I think it is fine!

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol

 

I think it is fine!

https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol

Ahh nice..
I knew about the Gov website but thought for some reason it was for current production cars only. Not older engines..
Excellent.
Case solved.

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It's going to be fine just fuel economy drops a bit
They seem to be fine on e85 around a lot of the world

 

https://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=58736

 

We haven't noticed any fuel economy drop in my other half's 125i over the last week or so since that's been running on E10.

I still tend to check super in my 130i, more out of habit than anything else although that might change as it gets ever more expensive.

 

We haven't noticed any fuel economy drop in my other half's 125i over the last week or so since that's been running on E10.

I still tend to check super in my 130i, more out of habit than anything else although that might change as it gets ever more expensive.

It's going to be hardly anything really maybe a few percent as ethanol needs roughly 30-35 percent more volume than petrol
But we are talking 30 percent extra for the 5percent extra ethanol
So it will probably drop by about 2percent but that's the difference between being stuck fo an extra minute or two in your daily commute

 

I had to use E10 for the first time last week at my local Jet station. My 2009 116i always seemed to be sensitive to different petrol and performs better on Jet than Shell or BP.

In any event it hasn't liked the E10 whatsoever. After a few days of use I started to notice obvious pinging at idle. I had to do a motorway trip from Manchester to Leeds and it was sluggish overtaking. On the way back I had the same issues in town traffic and it was getting worse. I pulled into the nearest petrol station (Texaco) and used premium, and within about 10 minutes the car was back to normal.

 

I had to use E10 for the first time last week at my local Jet station. My 2009 116i always seemed to be sensitive to different petrol and performs better on Jet than Shell or BP.

In any event it hasn't liked the E10 whatsoever. After a few days of use I started to notice obvious pinging at idle. I had to do a motorway trip from Manchester to Leeds and it was sluggish overtaking. On the way back I had the same issues in town traffic and it was getting worse. I pulled into the nearest petrol station (Texaco) and used premium, and within about 10 minutes the car was back to normal.

Can u link me to a video of what pinging sounds like? Vids on yt are crap with audio

 

I had to use E10 for the first time last week at my local Jet station. My 2009 116i always seemed to be sensitive to different petrol and performs better on Jet than Shell or BP.

In any event it hasn't liked the E10 whatsoever. After a few days of use I started to notice obvious pinging at idle. I had to do a motorway trip from Manchester to Leeds and it was sluggish overtaking. On the way back I had the same issues in town traffic and it was getting worse. I pulled into the nearest petrol station (Texaco) and used premium, and within about 10 minutes the car was back to normal.

Can u link me to a video of what pinging sounds like? Vids on yt are crap with audio

It doesn't make much of a noise to pick up on a video. In my instance it happens when coming to a stop from 30+ mph. You can feel it returning to idle slightly 'off' (but difficult to describe) then after a few seconds it would miss a beat and the car dip to the left when doing so, before recovering back to normal. It all happens in a second.

 

I had to use E10 for the first time last week at my local Jet station. My 2009 116i always seemed to be sensitive to different petrol and performs better on Jet than Shell or BP.

In any event it hasn't liked the E10 whatsoever. After a few days of use I started to notice obvious pinging at idle. I had to do a motorway trip from Manchester to Leeds and it was sluggish overtaking. On the way back I had the same issues in town traffic and it was getting worse. I pulled into the nearest petrol station (Texaco) and used premium, and within about 10 minutes the car was back to normal.

I tried Jet fuel once and never again. It must be one of the lowest quality fuels in the UK and it's price reflects this. I had an instant loss of power and the MPG suffered massively. Even the supermarket fuels are of a much higher quality.

 

I've found that our 6 cylinders BMWs run far better on 98/99 Ron fuel. If your car has a remap it probably has to be run on 98/99 Ron. I once had to fill up on 95 Ron with a previous N52 I had that had a remap and it ran terribly until I could put from 99 Ron in it, stuttering, lumpy, did not sound happy.

 

I've found that our 6 cylinders BMWs run far better on 98/99 Ron fuel. If your car has a remap it probably has to be run on 98/99 Ron. I once had to fill up on 95 Ron with a previous N52 I had that had a remap and it ran terribly until I could put from 99 Ron in it, stuttering, lumpy, did not sound happy.

I find my 130 seems a tad happier on super than on boggo unleaded. Chucking super in is have it really having only ever used that in my 140.

 

Will E10 be okay for N45? and the N46-Pre lci?
Those engines seem very closely related so I cud try and guess?
the uk gov website says its ok but im not so sure

 

It all feels pretty silly to me brewing food crops to water-down dinosaur juice when the world's getting pushed into EVs over the next ten years anyway.
I'm sticking with the 99 E5 for now but I'm only low milage so I get concern of others.

e82 125i pre-LCI

 

Half way through a tank of E10 on my N52 and it's been completely fine. Maybe mpg is down a few percent but that's it so far.

 

Half way through a tank of E10 on my N52 and it's been completely fine. Maybe mpg is down a few percent but that's it so far.

Is it more expensive wear u live? Its about 4-5p more where I live?

 

Is it more expensive wear u live? Its about 4-5p more where I live?

I think you mean premium\super unleaded. E10 is the new standard grade fuel but your premium\super grades won't be affected, it's usually those that are at least 5p per litre more expensive. I'm sure last time I filled up it was about 15p more.

 

And no doubt the price will increase as more people will use the premium fuel thinking E10 will be less efficient and could cause damage to the engine.

 

Yeah, the fear mongering click bait headlines will drive that until folk realise it's a complete non issue unless you drive something exotic or ancient.

 

To clarify. It's not 10% ethanol. Its 'up to' 10% ethanol. Ethanol is hydroscopic, and as such many forecourts cannot yet handle the full 10% mix, as it rots seals on the pumps.

 

Is it more expensive wear u live? Its about 4-5p more where I live?

I think you mean premium\super unleaded. E10 is the new standard grade fuel but your premium\super grades won't be affected, it's usually those that are at least 5p per litre more expensive. I'm sure last time I filled up it was about 15p more.

I fill up with standard and it's not only about 5 p more
I don't drive a performance car and it's not tuned for 97 So y bother.
the super fuels r about 30-40p more tho nd they r E5

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