E5

[Mad4slalom]

A little cruise last eve , finished by topping tank off with E5 , got me wondering if there is such a thing as an inline filter / water separator that would help with trapping any water in the tank befor it gets to the motor , carb etc. Any boffins on here ? That would sell really well if it protected classic vehicles from damage

 

[Mad4slalom]

A little cruise last eve , finished by topping tank off with E5 , got me wondering if there is such a thing as an inline filter / water separator that would help with trapping any water in the tank befor it gets to the motor , carb etc. Any boffins on here ? That would sell really well if it protected classic vehicles from damage

 

[HJG]

Diesels have had a water catch in the filter for many years. Not sure if it's still a thing or not. Water, being denser than petrol and diesel collects at the bottom of the filter and can be drained off.

Anyway E5 which you topped up with is fine and everybody's been running it for years.
The new E10 isn't going to cause anybody's car to melt, but in my opinion should be avoided by virtue of its 95RON octane rating alone.
97RON minimum for me.

 

[Roscobbc]

I'm guessing that how you store your vehicle will have the most significant effect on water in fuel. A cold unheated concrete garage will always have the potential to cause condensation on the inner surfaces of the fuel tank. Best bet is to store the car with either no fuel in it - or - 100% full up to the brim.

 

[Chuffer]

Took the Vette out for a blast up the A5 on Friday to the nearest Esso emporium for a tank full of Ethanol free Esso Supreme 99 RON ready for a good long fun drive today .

 

[Vettemike09]

I drove my C6 out the garage today……. To clean it after our road trip to France a couple of weeks back. Just under 1,000 miles on great, quiet roads visiting some fantastic locations

 

[johng]

My boat has one of these in the fuel line stop water getting to the carb.

quicksilver Water Separating Fuel Filter Kit | Force 4 Chandlery

 

[Forrest Gump]

Down here in Essex you’re lucky if you can actually find a petrol station that has any fuel of any type!

 

[Chuffer]

Down here in Essex you’re lucky if you can actually find a petrol station that has any fuel of any type!

I will send a can full down , do you want 50 bog rolls too ?

 

[Mad4slalom]

I'm guessing that how you store your vehicle will have the most significant effect on water in fuel. A cold unheated concrete garage will always have the potential to cause condensation on the inner surfaces of the fuel tank. Best bet is to store the car with either no fuel in it - or - 100% full up to the brim.

Yes , i am a full to the brim hoping to create a stable insulated environment,,my current shed suffers from those rapid changes of temperature with a sweating and dripping box profile roof hence the air chamber for years.

 

[curious bystander]

Petrol seems plentiful up here in Derbyshire but Esso 99 RON is £1.54/litre. Ouch How does that compare?

 

[Chuffer]

Petrol seems plentiful up here in Derbyshire but Esso 99 RON is £1.54/litre. Ouch How does that compare?

It`s £1.57.9 down here in Northamptonshire so you you are lucky .Even 95 RON E10 from Shell . BP and others is anywhere between £1.41.9 and £1.44.9

 

[Roscobbc]

Petrol seems plentiful up here in Derbyshire but Esso 99 RON is £1.54/litre. Ouch How does that compare?

It works like this. You decide to go out for a little drive. You put in £30 worth of Synergy 99. You then do a quick calc to see how much actual gas you put in in 'real time' (non of this mickey mouse metric litres crap) and realising that you've only put in 4 gallons and only only drive out somewhere about 30 miles or so (and back) you come on this forum and wonder how good fuel came to be over £7 a gallon.....

 

[curious bystander]

Yes Ross, C3's are becoming museum pieces at these fuel prices

 

[Roscobbc]

Yes Ross, C3's are becoming museum pieces at these fuel prices

At the current snd ever increasing cost of gas it seems that ALL ic powered vehicles will very soon become museum pieces.....which of course is exactly what HMG are looking to achieve IMHO

 

[Chuffer]

I am just glad I am nearer the Exit door to this world than the Main Entrance . That way the C3 might just last me out . Then HMG and all those that replace them in turn can do their damndest ! I think we are the last generation to have experienced the best of many things .

 

[James Vette]

I am just glad I am nearer the Exit door to this world than the Main Entrance . That way the C3 might just last me out . Then HMG and all those that replace them in turn can do their damndest ! I think we are the last generation to have experienced the best of many things .

Yes freedom/fun is running out every year. You had the best years in retrospect.

 

[Chuffer]

Yes freedom/fun is running out every year. You had the best years in retrospect.

Indeed we did , I know they say that nostalgia is remembering things the way they weren`t , but It all gone down the pan now .