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Pure Petrol and not E10 rubbish

  • 28-06-2012 06:02PM
    #1
    Sido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi - I'm coming from the Gardening Forum where some users are getting problems with their 2 stroke tools as a consequence of Petrol now being cut with 10% Ethanol.
    Is it still possible to buy pure (uncut) petrol in Ireland?
    If so where?
    Any help would be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    In Ireland, petrol for road vehicles contains a minimum of 4.16% ethanol as of June 2012. Possibly its possible to buy a jerry cans of pure petrol for other uses but I've never seen this. It might be worth looking into what people with classic cars do.


  • #3
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,569 ✭✭✭Rovi


    Check out Aspen, we've a thread on it over in the Forestry forum:
    Aspen & enviromentally friendly oils


  • #4
    Sido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Sido


    Thanks fasttalkerchat - It seems that people with classic cars worry about the problem. http://www.ivvcc.ie/Ethanol%20in%20petrol.html


  • #5
    Sido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Sido


    Thanks Rovi - I'm looking for a list of suppliers - the Agents seem to be Liffey Fuels - I'm from Roscommon - And heaven knows where the person who started the thread is from.


  • #6
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,574 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    I ran my lawnmower on E85 no problem, 85% Ethanol, though its 4 stroke of course. What is the 2 stroke problem?


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  • #7
    Sido
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Sido


    Hi Matt Simis - I had a problem with a Stihl Chainsaw and a cheap strimmer and a hedgecutter and a friends decent strimmer. cutting out after about 15 minutes - using new fuel. And failing to run again.
    It maybe that with the price of fuel being very high at the moment there was a temptation to over extend the fuel. I've since overcome the problem by purchasing fuel from a different fuel station.
    It's going to keep on cropping up (in the nature of things) though and needs to be sorted.


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