Can I obtain ethynol-free petrol in any garage?
Can I obtain ethynol-free petrol in any garage or have all petrol suppliers added it ?
Joe McCann (Naas)Dec 2014 Filed under: classic cars
Expert answer
Hi Joe,
I presume you're asking this from a classic car point of view? The bad news is that pretty much all petrol sold in Ireland conforms to E5, or in other words has been blended with a five per cent mix of bio-source ethanol - alcohol derived from plants. The good news is that there's no evidence that running an older engine on E5 has any unpleasant effects. If the car has already been updated to accept unleaded petrol then you should be fine. The only issues arise when the car is left standing for a long time with the fuel sitting in the tank. Then the ethanol and petrol can separate, which can cause corrosion in the tank and/or fuel lines.
Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser@neilmbriscoe