i've been reading that it sucks at mpg and is more expensive. In indiana the gas is at 3.15/g and ethanol is 2.99/g. soooo ethanol is cheaper. and my car currently has unleaded gas in it but its ethanol compatiable (ford taurus 00) can i fill the rest of the tank up with ethanol? will it cause a prob?!
2006-07-21 21:16:21 · 10 answers · asked by Ireney Weeney Beany Poo 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
It's more expensive to produce and actually consumes more gasoline to produce.
The gas companies are deliberately under pricing it to sway Americans from the idea of Bio-diesel, which could actually SAVE the Environment AND costs a whole lot less...but if we all switched to Bio-diesel the oil companies would loose HUGE BUCKS!!
2006-07-21 21:20:50 · answer #1 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the last poster: Then I must be full of it cause I work on them everyday and have to know this:
If it definitely is E85 compatible (should say on the gas door and research on the net with the vin number) .. then yep you can fill the tank with E85... Ford uses sensors to calculate the amount of ethanol in the fuel and adjust from there (the sensor on the 00 should be on the right front strut and has two lines to it with an electrical outlet).. so any mixture up to 85% (hince the E85) is cool.
Ford has been building E85 vehicles for years but most were not known as the only way to know would be little stickers that most didn't even notice (Like a green leaf near a road on most of the rangers and some tauruses)... ONLY some are flex fuel and needs research to make sure it's flex fuel first!!!!
Those not Flex fuel equipped are able to run on the 10% with no problems (as more etheanol tends to eat rubbers and cause check engine lights)
2006-07-22 08:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gasohol will work fine up to 10% in any domestic car.
To use the 85% your car must be configured properly.
Ethynol will not burn dirty or inefficiently. It will increase
octane rating slightly. Mileage should be down slightly.
Whether you can measure the difference depends on how
accurately you do your figures. The reason for that is that
alchohol has about 1/2 the BTUs per volume than gasoline.
Go ahead w/ any 10% you wish to use. It's mandated here
in MN and I think IA as well, and nobody has had any problems
with it. And that's the bottom line. Anyone who says differently
is full of ****. And Bio-diesel is for diesel engines, not gasoline
engines. Also, I checked w/ our local Ford dealerships' service
manager and he reported that there have been ZERO problems
resulting from the use of E-85. That's ZERO as in "none".
2006-07-22 03:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by belate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your car is already compatible, it would be recommended to run as much of the unleaded out of the tank first. You will see a slight difference in fuel mileage. Probable 10% reduction, but the cost is less, so you may actually be saving money in the long run. You could try the ethanol for a week or so. see what your fuel mileage is and then decide if that is the way to go.
2006-07-22 02:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by georgiadawgs45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vehicles need 2 b converted because the fuel lines - rubber hoses etc will NOT last ! 2 much ethanol will mess up an engine & U don't know what blend of gas to ethanol U are getting !!! YES Bio-Diesel the way to go.
2006-07-22 00:37:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ethanol is a political manuever. The only reason it is on the same spectrum on gasoline is because congress has deemed it fit to waste money by subsidizing it. We cannot produce ethanol efficiently and it requires more energy to produce it then it gives off. I agree with the above posters mentioning bio-diesel. If your vehicle can use that fuel, I am all for it. If you are still deciding between ethanol and traditional gasoline, I would choose petroleum simply to keep your mileage up.
2006-07-24 11:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My ranger is e85 compatible. I lose 2 mpg with ethanol, and gain in power and throttle response. You can run any mixture of e85 and gas in your taurus without any problems. It is about the same price as gas here. Funny how every time gas goes up 10 cents, so does e85. I'm sure production costs, demand, price gouging, etc. affect the price somewhat.
Check out the price in Illinois...
http://www.illinoisgreenfleets.org/price-registry/view.php
2006-07-23 05:36:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if yours is E85 compatible i would use it right away you dont have to empty your tank of gasoline it should mix fine but you will lose a little of your mpg's... but you will have more H.P.! and to some other comments posted for ethanol there are multiple plants in construction/ in operation that are self seficiant that uses ethanol to make ethanol which is not using more gasoline to produce... don't be stupid!!!
2006-07-25 06:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by rob w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right.
It sucks at MPG, is more expensive and does mess up fuel lines/engines, etc. It takes fertilizer(crude oil) to manufacture so why is it better? I've read where you can run off a batch of homemade biofuel yourself (smell like McFries)and it does'nt hurt anything.
2006-07-23 05:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by randyrich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethanol is simply grain alcohol...moonshine. Sure it will burn but it does not burn very efficiently, nor does it burn very clean. Ethanol is not the answer and the hype is killing me!
2006-07-21 21:23:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋