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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: jacko on 01 September 2021, 11:42:52
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Hi guys.
Just trying to find out if my omega2.2
Can run on e10 fuel :)
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It should be fine. If in doubt, buy 97/98 RON fuel as it has less ethanol.
Whatever you do, don't leave it parked up with a tankful of E10.
Basically it breaks down over time, so as long as you're buying fresh fuel and using it, you shouldn't have any issues.
The direct injection 2.2* in the Vectra C might be less forgiving.
Completely different engine and best avoided.
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It does say on the gov.uk that Vauxhall’s with direct injection won’t run it
Wasn’t sure if omega 2.2 was direct injection
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It should be fine. If in doubt, buy 97/98 RON fuel as it has less ethanol.
Whatever you do, don't leave it parked up with a tankful of E10.
Basically it breaks down over time, so as long as you're buying fresh fuel and using it, you shouldn't have any issues.
The direct injection 2.2* in the Vectra C might be less forgiving.
Completely different engine and best avoided.
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Whatever you do, don't leave it parked up with a tankful of E10.
Basically it breaks down over time, so as long as you're buying fresh fuel and using it, you shouldn't have any issues.
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It does say on the gov.uk that Vauxhall’s with direct injection won’t run it
Wasn’t sure if omega 2.2 was direct injection
Totally different engine :y The Omega would probably run on Polish Vodka :D
The issue with that engine is a membrane in the high pressure pump... it had issues from new with low grade fuel, basically it requires Premium unleaded. Throw in a bucket of ethanol and it would have a proper meltdown ;D
Incidentally, Ethanol based fuel isn't a new concept. South American fuel has been ethanol based for decades. It's just that our cars generally weren't always built for anything other than plain un/leaded petrol or diesel.
Also, in much the same way as you can get additives for old cars to run on unleaded, there are stabilisers for Ethanol fuels.
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Fat fingers...!! ::) ::)
According to the Esso website, their Synergy + 99 Super Unleaded has no ethanol content, except in a few locations such as Devon and Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland. Although legally, the pumps have to display the E5 sticker, even if the fuel is 0% ethanol content as with their Synergy +99 super unleaded.
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Although one Esso station near me are selling the 99 'good stuff' and charging 146.9p per litre for it...
I can see the Super Unleaded going through the roof like proper Leaded fuel (not the Lead Replacement Petrol - LRP) after it was phased out in 2000....
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Although one Esso station near me are selling the 99 'good stuff' and charging 146.9p per litre for it...
I can see the Super Unleaded going through the roof like proper Leaded fuel (not the Lead Replacement Petrol - LRP) after it was phased out in 2000....
That'll be an issue driving more interesting cars, as they generally demand Premium as their fuel of choice :-\
I did resist buying 82 litres of Premium this morning... £1.35 a litre was enough :D