jasonlp

Just got off the phone with Petro, as of December 31st 2010 all Quebec Petro fuel now has up to 10% ethanol.

puma

wasn't it already like that?

Sysgen

What impact does this have on our old engines?

jasonlp

Not that I could find officially in Quebec, speculation but no confirmation. I finally just called them up.

I know that for E85 yes it does and some stuff has to be changed but for E10 I'm not sure but most likely will shorting the life of some of our hoses. Car's after 1996 are okay I believe.

Matt Lane

I think PetroCan 94 already had ethanol.

Not so good for winter storage, but probably preferable for high load/temp/track use.

Best,

Matt

jasonlp

I specifically asked when it was introduced she had to look it up... It was never posted on the pumps like in Ontario and I could never find official confirmation when googling for Quebec. Maybe she was wrong but I just thought I'd share, especially those with older P cars.

breale01

Oh great, that's all I've been using. Even got a P-Can Mastercard. Looks like I'll be going for Shell V-Power now (after checking for Ethanol content of course). I noticed Ultramar stations recently posted 'Up to 10% Ethanol' decals on their pumps for 87 and 89 octane, but not 91. How about in Ontario? What about Esso?

Jaak Lepson

91 Octane is usually 100% gasoline without ethenol ... even the Husky 91 is 100% gasoline. I know Shell 91 is 100% which seems to give the best performance of all the gas brands I have tried in the Toronto area.

There are usually two deliveries to any station: 87 with 10% ethanol and 91 with 100% gasoline. 89 is a mix of the two. 94 is usually a separate delivery according to a few gas truckers I have talked to.