2007-05-09 02:43:34 · 4 answers · asked by scalpingknife 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
As long as the fuel meets the required octane rating then yes.
But its not recommended in the long run. For one thing, ethanol is hygrogospic, which means it absorbs water from the air. Your fuel tank is not designed to handle biofuel so the longer the fuel sits in the tank, the more water it absorbs from the air. Second, biofuel has some corrosive properties to some older alloys and rubber parts and gaskets. If used regularly, these parts may corrode or wear away faster. But then it will take a really long time for that to happen. So once in a while is ok. No harm done if used occasionally.
2007-05-09 03:38:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tom C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The BIGGEST problem is that gasoline is dielectric and E85 isn't so it conducts electricity. Gasoline fuel pumps unless specificly rated for alcohol have open electrical contacts that are covered in gasoline all the time to cool the pump and such. The alcohol will short out the fuel pump so it works much less efficiently or not at all. Fuel injectors also suffer from this.
Most fuel systems after 96 are decent enough to handle an alchohol blend and the engine doesn't really care either way it just won't perform as well or get decent mileage since the octane rating of e85 is up near or past 100; it's the fuel pump that causes most of the problem.
2007-05-09 03:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by David J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GM made two types of Vehicles that were E85 compatiable back in 2000.
The 2.2L Chevrolet S-10 and it's sister truck the 2.2L Sonoma Pickup.
Ford has been making E85 compatiable vehicles since 1995.
For a full list of E-85 compatiable vehicles check out this link:
http://www.lungil.org/pdf/E85Cars.pdf
2007-05-09 03:33:35 · answer #3 · answered by hsueh010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no no non no non no no no no n o
2007-05-09 02:55:56 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋