E10 fuel in older Suzuki's
Posted: Thu 17 Mar, 2022 6:54 am
Hi everyone,
Unable to find this in topic search so I thought I would post information about the use of E10 petrol in older Suzuki engines.
With the current cost of Petrol over $2 per litre I used E10 fuel to save some money (although it really wasn't that much at around $2 per tank cheaper)
I have a 1996 Vitara with a SE416 fuel Injected engine and thought I should be ok with this fuel however the engine pinged like crazy when it was under load. A search on the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries website advises pre 2008 Suzuki's cannot use any Ethanol fuel ....
https://www.fcai.com.au/environment/can ... end-petrol
Not sure if if unsuitable because of the physical properties within E10 or energy content reduction, which I speculate may be cause of pinging under load.
Has anyone had a similar experience ?
Cheers Rod
Unable to find this in topic search so I thought I would post information about the use of E10 petrol in older Suzuki engines.
With the current cost of Petrol over $2 per litre I used E10 fuel to save some money (although it really wasn't that much at around $2 per tank cheaper)
I have a 1996 Vitara with a SE416 fuel Injected engine and thought I should be ok with this fuel however the engine pinged like crazy when it was under load. A search on the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries website advises pre 2008 Suzuki's cannot use any Ethanol fuel ....
https://www.fcai.com.au/environment/can ... end-petrol
Not sure if if unsuitable because of the physical properties within E10 or energy content reduction, which I speculate may be cause of pinging under load.
Has anyone had a similar experience ?
Cheers Rod