240 General: E10 petrol

[Clifford Pope]

This subject has produced a flurry of debate in other car clubs, but unless I've missed something here, I haven't seen anything on this site.

The government website checker says;

"E10 petrol is cleared for use in all Volvo cars with petrol engines introduced to the market since 1976 based upon servicing and other conditions according to the equipment and material with which the vehicle was originally equipped.

E10 petrol is not cleared for a limited number of S/V40 models with petrol engines produced in the mid-1990s with engine type 1.8 GDI. These should continue to use E5."

Are we agreed that this information is correct?
All 240s since 1976 are OK with E10, and all rubber pipes, diaphrams, seals, pumps etc are undamaged by alcohol?

I tried my first tankful of E10 a few days ago. I don't notice any difference in running, but when I went back into my garage a few hours later I noticed a slightly different smell lingering in the air around the rear of the car. It was faintly reminiscent of diesel, but not quite the same. After opening the garage the smell quickly dispersed.
I haven't read anything about a special smell for E10 - anyone noticed this?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Clifford Pope

This subject has produced a flurry of debate in other car clubs, but unless I've missed something here, I haven't seen anything on this site.

The government website checker says;

"E10 petrol is cleared for use in all Volvo cars with petrol engines introduced to the market since 1976 based upon servicing and other conditions according to the equipment and material with which the vehicle was originally equipped.

E10 petrol is not cleared for a limited number of S/V40 models with petrol engines produced in the mid-1990s with engine type 1.8 GDI. These should continue to use E5."

Are we agreed that this information is correct?
All 240s since 1976 are OK with E10, and all rubber pipes, diaphrams, seals, pumps etc are undamaged by alcohol?

I tried my first tankful of E10 a few days ago. I don't notice any difference in running, but when I went back into my garage a few hours later I noticed a slightly different smell lingering in the air around the rear of the car. It was faintly reminiscent of diesel, but not quite the same. After opening the garage the smell quickly dispersed.
I haven't read anything about a special smell for E10 - anyone noticed this?

I have not noticed any difference (or any unusual smell) since I started running the RB on E10 (when Morrisons changed - a few months ago I suppose).

I can't help thinking the fuss about E10 (which almost amounts to a conspiracy theory in some circles) is bunkum. Weaning us off dinosaur bones and onto a bit more corn sounds pretty sensible to me - perhaps it counts as two or three of one's 5 a day?

Alan :-)

[Bob Meadows]

If you do a search then the E10 details have been submitted to this site- you have to look under different car sections though:~ some details submitted relating to classic car use have been included.
Regards Bob.

[Clifford Pope]

Yes, but it's a simple question - is the government advice correct or not?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Clifford Pope

Yes, but it's a simple question - is the government advice correct or not?

Ah! That is the conspiracy theory :-)

[Clifford Pope]

But is the conspiracy theory that it's perfectly OK and the fuss is a lot of nothing, or is it that it's rubbish and deliberately designed to wreck old cars and drive us off the roads?

It ought to be an easy question to answer - does E10 petrol dissolve rubber components or not?
Other clubs seem to have answers for their specific models - what does the VOC and this forum think about using E10 in a Volvo 240?