E10

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Octane is detonation threshold though - not calorific value.

So less efficient in machines not mapped/built to utilise the compressive increases.

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Hence the need for knock sensors but it is pretty easy and cheap to do at the factory, these are known as Flex-Fuel models in Brazil where E10 is the minimum blend going all the way to 100% ethanal derived from sugar cane.
Ethanol fuel in Brazil - Wikipedia

Yes aware of that. It causes them a lot of problems too!

It’s a **** fuel for a daily driver.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

In remote areas petrol can be hard to source, particularly high octane petrols. In aboriginal communities and remote towns, that have issues with petrol sniffing, OPAL fuel is often the only petrol available. OPAL is an expensive, poor quality petrol with the aromatics removed.

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Correct on all counts but,
It does stop the idiot kids killing themselves!
BTW 98 RO fuel is also un-sniffable as it makes the person get violent vomits before any aromatics have an effect, unfortunately the powers that be don't subsidies 98, they do OPAL.

Jonesfam
As a matter of interest, after 15 years of selling OPAL Doomadgee went back to selling regular ULP, within a month we had problems returning, been back on OPAL for awhile now.

Paul, I went into Aurukun and sucked all of their ULP out of the ground, then replaced it with OPAL (picked up from Birkenhead, Adelaide). I was as popular as a pork chop in a mosque.

I also heard of a young fellow in Alice! who suffocated himself, trying to get high on OPAL. [bigsad]

In Coober Pedy they walk around with Opal in a Coke can.
Then heat the bottom with a lighter to release the aromatics [emoji47]
Watched I many a time.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

In Coober Pedy they walk around with Opal in a Coke can.
Then heat the bottom with a lighter to release the aromatics [emoji47]
Watched I many a time.

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With a lit durry hanging from the corner of their gob?

Hi,
Even in Hobart.
Had to photograph the burn areas on two young teens after the petrol they were sniffing under a house ignited from a candle.
Only time I witnessed it in 40 odd years.
Cheers

This on the Gov.uk website

GOV.UK E10 Enquiry

Edit: Also found this on the FCAI website, scroll down to Land Rover says same thing. All post 1996 good for E5 and E10. What is E5?

Can my vehicle operate on Ethanol blend petrol? | Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

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Originally Posted by ChookD2

This on the Gov.uk website

GOV.UK E10 Enquiry

Edit: Also found this on the FCAI website, scroll down to Land Rover says same thing. All post 1996 good for E5 and E10. What is E5?

Can my vehicle operate on Ethanol blend petrol? | Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

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5% ethanol, AFAIK not available in Australia. V8 Supercars use E85, 85% ethanol.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

5% ethanol, AFAIK not available in Australia. V8 Supercars use E85, 85% ethanol.

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Yeah, figured it was 5% just never heard of it. E85 is available at some servos. Just had another check for mine and I believe I can use E10 provided it has an octane rating of 95 but most of the E10 I have seen is only 94.