# 'BP Gas' has 10% Ethanol in their GAS **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines, honda, accord\ **Created:** [October 17, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409 "2023-10-17T02:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/1 "2023-10-17T02:39:27Z")
So I was at BP Gas station the other day & there was a sign: “May Contain Up To 10% Ethanol”. Read that Ethanol is not good for the Engine. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/2 "2023-10-17T03:09:36Z")
Modern engines are designed to run on E10. And some E80. Not so much with older engines. Tester ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/3 "2023-10-17T03:32:54Z")
I’ve avoided bp for going on 20 years. Just got a bad rap for a while and if I’m traveling dont want fuel problems. Co op stations also blend the ethanol but never had a problem with them. In some of the farm states like Iowa though you have to watch the labels on the pump pretty close or you’ll get a lot more ethanol than you bargain for. I prefer the non oxy though. ---
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/4 "2023-10-17T03:36:38Z")
Hi Tester, Please define “Modern Engine” that you speak of. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/5 "2023-10-17T03:38:24Z")
Hi Bing, “Co op” that you speak of, where is that? I’m in New Jersey & haven’t seen that. What do you thing about Exxon?? I’ve heard it’s a good gas station. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/6 "2023-10-17T03:43:38Z")
Ethanol in itself is very corrosive. Modern engines have fuel systems with components that can handle the corrosive nature of ethanol gas. Tester ---
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/7 "2023-10-17T03:49:26Z")
Tester, Would you consider a 2018 Honda Accord a ‘Modern Engine’ ? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/8 "2023-10-17T03:53:13Z")
Any engine built since 2001 is designed to operate on E10 gasoline. Tesrer ---
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/9 "2023-10-17T03:54:25Z")
Tester, Thanks for info. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/10 "2023-10-17T03:57:43Z")
> [@PatSmith](#): > > May Contain Up To 10% Ethanol”. Is this news to you? The state where I live has required 10% ethanol in pump gas since 2006. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/11 "2023-10-17T04:00:11Z")
And the state I live in mandated E10 gasoline in 1993. Tester ---
**Author:** ![PatSmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/patsmith/32/8256_2.png) [@PatSmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PatSmith)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/12 "2023-10-17T04:04:29Z")
Tester, What State are you in? I m in New Jersey. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/13 "2023-10-17T04:10:28Z")
> **[Ethanol in Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Agriculture](https://www.mda.state.mn.us/environment-sustainability/ethanol-minnesota)** > > Minnesota is a national leader in ethanol policy and development. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/14 "2023-10-17T05:48:49Z")
Up nort in MN where I am for da boat, premium is available non oxygenated. Have not seen a pump other than the premium that did not have the may contain 10% in decades. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/15 "2023-10-17T07:33:23Z")
In town I buy all my gas from Exxon Mobil. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/16 "2023-10-17T10:33:57Z")
> [@PatSmith](#): > > So I was at BP Gas station the other day & there was a sign: “May Contain Up To 10% Ethanol” Hi Pat: Could you list the gas station brands you use that do not use “up to 10% Ethanol”? I ask that due to how common it is to see 10% in use. According to one of the US government publications on this: "More than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains up to 10% ethanol " `https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_blends.html` ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/17 "2023-10-17T12:15:57Z")
I’d bet that around 95% of road taxed gasoline sold is 10% ethanol, it’s been that way for a decade or two. Chances are you’ve been filling up with E10 without being aware of it for sometime now. ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/18 "2023-10-17T12:18:25Z")
I believe New Jersey switched from MTBE (bad for the environment) to 10% ethanol in the mid-2000s. My 2000 Blazer’s mpg took a hit at the time. Never had any issues with my cars, including a 1993 Caprice. Ed B. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/19 "2023-10-17T12:49:42Z")
> [@edb1961](#): > > I believe New Jersey switched from MTBE (bad for the environment) to 10% ethanol in the mid-2000s IIRC, when NJ banned the use of MTBE, they allowed **up to** 10% ethanol in the gas. Exactly how much ethanol is blended into any specific brand of gas is apparently not possible to know, but it can’t exceed 10%, to the best of my recollection. The sign that the OP recently observed has been posted on all gas pumps in NJ for many years, and I submit that the OP just noticed the sign for the first time when she looked at the BP pump. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409/20 "2023-10-17T14:27:34Z")
The federal government mandated that all gasoline contain at least 10% ethanol in 2005. Tester [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bp-gas-has-10-ethanol-in-their-gas/193409.md?page=2)