[BMW //MPOWER]

Originally Posted by Ninja333

does BP Ultimate, mobil 8000 and caltex vortex contain ethanol?

I believe they all contain some ethanol, i.e. around 1-3% or so. They don't need to specify if there is less than 5% ethanol in the petrol. If you look up the contents of most of the abovementioned fuels they all specify that they contain various detergents & so on, which i'd bet the house on are ethanol, as that is a key property of ethanol.
Mobil also specify that that Mobil 8000 can cause seal degredation in older cars which is something ethanol does.

Ethanol content in fuel, tends to increase the RON, reduces emissions, reduces fuel efficiency and has no side effects on the engine or anything like the scare campaigns that were previous run in australia claim. The only effect ethanol will have, can be seen only in older cars where it will harden (& degrade) the seals.

FYI - Most injector cleaners & Octane boosters, i.e. Wynns spitfire & alike are nothing but 99% ethanol.

[KingClifton]

FWIW premium fuels seem on their way up - article in one of the Fairfax press about the oil companies charging a higher premium for premium fuels to try and claw back some of the lower margins on ULP.

Can confirm this with Shell PULP jumping 3cpl overnight in SA at multiple outlets.

[MFKN3]

Bastards!!! I thought I was paying like 15-20c more per litre than regular the other day! We are all being ripped off. There is enough oil to last us another 500 years at 10c per litre!!!