Thread: 98 Disco V8 & E10 Fuel

really bad for your fuel econnomy.

The higher the %E the lower the KM per tank.

Not sure what the octain rating of E10 is, but the V8 likes 95 or higher.

My genius mechanic has told me not to use anything but fuel ( unleaded only) from the big 2. He reckons ethanol (which contains water) rusts your pistons and who am i too argue. This man lives and breathes Disco's !

Originally Posted by Avrio

My genius mechanic has told me not to use anything but fuel ( unleaded only) from the big 2. He reckons ethanol (which contains water) rusts your pistons and who am i too argue. This man lives and breathes Disco's !

lives and breathes discos hey??? so he realises that the pistons are alloy and wont rust??
methanol is also hydroscopic and i havent seen any evidance of rust in any of the motors ive used it in

cheers phil

Like i said phil ..What do I know !!

so learn for yourself, dont take everything people say as gospel

cheers phil

You won't have much option if you live in NSW. From a post I made last week:

Originally Posted by p38arover

<snip>I saw a post on here recently about the floats in LR pumps failing due to ethanol in fuel. If that is the case, then there will eventually be more problems as the NSW govt. mandated that all petrol must contain ethanol. Qld has also gone that way, I believe.

Originally Posted by Iemma

“If re-elected, I will mandate from September this year (2007) a minimum of two per cent ethanol be blended into the total volume of petrol sold in NSW as a first step towards 10 percent ethanol content by 2011.

Originally Posted by Drive

NSW ethanol mandate to rise to 6%

AAP, March 13, 2009

Changes that mean NSW triples its ethanol mandate from two to six per cent have been introduced into state parliament.

Changes that mean NSW triples its ethanol mandate from two to six per cent have been introduced into state parliament.
Lands Minister Tony Kelly said the bio-fuels legislation would help create jobs in regional areas through the establishment of a locally-produced, sustainable fuel industry.
"We introduced a two per cent mandate successfully last year and this legislation moves us closer to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels," Mr Kelly said.
The legislation also will mandate for a 10 per cent ethanol blend in all regular grade unleaded petrol by July 1, 2011 and introduce a bio-diesel mandate starting at two per cent.
This will rise to five per cent as local production increases.

I've been using it constantly for about 41/2 years now without any adverse effects.
Oh, and I'm pretty sure it's 95 octane, I'll have to check when I fuel up tomorrow mowning.