09-07-2021, 06:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2021, 06:34 PM by Reckless Rat.)
Certainly in Western Europe, even cooking unleaded contains up to 5% ethanol, and has for some time. The problem is that the powers that be intend to phase out both low octane 95 and high octane 98 unleaded fuels (E5) and only make E10 fuels available (10% ethanol). This is where the worry comes as many pre-2002 cars are not E10 compliant, including classics.
However, some of the evidence is anecdotal. I know of a number of non-compliant vehicles, classic and modern, that have been running for years on E10 fuel without problems. Whether that will apply in the longer term is unknown.
On the matter of the video in the original post, the claim about the dyed water extracting the ethanol has not (at least for me) been proven quantitatively. The only way to be sure is to properly analyse the fuel before treatment to determine the ethanol content and then repeat the analysis afterwards. Otherwise it is just snake-oil.
However, some of the evidence is anecdotal. I know of a number of non-compliant vehicles, classic and modern, that have been running for years on E10 fuel without problems. Whether that will apply in the longer term is unknown.
On the matter of the video in the original post, the claim about the dyed water extracting the ethanol has not (at least for me) been proven quantitatively. The only way to be sure is to properly analyse the fuel before treatment to determine the ethanol content and then repeat the analysis afterwards. Otherwise it is just snake-oil.