E20 petrol. Is it okay to use if the car can use it?

[cmcom]

E20 petrol. Is it okay to use if the car can use it? The man at toyota said it is not recommended.

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[metisdead]

Moved from General topics to the Motor forum for better answers.

[Thanet]

I use it - my car takes anything up to E85.

E20 works fine and is cheaper than regular Gasohol (which is in any case 10% ethanol). That said, you use a tad more as ethanol has a 30% lower energy density than petrol, and ethanol is a bit more corrosive, although modern engines are designed to withstand that.

All in all a marginal saving, with no real disadvantages. Bigger savings on E85, but not all engines can use it.

[chris2004]

My eco car says it can use it but i dont. If you get less kpl i don't see the point as there is little if any saving.

[Kwasaki]

Always used E20 ever since it was available, no problems, if the cars design to use it, use it as it's cheaper.

[KhunBENQ]

If I got the topic starter right, Toyota says the car is NOT fit/licensed for E20 by the manufacturer?

(must be an "older" model)

In this case he risks failure of certain components (mostly fuel pump and fuel line).

Whether it makes sense to use E20?

a ) fuel consumption will rise

b ) E20 is cheaper (2.5 Baht/litre compared to E10)

To find out whether a ) or b ) weighs more: do your own measurement and math.

For my car (Maza 2, 2011) it proved to be a zero sum game (hard to measure an advantage).

The car runs well on E20, no significant difference in everyday use.

Maybe the price advantage of E20 will rise more in the future.

In this case I will stick to it.

What really tempts me: looking for an E85 refitting.

That would surely make sense at a price of about 25 Baht/litre without all the risks of an LPG fitting.

[Ace of Pop]

Top priced benzine is a waste if you can use E20,the drop in MPG is marginal,so you still save, the same with E85. I pay 2k to fill with E20,and 1400 bht for E85.

[cmcom]

Thx all

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