Oct 18, 2011 - 9:20 PM
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Hey guys, I'm kinda new here and not sure if this is the right place to post this.
I did a search but couldn't find the specific answers I wanted so I thought i'd ask. I live in Sydney Aust and the fuels available to us are: E10(10% ethanol) 91 octane, and regular 95 and 98 unleaded. I recently bought a ST204 ZR which is the equivalent to the American GT. It runs the 5S-FE. The guy I bought it from told me to steer clear of the E10 as it will ruin the engine. As my wallet isn't that deep I decided to give the cheaper E10 a go. After about a month and a half of running the E10(i'm assuming the previous owner used 95) i'm beginning to hear a noise almost like tapping when I rev the engine above 3k rpm and just let it decrease naturally. As it never made this noise before, could I be right in assuming that the E10 is doing something and possibly ruining the engine? The owners manual states that 91 octane is as low as you can go but it doesn't say anything about Ethanol. Thanks in advance, Reece |
UVZ164 5S-FE fuel? Oct 18, 2011 - 9:20 PM
Rav4Race Ethanol normally improves your octane rating. More... Oct 19, 2011 - 1:36 AM
UVZ164 The noise only occurs when i am off throttle after... Oct 19, 2011 - 5:49 AM
stephen_lee E10 wont cause an issue. Here in the US 99% of the... Oct 19, 2011 - 8:47 AM
presure2 ^^agreed. We've been running e10 in the states... Oct 19, 2011 - 11:16 AM
jakesne I've replaced fuel pumps on a couple different... Oct 19, 2011 - 12:17 PM
richee3 E10 burns a little quicker than regular fuel but o... Oct 19, 2011 - 3:21 PM
RabidTRD QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 19, 2011 - 4:21... Oct 19, 2011 - 4:39 PM
mandrek QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Oct 19, 2011 - 5:3... Oct 20, 2011 - 6:34 PM
presure2 personally, i dont believe that for a second. Oct 19, 2011 - 5:11 PM
RabidTRD Keep in mind that 10% ethanol is "safe.... Oct 19, 2011 - 5:22 PM
Galcobar There's a difference between cheap fuel, which... Oct 19, 2011 - 6:54 PM
richee3 I lol at the threads and the general misinformatio... Oct 20, 2011 - 6:54 PM
mandrek in sorry if i come accross like an ass here, im no... Oct 20, 2011 - 7:02 PM
ricochet1490 QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Oct 19, 2011 - 5:3... Oct 20, 2011 - 10:49 PM
k-weaver There is a lot of good information in this post in... Oct 21, 2011 - 10:52 AM
stephen_lee I also run the highest grade too, because I advanc... Oct 21, 2011 - 3:56 PM
UVZ164 Thanks alot guys for the info, i think ill stick w... Oct 21, 2011 - 6:39 PM
UVZ164 Tried to take a vid and soundclip but its not noti... Oct 22, 2011 - 10:43 PM![]() ![]() |
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