I know some cars/trucks never got labeled for it and were just a reason for car companys to get tax refunds.
2007-06-20 16:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by coreboy7 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
I read somewhere that it is a tax refund for the car makers, they put the flex fuel systems in for a tax refund. And as for on the cap, i dont see a symbol their. I know when i bought it i looked at the 4runner and that had a symbol for it. I was told some dont show it but i assumed most models have it now.
2007-06-20 16:33:33 · update #1
No-2006 Explorers/Mountaineers are/were NOT flex-fuel vehicles.
2002-3-4-5 with the 4.0 liter V6 were factory equipped as FFVs. IF the 8th character of the vin is a "K" it IS a FFV
If the 8th character is NOT "K" then it is not a ffv.
Here is a list of all the Ford vehicles that have been produced as FFVs
http://www.e85fuel.com/information/ford.php
Mercury list:
http://www.e85fuel.com/information/mercury.php
Mazda list (same as Ford Ranger)
http://www.e85fuel.com/information/mazda.php
Now just because it's on the lists doesn't mean it's automatically a FFV....there will be a sticker on the INSIDE of the Fuel Filler Door (not the gas cap!) that will say that it can use E85 , or Ethanol fuel
The 8th character (engine code) of the vin also tells which ones are.
Taurus/Sable FFVs use engine code "2"
Explorer/Mountaineer FFVs use engine code "K"
Ranger/B3000 (mazda) FFV's use engine code "V"
and all 2007 FoMoCo FFVs (Town Car, Crown Victoria, F150) use engine code "V"
*****i know that's more info than U wanted, but sorry i get carried away sometimes....my nickname (Ethol) is actually a contraction for the word ethanol*****
As for the tax credits ?
YES there are federal tax incentives for a FFV ONLY if you buy it as a BRAND NEW vehicle.
AND many states offer incentives as well !
EDIT:
and btw...the 4Runner has NEVER been produced as a FFV
here are all the FFVs on American roads to date:
http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/FFVlist2007.pdf
2007-06-20 17:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ford Explorer Flex Fuel
2016-11-14 08:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by hatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Explorers are Flex Fuel...check the manual to be sure. There is no tax credit for Flex fuel vehicles to my knowledge...just hybrids.
2007-06-20 16:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe, the fastest way to tell is to look inside the fuel filler door, if it says ulnlead fuel it isn't a flex fuel engine, if it say alcohol fuels it is a flex engine.
2007-06-21 04:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by bikertrash 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if it is a flex fuel vehicle it will say it on the filler cap
2007-06-20 16:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by bigskywillie 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
See ETHOL's answer its as correct as your going to get
2007-06-24 16:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by asccaracer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost all Fords are.
2007-06-20 16:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
well.... no... it'snot
2007-06-20 18:04:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋