As stated above, there are several remedies for ethanol damage. It's not as simple as just going into the engine or fuel delivery system and smoothing over the damage. The damaged components must be replaced. Depending upon the year, make and model of your vehicle, the replacement parts and labor fees can be well into the several thousand dollar range.
Also depending upon the type of vehicle you own, it may be cheaper and less labor-intensive to just replace the entire car. That is something that no one wants to deal with. The most obvious way to prevent ethanol damage is to always use the proper fuel in your vehicle. Check the manufacturer's recommendations for your vehicle, and always follow those guidelines. There are also additives that you can use in your vehicle to prevent ethanol-related problems.
These additives are easily added to a tank of fuel in your vehicle and are relatively inexpensive. Even the most car unsavvy driver can use these products to help protect a vehicle from damage.
Question: I recently road-tripped and noted all the pro-ethanol signage in gas stations east of Utah. I understand, were I a farmer receiving gov't assistance for growing Monsanto corn, I'd want ethanol promoted as well! My question: Is there ethanol in CA gas? And if so, why isn't it a big deal out west? Answer: There is ethanol in the CA gas. I can only speculate on why it isn't talked on much. I would make the assumption that a lot of the mentality is more democratic and attempting to support a "cleaner" system - and supporting what the government pushes and accepting it as good.
There is also more influence from corn farmers in that direction and this would create an acceptance as well. As stated, all assumptions and I can't say there is anything necessarily bad about it - just different than my perspective. Answer: There are a lot of potentials for it, but politics became involved and pushed this fuel too soon - my personal opinion. Question: If ethanol is so great, how come it settles and you need to treat or stabilize it?
Answer: Ethanol is different, I do not perceive it as a cure or more beneficial. It appears that way if you use the benchmarks for gasoline, but that doesn't show the negative of ethanol. A lot of this debate is political motivated and in the near future I believe there will be a shift in industry as transportation changes to electrical transportation. Question: E85 is the fuel to use for performance because of its octane rating.
Makes big horsepower numbers with a good tune. I wish it was more available; I would use it daily. Does the USA population realize the efficiency of that? Answer: I do not think anyone is arguing this point, many of us are concerned with many of the other issues. Going fast is not a concern to the vast majority of drivers, we are looking for efficiency. Answer: Any that you would like, there are different additives in gasoline but many of those are not a concern to many people.
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The only acceptable way to attempt to save the gas in the tank is to add a large amount of gasoline that's got a very low moisture content. Problem is, there's no good way to tell if pump gas has a little or a lot of water on board. You stand the chance of having twice as much phase-separated, unusable gasoline as before. Better to dispose of the whole tankful.
Alcohol is corrosive and can degrade plastic, rubber or even metal parts in the fuel system that weren't engineered to use alcohol-bearing fuel. Consequently, that antique Evinrude outboard or '60s lawn tractor you bought at the swap meet might need some upgrading to stay together on today's gas. That means corrosion-resistant tanks, alcohol-tolerant rubber lines, seals and fuel-pump diaphragms, and plastic fuel-system parts that won't swell up in the presence of alcohol.
Alcohol will also scour varnish and deposits out of the fuel system that have remained in place for years, which will eventually wind up in the filter or main jet, choking off the engine's fuel supply. In warmer weather, you can see varnish starting to form within a month of dispensing fresh fuel into a vehicle tank or storage can. The common question I get: Where can I buy alcohol-free gasoline?
You probably can't, except at a very few stations, and odds are it's very expensive high-octane racing fuel that's not legal for road use. To avoid phase separation, avoid long-term fuel storage. Trash that old 5-gallon can with the rag stuffed into the filler neck and trade up to a 2-gallon can with a decent, vented cap. I used to recommend storing outdoor power equipment, boats, ATVs and motorcycles with full tanks to prevent rusting. Now I recommend draining the tank, running the engine till it quits and then fogging the inside of the tank and the cylinder with oil to prevent corrosion.
None of the four Atlantic provinces have regulations in place requiring ethanol, so many of their storage facilities have not been set up to handle fuel containing ethanol. Here is where it gets tricky. Generally speaking, refineries will add ethanol to regular and a lesser amount to mid-grade gasoline to meet federal and provincial regulations.
Because these grades make up the bulk of sales, it is not necessary to add ethanol to premium grades to achieve the required average. In most areas of the country, it is thus possible to buy gasoline that does not contain ethanol. Buy premium if in doubt, regular in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. There may be ethanol in regular grade in southern Quebec, New Brunswick and P. Its largest customers are south of the border, but some may be delivered to Quebec and local stations.
The only people benefiting from ethanol are farmers and small engine repair shops. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram. Add us to your circles.
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