In T'land, does all petrol have alcohol?

[chingmai331]

Stopped today for the tank of gas (petrol), asked for 91. Looked at the pump and saw ALL choices of petrol had alcohol. I was at Caltex, so need to know if all brands of gas here in T'land have some proportion of alcohol?

I would like to try a few tanks without the alcohol to learn if car might run a bit better under load.

[PoorSucker]

The PTT yellow is pure 95 octane gasoline.

[IMHO]

It's still available, but can be difficult to find - just look for the gasoline that costs 33-34 Baht/L instead of 24-27 Baht/L

[Ace of Pop]

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[chingmai331]

What's the meaning, AoP? 4 emojis lined up informs me very little.

[Ace of Pop]

Might as well put beer in it,no increased performance with alcohol here.

[AlQaholic]

If they get the alcohol level up to 80% or so, I might think of buying it and distill out the alcohol.....

[jacko45k]

Might as well put beer in it,no increased performance with alcohol here.

I think it was more about reducing imports and costs, and my bike runs fine on the stuff.

If you feel you need to go faster, perhaps stripes on the side will help?

[stevenl]

It's still available, but can be difficult to find - just look for the gasoline that costs 33-34 Baht/L instead of 24-27 Baht/L

Yes, check PTT stations for it, ask for benzeen.

[Andyfez]

Mentioning alcohol on this website is asking for trouble.

Headlines next week will probably start with 'Thaivisa poster explodes. Terrorists not suspected'.

[kovaltech]

The PTT yellow is pure 95 octane gasoline.

or up to 20% ethanol... ( color appears more orange then yellow)

OP, look for the word "gasohol"

It means gasoline mixed with a certain % of ethanol (not alcohol)

The only color code for gasoline pure is RED 91

[PoorSucker]

The PTT yellow is pure 95 octane gasoline.

or up to 20% ethanol... ( color appears more orange then yellow)

OP, look for the word "gasohol"

It means gasoline mixed with a certain % of ethanol (not alcohol)

The only color code for gasoline pure is RED 91

[jmccarty]

I understand that the petrol stations have been illegally selling the alcohol laced petrol outside of the designated hours, and some are within 300m of schools!

[stevenl]

The PTT yellow is pure 95 octane gasoline.

or up to 20% ethanol... ( color appears more orange then yellow)

OP, look for the word "gasohol"

It means gasoline mixed with a certain % of ethanol (not alcohol)

The only color code for gasoline pure is RED 91

Here on Phuket there is no 91 pure gasoline for sale anymore, only 95.

[gjoo888]

I don't believe anyone sells 91 octane benzene anymore, but many stations sell 95 octane benzene.

[Don Mega]

I thought even 95 benzine still had a small percentage of alcohol in it (like 5% or so).

[KhunBENQ]

95 octane benzene (petrol) nowadays is widely available at the big stations.

91 octane benzene has been abondoned long ago (2 years or so).

At PTT stations benzene is recognizable by the yellow background color.

The Thai script is the transcript for "benzene".

[kovaltech]

95 octane benzene (petrol) nowadays is widely available at the big stations.

91 octane benzene has been abondoned long ago (2 years or so).

At PTT stations benzene is recognizable by the yellow background color.

The Thai script is the transcript for "benzene".

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don*t use the word benzene to much, benzine is more likely

benzene is carcigogene...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene

[mortenaa]

You will find Benzine at PTT, Esso and Caltex. Shell V-Power 95 only contains about 5% alcohol, so most newer cars should be OK with it..

[Estrada]

It's still available, but can be difficult to find - just look for the gasoline that costs 33-34 Baht/L instead of 24-27 Baht/L

Yes, check PTT stations for it, ask for benzeen.

Although it is written in Thai "Benzine", they do not understand 'Benzeen", Gas or Gasoline. Here it is petrol pronounced "Petron". If there is no E followed by a number then it is not blended with Ethanol. I run my Honda CRV on E20 and it goes like a dream on Economy setting.

[masuk]

You will find Benzine at PTT, Esso and Caltex. Shell V-Power 95 only contains about 5% alcohol, so most newer cars should be OK with it..

Benzene used to be used for cleaning, aftershave, a solvent in many glues. It's quite a nasty chemical and in laboratories is normally used under an extractor fan, as it is carcinogenic.

However, the chemical benzine (benzene) is not related to petrol (gasoline). It's a name which continued on from the early use and invention of the vehicle engine, and is commonly called benzene in Europe, but in fact it's gasoline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene

[mortenaa]

Although it is written in Thai "Benzine", they do not understand 'Benzeen", Gas or Gasoline. Here it is petrol pronounced "Petron". If there is no E followed by a number then it is not blended with Ethanol. I run my Honda CRV on E20 and it goes like a dream on Economy setting.

Yes, they do u understand Benzine. That's what i always tell them - "Benzine 95, khrap", as it says on the pump. Never gotten wrong so far.

[mortenaa]

You will find Benzine at PTT, Esso and Caltex. Shell V-Power 95 only contains about 5% alcohol, so most newer cars should be OK with it..

Benzene used to be used for cleaning, aftershave, a solvent in many glues. It's quite a nasty chemical and in laboratories is normally used under an extractor fan, as it is carcinogenic.

However, the chemical benzine (benzene) is not related to petrol (gasoline). It's a name which continued on from the early use and invention of the vehicle engine, and is commonly called benzene in Europe, but in fact it's gasoline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene

I am not talking about Benzene, but Benzine (as the Thais call it), or Bensin (as Europeans say including scandis as myself) - which is as u correctly state Petrol or Gasoline in the US of A. Different countries, different meanings of a the same word...

From Wikipedia:

In many countries, gasoline has a colloquial name derived from that of the chemical benzene (e.g., German Benzin, Dutch benzine, Italian benzina, Polish benzyna, Chilean Spanish bencina, Thai เบนซิน bayn sin , Greek βενζίνηvenzini, Romanian benzină, Swedish bensin, Arabic بنزين binzīn). Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Italy use the colloquial name nafta derived from that of the chemical naphtha.^[40]

[stevenl]

It's still available, but can be difficult to find - just look for the gasoline that costs 33-34 Baht/L instead of 24-27 Baht/L

Yes, check PTT stations for it, ask for benzeen.

Although it is written in Thai "Benzine", they do not understand 'Benzeen", Gas or Gasoline. Here it is petrol pronounced "Petron". If there is no E followed by a number then it is not blended with Ethanol. I run my Honda CRV on E20 and it goes like a dream on Economy setting.

Must be your pronounciation. If I ask for benzeen I always get the pure petrol variant without alcohol added.

[hkt83100]

The Thai script is the transcript for "benzene".

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This "benzine" you can find above all three other kinds, too - except for the Diesel...

[KhunBENQ]

Although it is written in Thai "Benzine", they do not understand 'Benzeen", Gas or Gasoline. Here it is petrol pronounced "Petron". If there is no E followed by a number then it is not blended with Ethanol. I run my Honda CRV on E20 and it goes like a dream on Economy setting.

Yes, they do u understand Benzine. That's what i always tell them - "Benzine 95, khrap", as it says on the pump. Never gotten wrong so far.

Sure they do. And as shown its written in Thai script at the pump. Never used "petrol".

Maybe its understood in the farang rich areas. Here in upcountry not known.

don*t use the word benzene to much, benzine is more likely

benzene is carcigogene...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene

"Benzene"/"Benzine", I am not a native speaker. Learned something. In my language its "Benzin"

[KhunBENQ]

The Thai script is the transcript for "benzene".

fuels.jpg

This "benzine" you can find above all three other kinds, too - except for the Diesel...

Yep, but always appended with "gasohol" and this is the common term (gasohol 91, gasohol 95).

Spoken as "gasohon".

[Dellie]

Benzine is being phased out everywhere. Used to be able to get it at any station up until a few years ago.

[mortenaa]

Sure they do. And as shown its written in Thai script at the pump. Never used "petrol".

Maybe its understood in the farang rich areas. Here in upcountry not known.

I think its only in the ignorant american areas

[KhunBENQ]

Benzine is being phased out everywhere. Used to be able to get it at any station up until a few years ago.

??

Some posts are simply strange.

What country are you referring to?

Did you follow the thread in any way?

I am not aware of any plans to phase out benzine 95.

As written benzine 91 was phased out some two years (?) ago.