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My car, Millie, is 17 years old this year. Parts of it are 37. In a world where the design life of cars is 12 years it not surprising that some components are in need of replacement.
The MOT man directed me to look at my fuel line. It was showing ugly signs of perishing. I don’t recall any talk of Ethanol in 2005, it was introduced in 2008, but it has been discussed quite a bit since. When the donor Sierra was built, 1985, the first sale of unleaded petrol was still a year away.
Duff Fuel line.jpg
The fuel hose used in 2005 was labelled "suitable for unleaded". To be suitable for ethanol it must be labelled J30.
Millie’s Zetec engine was made in Brazil where E25 (25% ethanol) is the norm. So I am reasonably comfortable that the engine will work alright with E10 and now I know that all the pipes are J30. I have a nagging doubt that the other items such as the fuel sender may not survive but hopefully it will fail in a safe way.
It’s certainly worth checking that all your fuel pipes are labelled J30
Paul
The MOT man directed me to look at my fuel line. It was showing ugly signs of perishing. I don’t recall any talk of Ethanol in 2005, it was introduced in 2008, but it has been discussed quite a bit since. When the donor Sierra was built, 1985, the first sale of unleaded petrol was still a year away.
Duff Fuel line.jpg
The fuel hose used in 2005 was labelled "suitable for unleaded". To be suitable for ethanol it must be labelled J30.
Millie’s Zetec engine was made in Brazil where E25 (25% ethanol) is the norm. So I am reasonably comfortable that the engine will work alright with E10 and now I know that all the pipes are J30. I have a nagging doubt that the other items such as the fuel sender may not survive but hopefully it will fail in a safe way.
It’s certainly worth checking that all your fuel pipes are labelled J30
Paul
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