E10 or premium?

[buddy92]

I know this question has been done a million times, but I want to see if there's any solid evidence.

I always use premium ( they are all around 1.65 out here) and was wondering if there's any solid evidence saying that it is bad for my FG XR6 N/A? Giving the normal fuel is as low as 1.40 out here now it's a huge difference in price, but would it effect the car?

[Itsme]

Why would it be bad for your car when it is designed to take E10.
Use it & work it out for your self.

[Billydean]

My mate uses normal and was told by his mechanic to disconnect the battery before changing from premium to reset the computer.

[ratter]

waste of time disconnecting the battery

[buddy92]

Originally Posted by trublu

Why would it be bad for your car when it is designed to take E10.
Use it & work it out for your self.

Sometimes asking can prevent problems from happening.

I would imagine I get better mileage from premium though.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by buddy92

Sometimes asking can prevent problems from happening.

I would imagine I get better mileage from premium though.

I used E10 with no problems to my FG XR6 Ute & you know it has been discussed on this forum many times....
It will not cause problems since the engine is designed for it otherwise Ford would not recommend the fuel.

[ratter]

it should not cause problems but performance may suffer if it is lower octane E10 and fuel economy will be worse

[cheap]

Only you can answer the question, it is your car and your driving technique.

From a pure financial perspective

E10 $1.40/ltr
Straight 98RON $1.65 (or roughtly 18% more expensive)

Therefore for 98RON to be "financially better" your car has to achieve 18% better milage using 98RON than when using E10.

My old clunker happily runs on 91RON, and when using E10 based on my vehicle and driving style, E10 is a complete and total waste of time money and effort...

[BA-XT]

Wife's vt commy did a fuel pump running that e10 cr4p from United. I tried to tell her..... Mechanic said stick to 91.

I use 95 or 98 in my BA. This fill up I only got 14.85/100km cause I did all short trips. That was on 98 Ron. Depends on your driving habits and if you do much freeway work.

[Billydean]

They don't have E10 up here any more, they stopped it years ago because of the damage it was doing, I wouldn't go anywhere near it.

[Billydean]

Originally Posted by ratter

waste of time disconnecting the battery

Well he's a mechanic, and works for the local Ford dealer, so I think I'd listen to him first.

He said to disconnect and reconnect for the ECU to remap itself to the lower octane.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Billydean

Well he's a mechanic, and works for the local Ford dealer, so I think I'd listen to him first.

He said to disconnect and reconnect for the ECU to remap itself to the lower octane.

I agree with Ratter no need to disconnect the ECU.

[XR6T0Y]

Originally Posted by Billydean

Well he's a mechanic, and works for the local Ford dealer, so I think I'd listen to him first.

He said to disconnect and reconnect for the ECU to remap itself to the lower octane.

I'd agree with Ratter 'cause he's a hell of a lot more knowledgeable than your mechanic

[malazn mafia]

Used to run e10 in an EL. Stopped when one day fuel started purging out the rear of the car while driving along. Inspected fuel pump and fuel line was literally eroded as if by acid. Since then have never touched e10, the 'garbage fuel'. E10 is only worth it if priced at 1.10 or less.

[Struggo]

100,000km plus on my FG, faultless and efficient with E10.

E10 in my 2004 TL Magna is another matter as she runs like a dog, so I stick to 95ron.

[ratter]

Originally Posted by Billydean

Well he's a mechanic, and works for the local Ford dealer, so I think I'd listen to him first.

He said to disconnect and reconnect for the ECU to remap itself to the lower octane.

it's good you have someone you trust to give you advice, next time you talk to him get him to explain how it works and what sort of time period is required for learning, please let us know what he says

[tezxr8man]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Used to run e10 in an EL. Stopped when one day fuel started purging out the rear of the car while driving along. Inspected fuel pump and fuel line was literally eroded as if by acid. Since then have never touched e10, the 'garbage fuel'. E10 is only worth it if priced at 1.10 or less.

I had similar problems with my EB when I bought it.It is corrosive over time
I find it hard to believe it can be good for your car when it absorbs moisture. After sitting for a bit the fuel pump was buggered and the injectors, I replaced the tank, pump, fuel lines, injectors and rail to get rid of the corrosion in the system, now it is working fine, If at a pinch I would use it if it was going to be in there for a short period of time but not continuously

[Lotte]

I think the thing people are forgetting is newer cars are designed better for E10.

Comparing an FG to an EL in relation to running E10 is like comparing an EL to an XA on unleaded.