Canadian Tire premium now with ethanol

AxeZ06 said:
Shell 91/93 is all that's left with 0% corn.
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Co-op 91 has no ethanol in their 91 and no plans to change that at this time (at least in Alberta). Alberta requires a minimum annual volume average of 5% renewable alcohol in gasoline and 2% renewable diesel in diesel fuel sold in Alberta by fuel suppliers. Co-op offers three fuel grades. 87, 89 and 91. Adding10% in their 87 grade and 5% in their 89 grade allows Co-op to sell ethanol free 91 grade and still meet the regulated minimum volume average.
 
In Ontario, Imperial Oil (Esso) supplies most of the CTC fuel. All of their grades may contain up to 10% ethanol. It's a broad claim, and the chances of ethanol in higher octane fuel is lower. But in Ontario, there is an industry push to go that route.

I run 94 if it's available, or 91 if not. I don't worry about it too much if I'm driving the car regularly. Come winter when the car is parked, I use Shell with fuel stabilizer. I have made the mistake of leaving some of my carb toys sit too long with crappy gas, and it gummed it up...bad...real bad.
 
It’s been quite a while since Canadian tire stopped caring no ethanol In higher grade . I always by 94 when that happened . Some of my gas powered tools do not like ethanol that’s when I found out during the winter . I Begin questioning it back then i found out they switched .
 
poodlemqn said:
SeaFoam vs octane booster
With these new realities, what will give better performance?
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SeaFoam combats the damage ethanol does to plastic and rubber parts. AFAIK Octane boosters are virtually useless. The amount of octane it adds is miniscule.
 
I have been looking at fuel stabilizers that specifically address ethanol. I could not find anything about Sea Foam addressing ethanol. The ethanol treatment CRC Phase Guard 4 is available at Can. Tire and looks like the lowest cost for gas treatment per litre. Does anyone else have a lower cost treatment for ethanol?
 
GM MUSL said:
I have been looking at fuel stabilizers that specifically address ethanol. I could not find anything about Sea Foam addressing ethanol. The ethanol treatment CRC Phase Guard 4 is available at Can. Tire and looks like the lowest cost for gas treatment per litre. Does anyone else have a lower cost treatment for ethanol?
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While some products (Seafoam in particular) do not directly address Ethanol, they do remove the gums caused by Ethanol.
 
GM MUSL said:
I have been looking at fuel stabilizers that specifically address ethanol. I could not find anything about Sea Foam addressing ethanol. The ethanol treatment CRC Phase Guard 4 is available at Can. Tire and looks like the lowest cost for gas treatment per litre. Does anyone else have a lower cost treatment for ethanol?
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Fuel Additives to prevent ethanol damage are easily available at stores catering to the marine industry, at least when I go to the USA they are so maybe marine stores carry it in Canada as well, maybe worth looking into them
 
Rruuff Day said:
Maybe in Ontario....lol
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It's a Canadian law. Last time I checked Alberta was in Canada, though I could be wrong since they won't share their oil! :p
 
Murray20c8 said:
Ain't gonna be long before that's totally unavailable.
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I have been following ethanol content in fuel since my karting days and as of today Shell 91 is still free of the corn by-product.

I stopped using any 94 octane fuels in the 2000's due the 94 having the highest at 10% per volume of all the fuels. My motocross and karting engine builders also warned me against using the 94 and any Petro Canada/Husky/Sunoco products. All grades of these gas will contain some level of ethanol.



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WIN: Ministry Not Moving Forward With 15-20% Increase Ethanol Content in Fuels in 2022 | NOTO

WIN: Ministry Not Moving Forward With 15-20% Increase Ethanol Content in Fuels in 2022 As a follow up to an article we presented in our March 26th NOTO update, NOTO is pleased to share that our coordinated efforts with the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and other recreational...
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HappyCamper said:
I have been following ethanol content in fuel since my karting days and as of today Shell 91 is still free of the corn by-product.

I stopped using any 94 octane fuels in the 2000's due the 94 having the highest at 10% per volume of all the fuels. My motocross and karting engine builders also warned me against using the 94 and any Petro Canada/Husky/Sunoco products. All grades of these gas will contain some level of ethanol.



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WIN: Ministry Not Moving Forward With 15-20% Increase Ethanol Content in Fuels in 2022 | NOTO

WIN: Ministry Not Moving Forward With 15-20% Increase Ethanol Content in Fuels in 2022 As a follow up to an article we presented in our March 26th NOTO update, NOTO is pleased to share that our coordinated efforts with the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and other recreational...
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That was from April, but good news if true. However, according to Canadian tire it is (or will be) law so for now no more Canadian tire gas for me. Thanks for posting.
 
Murray20c8 said:
It's a Canadian law. Last time I checked Alberta was in Canada, though I could be wrong since they won't share their oil! :p
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Bill C68 was a Canadian law as well (albeit short lived). Alberta ignored that too.
As for our oil, let the tears continue to flow or let us build another pipeline... We would love to sell oil to the rest of Canada. :p:p:p
 
Here's a viewpoint from the driving.ca website by:
David Booth
Publishing date:
Oct 11, 2019 • June 10, 2022
For those of you looking for safeguards against the ravages of ethanol-blended gasoline, there are a number of precautions you can take. The first is that you can simply avoid it in the first place. According to Dan McTeague, a noted petroleum analyst, Shell and Esso 91 are both ethanol free. [UPDATE: Chevron notes on its website that in some locations in Canada, its Supreme Plus 94 Octane fuel is also ethanol-free, as of 2022. —Ed.] All other grades from the companies have some ethanol content, but the mid-grade blend is pure gas, which means it not only corrodes less than ethanol blends, but is less likely to deteriorate when stored.

Does higher octane gas have less ethanol?​

Don’t be misled into thinking higher octane gas contains less ethanol. In fact, it has more! The octane rating of pure ethanol is 100, but when it’s blended with gasoline, it performs as if it’s 112. In other words, higher-octane blends — Petro Canada’s 94 and Esso’s 93 — use more ethanol, not less.

Winter storage​

For those storing their vehicles for the winter, specialty gasoline makers — yes, there are boutique gasoline manufacturers! — offer ethanol-free formulations specifically tailored for a long shelf life (as much as two years). For those on a budget, a trip down to Canadian Tire for some fuel stabilizer is usually good enough to preserve your pump gas — use that Shell and Esso 91 stuff — over the winter.
 

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