it wont run too good,and the mileage will drop a lot in it,some cars do different than others do,i tried about a half a tank of it and my mileage dropped a lot,but the truck still ran good,if a car or truck is meant to be able to use it you can try it,but in most cases it doesn’t get as much mileage as regular gas does,good luck .
if your vehicles was not built for E85, then dont use it in your car. it will destroy any rubber parts that is his, hoses, tank, and other things. With E85 you get worse fuel milage but E85 is generally cheaper then gas. usually about 40 cents cheaper
Provided you have an E85 applicable vehicle, your car will operate perfectly normally. However, ethanol is a lower energy fuel than gasoline, so you will experience lower than normal fuel economy. Also, the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio for ethanol is lower than gasoline. Gasoline is 14.7 parts of air to 1 part of fuel, whereas ethanol is around 9 parts of air to 1 part of fuel. So, since the displacement of your cylinder doesn’t change, you use more ethanol per 4-stroke cycle than gasoline. Using more fuel decreases your economy, but it increases your power output. You may or may not notice it, but your car will gain a few horsepower on ethanol.
Make sure your car is E85 compatible. If it is not, the alcohol will begin to deteriorate the rubber components in your fuel system: hoses, seals, injectors, etc… E85 vehicles have special composition rubber that is alcohol resistant.
Bottom line: If your vehicle was made for it, E85 will not cause you any adverse effects. Your car will run exactly the same as it does on gasoline. Hope this helps.
There is no such thing as a car that is designed for E85. The biggest potential problem with E85 is water. If there is even a trace of water in your fuel system the E85 is going to **** it up like a sponge. Once the wet fuel gets to your fuel filter it is going to cause the paper element to swell and clog up. If you are going to use E85 you should probably run some gas drier in a tank of regular gas first to dry out the tank. E85 is not going to do any damage to the rubber components of your engine, gas is a better solvent for plastics than ethanol.
PMack June 28, 2009
1:12 pm
listen to john and project comanche, and NOT milton, he is so wrong it’s not even funny. There are plenty of vehicles desiged for E85, chevy for one calls them flex fuel vehicles (they run on regular gas too, hence the name “flex”).
E85 will wreck your engine/fuel system if it’s not designed for it, that simple.
Don’t use it.
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your hose(s) will basically melt
it wont run too good,and the mileage will drop a lot in it,some cars do different than others do,i tried about a half a tank of it and my mileage dropped a lot,but the truck still ran good,if a car or truck is meant to be able to use it you can try it,but in most cases it doesn’t get as much mileage as regular gas does,good luck .
if your vehicles was not built for E85, then dont use it in your car. it will destroy any rubber parts that is his, hoses, tank, and other things. With E85 you get worse fuel milage but E85 is generally cheaper then gas. usually about 40 cents cheaper
Provided you have an E85 applicable vehicle, your car will operate perfectly normally. However, ethanol is a lower energy fuel than gasoline, so you will experience lower than normal fuel economy. Also, the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio for ethanol is lower than gasoline. Gasoline is 14.7 parts of air to 1 part of fuel, whereas ethanol is around 9 parts of air to 1 part of fuel. So, since the displacement of your cylinder doesn’t change, you use more ethanol per 4-stroke cycle than gasoline. Using more fuel decreases your economy, but it increases your power output. You may or may not notice it, but your car will gain a few horsepower on ethanol.
Make sure your car is E85 compatible. If it is not, the alcohol will begin to deteriorate the rubber components in your fuel system: hoses, seals, injectors, etc… E85 vehicles have special composition rubber that is alcohol resistant.
Bottom line: If your vehicle was made for it, E85 will not cause you any adverse effects. Your car will run exactly the same as it does on gasoline. Hope this helps.
There is no such thing as a car that is designed for E85. The biggest potential problem with E85 is water. If there is even a trace of water in your fuel system the E85 is going to **** it up like a sponge. Once the wet fuel gets to your fuel filter it is going to cause the paper element to swell and clog up. If you are going to use E85 you should probably run some gas drier in a tank of regular gas first to dry out the tank. E85 is not going to do any damage to the rubber components of your engine, gas is a better solvent for plastics than ethanol.
listen to john and project comanche, and NOT milton, he is so wrong it’s not even funny. There are plenty of vehicles desiged for E85, chevy for one calls them flex fuel vehicles (they run on regular gas too, hence the name “flex”).
E85 will wreck your engine/fuel system if it’s not designed for it, that simple.
Don’t use it.