Petrol Question

[GAM]

I just purchased a Petrol Belle hydraulic power pack... stuck to the tank was a note saying only use E5 super unleaded!
Does anyone else run a Honda GX340 four stroke engine on anything, such as lawn/flail mowers?

Can I have some advice and feedback please..

 

[Netherfield]

I'm running a Honda lawn mower on E10, not the same engine of course, but 20 years old and running fine.

I've a GX390 on a shredder but not used it since E10 came on the scene.

 

[GAM]

I'm running a Honda lawn mower on E10, not the same engine of course, but 20 years old and running fine.

I've a GX390 on a shredder but not used it since E10 came on the scene.

Yeah I run a Honda and Countax on E10 as well, plus all my chainsaws!

 

[ollie989898]

Just buy premium E5 petrol and be done with it. It's hardly that more expensive.

 

[Dman2]

E10 hasn`t been around long enough to rot fuel hoses and screw up plastic tanks.
But from what I understand it will eventually
Stick to E5

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I run the quad, lawnmower, chainsaw, strimmer on E5, not sure if they need it but better safe than sorry I think, as @ollie989898 said it is hardly much more expensive than E10

 

[goodevans]

E10 has rotted the hoses and carburettor on my stiga ride on and brothers mower and the quad and heard other stories locally,trouble is local pumps don't have E5 and always forget to take can to fill when passing pumps further afield

 

[Netherfield]

Local Morrisons are not selling E5, I would have to look further afield.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I won't use E10 in anything with a small engine, not worth the grief

 

[ollie989898]

The premium fuels are supposed to be superior, contain more detergents and the like. I think for machines like quads, chainsaws and what have you that work pretty hard when in use it can't be a bad investment to buy Shell V power or Esso supreme or whatever and use that for them.

I believe some premium petrol supplies actually contain zero ethanol but this is not always the case in some reasons.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Several additives available now. Stick to ones that have a track record in America like lucas oil

 

[Roger Perry]

Been running 10% and higher for a very long time in the U.S. never heard of any of the problems mentioned.

 

[PSQ]

Just run it on E10, it’s unlikely to impact your life in any meaningful way, and truth be told the E5 sticker will be Honda trying to move people towards using ethanol use, to improve their corporate impact on the environment.

And if you want proof that Honda engines run fine on normal E10 pump fuel, the entirety of the British 24Hour kart race at Teesside on the 6th/7th August is being live-streamed on YouTube, with 95 twin GX200 engined karts covering around 1,650 miles each, at an average of 70mph.

 

[ollie989898]

Several additives available now. Stick to ones that have a track record in America like lucas oil

I was under the impression that some 2 stroke oils contain ethanol inhibitor anyway.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Just run it on E10, it’s unlikely to impact your life in any meaningful way, and truth be told the E5 sticker will be Honda trying to move people towards using ethanol use, to improve their corporate impact on the environment.

And if you want proof that Honda engines run fine on normal E10 pump fuel, the entirety of the British 24Hour kart race at Teesside on the 6th/7th August is being live-streamed on YouTube, with 95 twin GX200 engined karts covering around 1,650 miles each, at an average of 70mph.

I think most problems seem to be from leaving the machine parked up with fuel sat in it.

 

[MickW]

I just purchased a Petrol Belle hydraulic power pack... stuck to the tank was a note saying only use E5 super unleaded!
Does anyone else run a Honda GX340 four stroke engine on anything, such as lawn/flail mowers?

Can I have some advice and feedback please..

A friend fitted a new lift pump to his Land Rover it’s only had e10 in the tank since and the lift pump valves are shot, all in a fairly short time so both of us will use e5 or an additive. It’s not worth the hassle for the slight saving.

 

[PSQ]

I think most problems seem to be from leaving the machine parked up with fuel sat in it.

Yes and no. Hondas suffer from sludge and varnish in the float bowl when left with fuel for long periods, hence the drain bolt. Anything made in the last 15-20 years won’t suffer from melting pipes or any other urban myths

Honda Engines | Fuel Recommendations

Information and recommendations on gasoline, ethanol, and fuel storage for your Honda Engine.

engines.honda.com

 

[JockCroft]

I think there is quite a variation in petrol supplied, especialy E10. Found during lambing had a couple of weeks of quad difficult to start and dirty plugs. Almost by accident bought E5 and choked at price, but after filling much easier starting especially when hot. Why?

Have one petrol car, a 108, definitely poorer mpg on E5. At an extra 11p/ltr for E10 prob same cost per mile.

Brush cutters and reach saw start on E10. Bu---rs on E5.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Just buy premium E5 petrol and be done with it. It's hardly that more expensive.

15p a litre more now!

 

[Pistonbroke]

15p a litre more now!

And it's not like there's NO ethanol,just less of it