Which is the BEST E5 Petrol to use and WHY?? Lets review 7 of them | E5 Super Unleaded Fuel Test 

You're welcome and thanks for watching them 👍🏻 I'm looking forward to doing the E10's myself. Let's see if supermarket fuel is as bad people say 🤣

Thanks Chris 👍🏻

Thank you 👍🏻

I totally agree. I will be doing these again very soon.

Thanks Simon. I'd love to be able to break down them down to see what additives they contain. I do have an E10 video in the same format. I'd also looked at doing diesel but I'm not sure how I could separate the bio from pure diesel at home in my garage. Any tips would be appreciated.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 I shall follow up on the E10 video. I didn’t do much work on blending, per se. I am pretty sure that biodiesel would be totally miscible when added to any refined cut, so it would not be possible to separate. The Cetane Number enhancers are usually nitrates. It would need lab equipment and experience to test for quantity of such additives.. On reflection, an analysis at home on diesel would not be as practicable as for petrol.

@@simongeorgeturner yes, that was the conclusion I came up with after a bit of research.

Simon, just out of curiosity, which premium petrol would you use then all things considered? In a 3.0 litre sports car ?

@@seandavies386 Sean, as an engineer, I would change my vehicle engine to a diesel. If one is sticking with petrol, the choice depends on driving style. For an economy style, Shell Fuel Save. For performance, any V-Power would do. All fuel meets a minimum Spec. The additives differentiate fuels at each forecourt. The market leaders use more additives, the supermarkets much less. These make a difference when it comes to servicing and wear. For example, the cleaning agents inhibit coking. So much so, a mechanic can tell if you regularly use supermarket petrol. Something to think about.

You're welcome.

That's really interesting. Do you still work in the fuel industry now?

I went to the clean system 3 launch at the NEC

I've been using the Texaco 99 and I can really feel a difference over the others. A viewer offered to get me some Costco fuel to test and I was going to meet up with them, but unfortunately it never happened. I've not got one local to me or I'd do it.

​@@thefuelreviewer7451 Can you tell me where you buy your blue dyed water from please pal, I want to do my own test on my local Texaco to make sure there's no trickery goin on there, ps convinced my friend to start using Texaco from now on 👍🏻

I just mix some food dye in water. The best way I've found to separate the Ethanol from fuel is to poor the fuel into the measuring jug with the water, then back out and in a few times. Leave it to settle for a good half an hour. Shaking it up doesn't work as well.

Thank you. Yes there is a chap doing it in the south. Where abouts are you?

@@thefuelreviewer7451 yes I'm in the South-East, I'll check out other reviews thanks for the tip.

I'd be tempted to buy a bit in a can and test it yourself if you want to know for sure.

Thank you. I'd like to test that too but I don't think it's something I could do at home.

Have you seen my latest tesco momentum video?? It's worse than some E10's.

@@thefuelreviewer7451wait tesco octane 99 no good?

I agree, we pay far too much for fuel as it is. I retested Texaco the other day and it was still excellent. Unfortunately some of the others aren't doing as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PgEqQbg5gIw.html

I found exactly the same compared to the other super unleaded fuels too. Glad you like it 👍🏻

texaco uses 97ron buddy not 99. Only companies in the UK that have 99ron are shell vpower, tesco momentum and Esso 99+ synergy. All the rest are 97

@@arnesto2571Texaco performance + is 99 Ron now. Old texaco supreme was 97 Ron they’ve changed the name and upped the Ron

Which brand was it?

I didn't either until I started to test them. I know what you mean about prices.... How high will it go???

Vpower is now £2.11 near me

@@MTB_FPV disgusting gave they come down now im all for costco atm because these prices are just a legitimate scam when 50% is tax

They do make mistakes, got diesel from sainsburys petrol pump once!

@@nothanks9050 I see what you did there 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@mwk1939 It's 100% true! Was a company vehcile as well, having the receipt to prove it saved me a huge bollocking, nobody believed me until we could speak to sainsburys next day. Sainsburys were actually very good about it, immediately admitted it, (lots of people affected over 2 hour period that evening) they were very keen to pay all flush out/repair costs, any associated costs even hire vehicle etc if necessary, wanted it all quietly smoothed over asap. Must have cost a small fortune overall. Still, I got my mum her 00000000.2p worth of nectar points!

That's interesting. I do have a fairly local co-op branded petrol station. It might not be the exact same blends as Texaco though. Maybe I'll test it soon.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 Excellent set of videos. It would be interesting to see if these fuels are changing drastically due to Ukraine etc.

I'd take a look on the Esso website and maybe reach out to them. When I last tested Esso it was very low.

I tried it in mine yesterday for the first time and it was great. I was previously using Esso 99. Let me know how it goes if you do 👍🏻

It's amazing how many people say their cars go so much better on E5. It would be interesting to see how much extra milage you're getting.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 If I get the chance I'll run a little experiment and let you know.

You're welcome 👍🏻 Yes I think it could be what Texaco are boosting the octane with. I'll certainly be trying Texaco come the spring and I'll report on how it performs as my car is really fussy on fuel. My next choice would be Gulf, which is only down to price.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 I now use BP my way. My car is also fussy and can't use E10 anyway. It seems to perform really well even though BP is only 97 octane. It's also cheaper than Esso which is really expensive. If I come across Gulf or Texaco I'll try them.

Seen as a few have asked, I'll make sure I include Jet in the next tests 😉

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I second this

I would absolutely use the best fuel you can if you plan on keeping it long term and want the best from it.

I'm glad you like them. The E10's could be very interesting when I test those.

Yes I think Shell E5 is a con. It's very expensive yet it has 2.5% ethanol. Daylight robbery.

Prices are all over at the moment aren't they. Have you noticed any differencebegweeb the two?? They both tested well.

​@@thefuelreviewer7451 Doubtful i will notice the difference. I didn't notice changing regular petrol to BP ultimate. I just did it to clean the engine and for no ethanol.

Haha that is expensive. Just tried it in my car and it's really good stuff.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 my fuel capacity is 94 litre, it would probably be cheaper to use BP Ultimate with a Octane booster to take the 97 to 99. Great videos BTW

@@rrp1985 be cheaper to use premium vodka...

Yeah, if you don't mind the ethanol then it's definitely good value.

That's a great idea. I'll have a look on eBay and get some ordered.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 Awesome, will be very interested to see, used to live in UK, now in France, E10 has been sold here for a few years, you can even get E85 to run in converted or flex fuel vehicles but horrible mpg negates a big chunk of savings, lpg much better option for conversion, local machinery dealer has a big sign telling people not to use E10 in either 2 or 4 stroke engines. Had a 2007 E10 safe octavia tfsi, did many trips between UK and France, used both, more miles from a tank of ethanol free or E5 every time. Not 100% scientific but very similar conditions, same journey etc. Ethanol free 95 and super unleaded still widely available here, most people with older or classic cars and pretty much all motorcyclists avoid E10. Not all diesel is the same either but that's another story!

I guess we'll find out over time as I keep reviewing them. Some brands do state they have zero ethanol in certain areas, so I presume ethanol is something fuel companies can optionally add in with other ingredients as they blend it into their own product.

Welcome aboard 👍🏻 I feel the same about using fuel with ethanol in it. It's just a way of culling cars and bikes off. The stuff is terrible, especially for older vehicles where it all settles at the bottom of the tank. I've done the E10 filming, just need to edit it which I'll do this week. That's produced some interesting results.

What fiesta is it? They might say they are compatible with E10, but the amount of people who comment with pretty new vehicles (Including hybrids) saying their car runs poor on E10 is crazy.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 I really hate E10, but unfortunately E5 is even more expensive which in the age of high fuel prices is unaffordable. The only E10 which seemed ok was BP

Do you have an ecoboost Fiesta? Have you tried Texaco 99? That stuff is really good. My personal opinion is that E10 will deliberately prematurely ruin vehicles to take them off the road.

ethanol is highly corrosive to things like silicone or rubber fuel lines, rubber seals, gaskets, petrol tanks, fuel injectors, etc. It is also hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs moisture from wherever it encounters it, including from the atmosphere. This is BAD for engines. Ethanol is 33% LESS efficient than gasoline, which for E10 means that the net efficiency is down 4-7% against using pure gasoline. It burns cooler. Per volume, it does not produce anywhere near the same amount of power as burning gasoline in the same engine (for comparisons, use EITHER an engine rated at Euro 4 or 5 petrol, which can use 92 octane or better fuel (E5 or boosted E10), or an older, carbureted engine that HAS NOT been specifically REtuned to burn ethanol (actually probably shouldn't try that, you WILL destroy the engine trying to burn ethanol in it)). I'd rather not have to fork out on engine repairs because some zealot wants to fuck up my mileage AND break my bike in the name of some delusional green agenda that in fact INCREASES the net carbon footprint to produce over pumping oil out of the ground and distilling it. If and when I can, I buy E0 or E5. My bike is NEVER getting forcefed E10.

I thought about adding the locations on. Not sure if that's a good idea or not though.

That's what I've found fuels with less ethanol are like compared to one's with more ethanol. The engines are much happier with less ethanol. I've got a few bikes and a couple of Turbo cars. The cars are much more fussy on fuel than say my ZX10R is.

I know it's scary isn't it. The first one I did was V power last summer.

Esso is currently £1.599 a litre here in Bristol (May 2023)

That's great news. I tried Tesco, Shell and Esso last year (Esso being the best) in my car but I'll be trying Texaco in my own car 👍🏻

It was exactly the same for me too.

I've tested all the decent ones and I can honestly say I found Texaco 99 is by far the best. My car pulls far harder on it right through the rev range. Failing that we'd need a dyno day 😉

I've not tested that one. I would, but it's quite a way away and I don't have a card.

Agreed Jake. Mimicked this chap’s method just yesterday

Haha yeah that's what you want. If it's raising up then id give it a swerve 👍🏻

No, thankfully not. E5 means it can have a maximum of 5% ethanol. E10 is 10%. There's various ways they can boost octane without using ethanol.

Oh no, where abouts are you?

@@thefuelreviewer7451 hereford

Thanks Alex. I'll wait to see what happens 👍🏻

Wow, your petrol is really cheap. Ours is £1.80 (some places even higher) a litre for good stuff now. That's Texaco E5 with 0 ethanol and 99 octane. I run that in my JDM WRX STI Spec C Type RA. Anyway, thanks for the comment and I hope you enjoy watching the films 👍🏻

@@thefuelreviewer7451 . Fuel prices have to be kept lower by the Government or the country would come to a stand still ! Commercial vehicles over 3 tonne can claim a rebate on diesel used . The government also recently reduce the duty on petrol by 22 cents a litre due to the high world price . They may have done it because we are about to have an election . Although our petrol is comparatively cheap , you have to consider the long distances we often travel and thus need bigger engines . As a car buff you would appreciate the Holden ( HSV ) 6.0 307kw Commodore in the garage out the back . Sadly it's not mine . I'm planning a trip back to Perth from Sydney 4000k (2500 miles ) via Melbourne 1000 k .

Yeah the Holden is a cool car. We had some over here that were badged as Vauxhall VXR8. That drive to Perth sounds good. I went to Australia back in November/December 2012 and loved it. Flew to Perth and stayed there for a week, then flew to Sydney and picked up a motorhome and drove up to the sunshine Coast (making stops along the way). Absolutely loved it in Australia 👍🏻

@@thefuelreviewer7451 stay safe m8 .

You too👍🏻

Do you mean the octane booster or just normal Redex?

@@thefuelreviewer7451 normal redex I. Brought 4 bottles of redex at Tesco as on the Clubcard offer it was 2 pound a bottle

@@ffsitsjon9389 I'm no expert on Redex, but it's not something I'd personally use. The last time I did was in an old bike about 25 years ago. I wondered if I would feel any benefit but the engine died during the test. I'm not blaming the Redex but since then I've never dared to touch it again haha.

Sorry, it does say on the thumb nail, start of the video and during the video that it's based on ethanol content, octane rating and price. You must have missed that bit but I'll try to make it more obvious next time. Also this was a general review after I'd done each brand individually.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 let me rephrase..how.. how does mixing water with petrol determine the ethanol content.. the price and octane ratings are not what eludes me.. hence the question 'what are you looking for..' that's the part I must've missed in the thumbnail, as well as both at the start of the video and during the video..

Ah I see what you mean and that's handy feedback. I did explain it in my earlier videos and maybe I've not been clear enough. The ethanol is attracted to the water, so I always start with 20mm of water and add 200ml of fuel to that. Each mark on the measuring jug is 5ml, so if it's starting at 20ml and the blue water goes to 25ml, that's 2.5% ethanol content.

There's no petrol shortage where I am??

Do your local Tesco and Sainsbury's not sell E5? Saying that, Tesco hasn't done too well on this week's test.

@@thefuelreviewer7451 All the main supermarkets in Mansfield have stopped selling E5, I've asked at them all has to why and have not recieved a proper answer, I can only presume they make more money off E10, I have to seek out Esso and Shell even if it means travelling.

Haha I know the feeling.