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What’s the story with E10?<\/h6>\n

To meet climate targets, the Dutch government mandated the mass introduction of E10 from 1 October 2019. E10 fuel contains twice as much ethanol as before: maximum 10 to maximum 5% with E5. This fuel has already been introduced in Belgium.<\/p>\n

Ethanol is clean but harmful to your engine’s fuel system. Not only for older cars, but also for machinery. Especially if they’ve been stationary for a longer period. <\/p>\n

Problems caused by ethanol<\/h6>\n

Particularly in the winter, we use our machines less. Even after two to three months of downtime, E10 petrol can cause problems, because ethanol limits the shelf life of the petrol. In fact, a self-mixed E10 two-stroke petrol usually only has a shelf life of one month, because often the oil separates and so the blended lubrication is no longer reliable. <\/p>\n

Potential problems caused by ethanol: <\/strong><\/p>\n