An official with the Phuket Energy Office told The Phuket News, “Phuket has already stopped receiving supplies of gasoline 91.”
Some places may still be able to supply gasoline 91, she explained, but only until their existing stocks run out. Three types of gasohol are already available. These are E10 (a 90 per cent-10 per cent gasoline-ethanol mix), sold as gasohol 95 or gasohol 91; E20, an 80-20 gasoline-ethanol mix; and E85, which contains just 15 per cent gasoline and 85 per cent ethanol
The Phuket Energy Office has lined up students to adjust or convert vehicles that are not able to handle the gasohol fuel. Vehicle owners must pay for any conversion equipment installed, but tuning and fitting will be done free at Phuket College of Technology up until April 24. It will be open on weekdays from 8.30am to 4.30pm. (View the location here).
Owners of such vehicles must bring along ID card/passport and driver’s licence and a copy of the vehicle registration document. The students will carry out four adjustments: tuning the engine to handle E10, cleaning the carburetor, changing the engine oil and changing the oil filter. Any parts such as new jets must be paid for by the owner.
In general, cars manufactured after 1995 should be able to handle gasohol 91 and 95; cars made after 2008, and eco-cars, should be able to run on E20 gasohol, while Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) should be able to run on E85 gasohol.
Motorbikes with four-stroke engines manufactured in 2000 or after should run on gasohol 91 and 95; and four-stroke motorbikes made in 2009 or after should run well on E20 gasohol.
Farm vehicles with four-stroke engines should run fine on gasohol 91 or 95.