Tuesday 21 July 2009

Ethanol in petrol in France

Thinking of taking your classic vehicle into Europe? Well, you need to take care when you refill your car in France and be sure to check the quantity of Ethanol in the unleaded fuel.

The maximum quantity of Ethanol in unleaded fuel in the UK is 5% which is fine for the vast majority of older engines. In France, they have introduced a new 'environmentally friendly' bio fuel called 95-E10 which contains 10% ethanol. That is enough to cause harm to engines as late as year 2000 and can (and does) cause older engines to completely fail to start.

Full story at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5795480/British-tourists-warned-over-damaging-French-fuel.html

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