CAUTION E10 fuel

[AndrewBurns]

Remember though that Australian petrol is pretty crap compared to the European stuff so I wouldn't be surprised if our 98 was on the same level as their 95...

[14nce]

Remember though that Australian petrol is pretty crap compared to the European stuff so I wouldn't be surprised if our 98 was on the same level as their 95...

Im not sure about Europe but USA use MON instead of RON as the measurement. 98 RON is equivalent to 93 MON I think. 87 is their standard, our 91.

[nomadx38]

Actually the only polos that can run 95 is the Trendline and the Comforline.

On the fuel filler cap it has the min and the recommended

Trendline 1.4 - 91(95)Ron
Comfortline 1.2T - 95(98 )Ron
GTI 1.4T - 98Ron

I think only the Trendline engine can use E10 becuase it's naturally aspirated. I know you can't in the Comfortline and the GTI.

[alexaescht]

FYI the TDI has a massive "NO BIO-DIESEL" sticker on the fuel filler flap. Last time the car was running rough and kept cutting out the dealership blamed Bio-diesel, when no servos near Berwick sell it (and we've never used it, ever). They then proceeded to replace the injectors...

[gavs]

Actually the only polos that can run 95 is the Trendline and the Comforline.

On the fuel filler cap it has the min and the recommended

Trendline 1.4 - 91(95)Ron
Comfortline 1.2T - 95(98 )Ron
GTI 1.4T - 98Ron

I think only the Trendline engine can use E10 becuase it's naturally aspirated. I know you can't in the Comfortline and the GTI.

GTI is 95 at the expense of efficiency and happy running.

I can't believe that you actually put E10 in the car bushman, or anyone does for that matter because it clearly states in the owners manual (yeah, that thing that lives under the flap in the glovebox that has a whole lot of information on how your car works) to not put any ethanol blended or bio-diesel blended fuels into the polo range of engines.

This is why I find it so frustrating when people don't read owners manuals because how many times do I have to say that if you are in for any kind of warranty repair, there is a phenomenally good chance that VW will take a fuel sample out of your car. I can only speculate but with the tactics they use to get out of fixing cars, if you're not running the right fuel in the car, your car is instantly flagged on the system so it no longer receives warranty support for the drivetrain which means that you no longer cost vw money.

[wai]

As you say Gavs, it is in the manual.

The thing that makes me angry is when organisations like the NRMA come out spruiking E10. There are so many issues with E10 that the NRMA should be coming down on the side of the motorist and not a business that gets a lucrative deal that then enables it to make a killing selling ethanol.

The whole concept of using ethanol was to help the sugar industry during a price slump. The only problem is that the ethanol we have in our fuel does NOT come from converting sugar, but from the distillation of wheat. not only that but the facility cannot produce sufficient ethanol for the domestic fuel market anyway and we import a substantial amount of ethanol anyway.

So like the pink bats debacle (which was supposed to kickstart a local insulation industry to sell insulation to the world), we are subsidising and stimulating overseas markets.

[amazeer]

There is a servo near me that in the pre E10 days was putting ethanol in their fuel as a tax dodge because it was excise free. Locally at least there was an uproar saying not only was this guy a bastard for ripping off the government but he was ripping off his customers and causing damage to their cars. The servo rightfully went broke and had to close down.

Fast forward a few years and the same govt that shut him down started promoting the stuff.

[Mountainman]

Also like to add that VW specifically says to never run ethanol blends (or bio diesel) in these cars (mines a 77TSI but I'm sure it goes for all turbo models).

I have a massive sticker on my filler cap saying not to use it. You then have the the obvious problem of less power and it destroying your engine all for 1.2c off per litre - yep no thanks!

I guess it will stop the engine pinging on hot days with its high RON octane rating though :p

My Mk7 90 TSI doesn't have anything on the fuel filler door about not using E10. And like many here I haven't looked for any warning in the handbook. The salesman certainly didn't say anything about not using it (I don't).

[6316]

A silly question, how would you know if the station you're going to has that blend of fuel?

Made me think, always been filling up Mobil's 98 over here across the ditch and was wondering...


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[pologti18t]

My Mk7 90 TSI doesn't have anything on the fuel filler door about not using E10. And like many here I haven't looked for any warning in the handbook. The salesman certainly didn't say anything about not using it (I don't).

But did it say it was safe to use E10 on the filler door?