NPD 95 unleaded: does it contain ethanol?

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#293230 7-Jan-2022 20:38

I'm heading from Wanaka to Hanmer with an overnight in Franz Josef.

After Wanaka the first proper petrol stations are in Hokitika. That is the very limit of the bike's range so I may have to use the NPD in Fox.

The bike isn't supposed to have fuel cut with ethanol used in it. However I can't find anything that tells me whether NPD 95 has it in.

Does anyone know?

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#2845020 7-Jan-2022 20:40

I believe Gull is the only company that uses Ethanol, their 98 is E10

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#2845022 7-Jan-2022 20:45

No but they might put some soot forming chemicals to achieve the octane. I know they do that with 100 but I'm not sure about 95 didn't research

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#2845023 7-Jan-2022 20:47

There is no mention of it in their MSDS, in comparison with the MSDS from BP for their Regular Unleaded petrol with 10% ethanol - I'd be confident in the fact it will be fine in your machine.

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#2845025 7-Jan-2022 20:57

Ok, thanks everyone!

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#2845027 7-Jan-2022 21:28

Ge0rge:

There is no mention of it in their MSDS, in comparison with the MSDS from BP for their Regular Unleaded petrol with 10% ethanol - I'd be confident in the fact it will be fine in your machine.

Which MSDS are you looking at for BP, the ones for NZ state <1% ethanol content.

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#2845030 7-Jan-2022 21:30

Used the one from BP Aussie to compare fuel with and fuel without - I'm not a chemist 😁

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#2849745 13-Jan-2022 11:26

https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/data-sheets/regular-unleaded-petrol.pdf

where does it say 10% ethanol?

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#2849926 13-Jan-2022 12:59

703:
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/data-sheets/regular-unleaded-petrol.pdf

where does it say 10% ethanol?

It doesn't. You've gone off course. OP Asking about npd 95. Which was later compared to .au bp 91 WITH 10 %. Which is a 3rd product there. Where it was noted.
Bringing them to conclusion if npds had it, it would be specified.

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#2850275 13-Jan-2022 18:29

I did use it and the bike seems fine.

I noted that BP have a habit of skipping 95 altogether and offering only 91 and 98 at many locations.

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#2850276 13-Jan-2022 18:38

Geektastic: I did use it and the bike seems fine.

I noted that BP have a habit of skipping 95 altogether and offering only 91 and 98 at many locations.

Fairly common across chc and the 03. Catches a few out. Use to be able to tell by the price boards then standardised.

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#2850279 13-Jan-2022 19:30

Oblivian:
703:

https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/data-sheets/regular-unleaded-petrol.pdf

where does it say 10% ethanol?

It doesn't. You've gone off course. OP Asking about npd 95. Which was later compared to .au bp 91 WITH 10 %. Which is a 3rd product there. Where it was noted.
Bringing them to conclusion if npds had it, it would be specified.

I wasn't responding to the OP. But the post above.

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#2850286 13-Jan-2022 19:53

703:
I wasn't responding to the OP. But the post above.

The 'one above' without any particular quote, encompass the entire thread? Given the 'one above' your replying specifically doesn't mention ethanol wording at all.

Used the one from BP Aussie to compare fuel with and fuel without - I'm not a chemist 😁

Referring to the fuels that are E10. And posts preceeding showing if it is fuel with ethanol. The safety data sheets show it. And NPDs do not. So likely won't contain any.

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#2850313 13-Jan-2022 22:00

Oblivian:
Geektastic: I did use it and the bike seems fine.

I noted that BP have a habit of skipping 95 altogether and offering only 91 and 98 at many locations.

Fairly common across chc and the 03. Catches a few out. Use to be able to tell by the price boards then standardised.

I noted a few weeks ago, on the subject of price boards, that the BP in Martinborough which has never had one all of a sudden did - forced by recent rule changes I think.

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#2850325 14-Jan-2022 00:14

Geektastic: I did use it and the bike seems fine.

I noted that BP have a habit of skipping 95 altogether and offering only 91 and 98 at many locations.

Yeah that's really annoying, for a while it left only Z and an overpriced challange that became a caltex but was still a ripoff around here with 95, so Z could basically do what they wanted with the price so long as it was less than 98 from the actual fuel companies. One of the BPs relented and started to do 95 because everyone complained about the 98 price which is not needed for most cars.

Still so few offer all 3 grades. Its a ripoff for fuel on the shore compared to south auckland with their NPD there selling 100 for less than 95 costs on the shore.

I am dreading if NZ does that backwards stupid thing the UK has done with forcing ethenol in fuel, but they seem to be intent in killing off cars over there so I guess thats just another way they're achieving it, all while costing people even more along the way.

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#2850326 14-Jan-2022 00:20

No it doesnt. I use 95 in my Can Am Spyder

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