I want to know why everything says, including the government, that this fuel can be ran in ALL vechicles. I just had a 1991 explorer in the shop. It has ethanol related problems. This is from a certified tech.
2007-01-02 05:30:46 · 8 answers · asked by lmatt64098 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I would like to know this because my 1991 explorer just had to have a fuel pump do to 87 octane with the 10% ethanol blend. Why does the government lie and others about how this fuel is so great and any car or truck, no matter the age, can run on it?
2007-01-02 09:20:29 · update #1
After we replaced the pump, sucked ALL the gas out, put in fuel that DID NOT CONTAIN ethanol, it ran fine. Just yesterday, i HAD to put in the 10% blend, and it ran horrible. It is vapor locking with the ethanol blend. I am looking into a lawsuite for false adverstising.
2007-01-04 04:19:02 · update #2
To my knowledge it can only be used in newer vehicles designated for E85. I see articles all the time stating new vehicles will be able to use this fuel.
My point being, I thought it was common knowledge older vehicles weren't equipped to run E85.
Your goof for not getting complete/accurate information.
2007-01-02 06:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could your tech have a predjudice with ethanol in gasoline? In my area of Indiana ALL gasoline is formulated with 10% ethanol because of a clean water act at state level. The 10% ethanol formulation is called "gasohol" or "oxygenated" fuel and ALL auto manufacturers have built vehicles to accept this fuel since the early 1980's. If you try to put e85 in a vehicle that is not equipped to accept it you will run into LOTS of issues. Also using gas additives that use methanol (STP,HEET) can cause corrosion on metal and deteriorate plastic parts. Was your fuel pump just due to go bad? It does happen on a 15 year old vehicle sometimes.
2007-01-03 10:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by gittit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think depending on the percentage of ethanol to gasoline we are talking about, everyone can be correct. Most pump gasoline in the US today contains about 10% ethanol. Modern engines can easily run on up to 15% without any trouble. The confusion probably arose regarding the use of "E85" (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) in vehicles not designed for it. Due to ethanol's corrosive properties and its lower energy release, modifications to run on this fuel are necessary. Considering the varying number of fuels and power plants today, anyone could be confused.
2007-01-02 14:38:00 · answer #3 · answered by db79300 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not a mechanic but when I recently bought a used car I had it checked by my mechanic. I follow his advise on oil, etc... So when I asked about ethanol he said - you have to modify the engine - I said --sounds expensive. His answer was then don't use ethanol - as to do so without modifing could be real expensive. My advise to you would be to check with a mehanic BEFORE trying something new - could save you money in the long run...
Ethanol engines and efficiency
Current ethanol engines are " mildly modified " gasoline engines with a "few adjustments required" to operate reliably, such as the use of various seals made of special compounds to overcome the corrosive effect the alcohol content of the ethanol fuel. Vehicles using may use these ethanol engines, or mixed gasoline/ethanol engines, which are often referred to as "Flex-Fuel" in the marketplace.
Since ethanol-powered engines were phased out in favor of flexible fuel vehicles, the lower compression rate requires tunings that give the same output when using either gasoline or hydrated ethanol. For example, a 2006/2007 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Total Flex tops 101 HP when running on gas, or 103 HP with ethanol.[22]
Higher compression rates would allow for dramatically increased power output (this is the arrangement now used in "Indy" racing cars). For maximum use of ethanol's benefits, a compression ratio of nearly 15:1 should be used -- which would render that engine unsuitable for gasoline usage. When ethanol fuel availability increases to the point where high-compression ethanol-only vehicles are practical, the fuel efficiency of such engines should be the same or greater than current gasoline engines.
2007-01-02 13:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by Akkita 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what the problem is is that they dont tell u everything like once u use it in a older unit that it cleans the system out and plugs up the fuel filters and pumps also that after u use it u should always use it and that u may need to retune ur engine for a higher octane fuel ya they tell u its better but they never tell u it may cause problems there making u spend ur hard earded money 4 what personally ill never us it again unless theres no way out
2007-01-02 13:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by drvshaftdrew 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can be ran through all vehicles. Some just don't handle it well.
My grandparents had a early 90s pontiac 6000 that couldn't run it. So what did they do? they didn't use ethanol. I am talking about the E-10 unleaded, not E-85
2007-01-02 13:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ron Porkmore 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ethanol will kill your car until the car companies start making all lines that use to be rubber and all gaskets that use to be rubber out of some sort of super component it will keep killing cars
2007-01-02 13:39:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
i dont know y they all lie, im right with u here. the government shouldnt say that, it is not true.
2007-01-02 13:34:54 · answer #8 · answered by Harshil 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋