Fuel e85

[nomodlowkmgti]

What do ya think of the e85 ethanol fuel a servo at rozelle sydney is selling it 20c cheaper someone said ethanol has higher octane will it work in a gti would a 50/50 mix work would ya get a higher octane blend than say bp98?

[Kai]

as far as im concerned. e85 is ****.

I cant run it in my other cars. Doubt you can in a chipped polo. Most probaly can in a stock one.

[nomodlowkmgti]

My cars not chipped its low km no mods im going to use the money i save towards the next series polo and i hope ill get more $ with my low km.I was just interested in the performance increase if there was one using ethanol.

[Flaps]

Try it and find out.

[Kai]

If it pings. Get octane booster. And keep putting fuel in whenever you see a servo. Till it evens itself out.

[shaneth]

my thoughts
all these figures are pulled form the air but i think will give my opinion.

Normal Fuel - 400km from 40l of fuel at $1.60 (for aurguemnts sake) is 6.25km per dollar

E85 gets roughly 30% less km a tank (i heard yesterday) lets make it 25% for this arguement.

E85 - 300km from 40l of fuel at $1.40 (for aurguemnts sake) is 5.35km per dollar.

Does this make sense or am i on another planet.

But finacially although you pay less at the station each time you fill up you have to fill up more often.

[Sharkie]

Using e85 in a current Polo (any Polo) will void your warranty. I posted a letter up from VWA here a while ago stating exactly that. Do a search.

They do not recommend anything with more than 10% ethanol in it as it will damage your engine.

The also state that unless you use premium (and they identified 98 as premium to them) your warranty will be void. So even 95 is not good enough.

Use anything less than 98 at your own peril....

[Grant]

the only reason to use ethanol 85 is if your a greeny, since it is renewable and less damaging to the environment. the reason you get less mileage is that ethanol contains less chemical energy than petrol. so you also get less performance.

[BenjGTI]

Using e85 in a current Polo (any Polo) will void your warranty. I posted a letter up from VWA here a while ago stating exactly that. Do a search.

They do not recommend anything with more than 10% ethanol in it as it will damage your engine.

The also state that unless you use premium (and they identified 98 as premium to them) your warranty will be void. So even 95 is not good enough.

Use anything less than 98 at your own peril....

Sorry sharkie, In my 2008 polo GTI it states in the manual and on the fuel cap that 95 is to be used, 91 will ping until the computer gets used to it.

VWA wouldnt want to void my warranty,

Post possibly not helpful but....

Cheers
Ben

[Timbo]

Remember the old rule: if you can't afford the (correct) fuel, you can't afford the car

[pologti18t]

You can't use E85 in a car unless its been designed for it.
There are very few cars sold in Australia that can use it. They are call flex-fuel cars in the USA. I can only think of the BioPower SAABs that are sold here.

The octane rating of the fuel is much higher than normal ULP. Over 100RON. But it contains less energy per litre. Your current fuel system may not be able to flow enough fuel under full load.

[nomodlowkmgti]

Good info

I think if i try some it will be in my other car my 1:5 scale hpi baja radio control 2 stroke 26cc i may have to richen her up by the sound of it.I think ill keep putting
bp 98 ultimate in the polo .

[leasaunce]

DONT USE THE E85!!! not on a sports car like the GTI. didnt you guys saw the report on today tonight (i think it was)...

like a guy said before, if you can afford to buy this car, then use the proper fuel DONT BE CHEAP NOW HAHAHA

[Kai]

lol @ listioning to "today tonight"