17-11-18, 11:42 AM
(17-11-18, 12:49 AM)coffee link Wrote: does ethanol do some damage then?
Not in a modern vehicle it shouldn't. Their fuel system's are designed to be compatible with it.
Ethanol is basically industrial alcohol. They add it to fuel in order to be able to claim that a portion of every litre, currently 5% in the UK, is 'renewable'.It's a product of farming and fermentation. That in itself is a controversial matter, but that's another subject.
I first became aware of the detrimental effects of ethanol in fuel on some vehicles through reading The Vintage Motorcycle Club monthly journal. A lot of their members claim it's been attributable to a number of breakdowns such as fuel lines leaking and tank sealants dissolving etc...