Fuel Natural 95 E10 for 4age insted of E5

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(01-04-2020 05:06 AM)Dave W Wrote:  My guess is that the Carina fuel line could have been replace with a standard low pressure fuel line Vs a fuel line designed for a high pressure fuel injection system. You could actually be getting leakage. I know the turbo guys that run E-85 use Teflon lined hoses, but just 5 or 10% alky has not really caused any issues. But if you have 30yr old fuel lines it's probably a good idea to replace the fuel line just on principle. Dave W

The Carina has a 2T with single carb, so it's a low pressure fuel line. My guess is that the cheap fuel lines in 2004 never took E5 or E10 in account and this is due to "normal" wear of such a line. And like the Docter said: it will only go a bit faster now. I guess 16 years for a cheap ass fuel line is "normal" and I'll replace it in spring.

As I said before, I don't use the Carina very often for the past three years. If I drove more than 300 kilometers that would be already a big stretch... I already kept the amount of fuel inside the fuel tank as low as possible due to E5 and top it up with 5 liters every time the warning light switches on.

I've switched to 98 octane E5 (V-power or Synergy+ and such) as it has up to 5% ethanol but according to many sources actually none. The problem is that there is only one gas station in my town that sells 98 octane and it's on the other side of town. All others (about 8 ) are unmanned and thus selling E10 or diesel.

I've also read that you can add an additive to "kill" ethanol and protect against the corrosive effects of it, and against dissolving gaskets and floats.
https://millersoils.nl/product/ethanolkiller-eps/
I doubt if this has any influence on the AE86 and 4AGE, but it could be more applicable to carbureted engines like the Carina.
The description also states it helps to "unfreeze" carbs. Would this really be such a big problem?