ETHANOL BLENDED FUEL, WATCH OUT FOR IT

Gull have the fuel marketed as E10 or G Force 10 and is coloured blue at the pumps, Gull are fantastic and say it is not recommended for use in marine engines at this time. Good work Gull.

Well thats just bloody lovely isnt it?

not only they screwing us on fuel prices but pulling a shifty to suit the greenies as well.. top stuff.Cheers for the heads up guys

Only use the 91 at Gull, don't use the high octane G Force 10

hmmmmm barstools!

RC1 wrote: Only use the 91 at Gull, don't use the high octane G Force 10

Ethanol blended fuels - suitability

Petrol blended with ethanol is now available at petrol stations around New Zealand. This availability will increase as oil companies introduce more biofuels to meet the sales targets mandated by Government.

Petrol blended with ethanol, of up to 10% can legally be sold in New Zealand as long as the fuel pump is labeled to show that ethanol has been added to the petrol.

Bruce wrote: Tagit, can you comment on makeup etc on diesel fuels as well? This is a genuine ask and no way will you be held accountable.

Short answer is no! I have several diesel boats and a diesel car. Most have post 2000 engines in them, but I would still be worried about putting 'biodiesel' through them until there are more 'real world' results available. The E10 petrol has been used extensively in the US for a few years now and the impact on outboards and boats is widely documented and info is easy to find. Biodiesel blends have not been so widely used yet in marine applications as far as I know, so it will take time, and possibly a few horror stories, before we know what all the ramifications are. The good news is that I haven't heard too many horror stories so far, even from one of my staff who makes his own biodiesel and runs it at around 70% ratio to normal diesel in his car. For now I will keep my boats away from bio-fuels for as long as I can, and personaly, if I was running a pre-2000 engine of any sort I would not use them unless it was the only fuel available.

My two local Gull stations have gone to Gull Regular Plus..

Mobil Kilbirnie attendant also told me not to use their fuel, good to see them alert to the issue.

I'd like to know where you heard BP was putting ethanol into its fuel, I'll look into it but I highly doubt its right. It might be hard to beleave but BP is in my opinion the better of the big 4 in NZ (well big 3 now I guess although Greenstone is still pretty much Shell). If its not the case it might be a case of a shady service station doing it in which case BP might very much like to know about it.