Gasohol 95
Submitted by looknam on 24 November, 2007 - 10:33.
Hello all, this morning I just filled up my car with the last 52 litres of benzine 95 at the local Bangchak. Apparently, from now on benzine 95 will be discontinued and all service stations will be pumping gasohol 95 instead.
I'm not too worried about filling up my everyday car with gasohol, as its a relatively recent model, but does anybody know if there would be any adverse effects on a 1997 Jaguar XK8 or a 1999 Maserati 3200 GT? Also, my dad has a Morgan Plus 8 with a Rover V8 engine (not sure of the model year, but its at least 15 years old).
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Looknam
There shouldn't be any ... but...
Gasohol is not new, and your lack of concern for your car shows that you probably have a fairly good understanding of the ability of modern cars to cope with Gasohol. However it is always wise to check with the manufacturer to be sure that they will stand over your car if you use Gasohol. This is probably the best thing for you to do in the case of the Jag and Maserati.
There was a story about a Ferrari that had its engine ruined when the attendant accidently filled it up with Gasohol! This sounds strange though, given that the only adverse effects of Gasohol (and only on older vehicles) should be the deterioration of some elements of the fuel system including rubber fuel lines.
Having said that, you probably can't be too careful, and I would check with Jaguar and Maserati first. As for the 15-year-old Rover V8, it should be possible to have the engine's fuel lines upgraded to allow it to use Gasohol.
But, having said all that, is this really the end of regular Benzine 95? I wasn't paying attention, but was under the impression that this sort of move was still some way off.