer replacements will be E10 compatible.
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21/10/2021 at 11:01am
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Quote: Originally posted by penrith ian on 21/10/2021
Morrisons at Blackpool didn’t have any E5 pumps!!
That is surprising, I thought all petrol stations sold super unleaded.
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21/10/2021 at 12:56pm
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I believe the major retailers have E5 fuels available (but at a cost)
E.G. BP Ultimate, Shell V-Power etc.
Which is cheaper damaged engine or more expensive petrol?
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Neither Asda nor Sainsbury here stock E5 anymore. Good advice above. Fill up with E10 if you are going to use it quickly, or dilute it with E5b as soon as you can. I personally believe this scaremongering to be mostly Government bullshine as other countries have been using up to E27 without problem.
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21/10/2021 at 8:07pm
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There was a claim that the recent fuel shortage was part caused by the changeover.
Garages ran down their stocks of E5 so they could change their tanks over to E10.
Not sure if this was the case.
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It’s very hard to get E5 near us. Most of the petrol stations have out of use signs on the super unleaded stuff. I assume they’ve been concentrating on E10 supplies following the recent fuel shortage.
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