Can the Solaras run on Ethenol?

[CosmicGrooves]

What is it call... E85?

I also noticed that my local Chevron now has a sticker on their pumps that says "May contain up to 10% Ethenol".

I was wondering if the car would run on entirely E85.

[TRD MCV20L]

What is it call... E85?

I also noticed that my local Chevron now has a sticker on their pumps that says "May contain up to 10% Ethenol".

I was wondering if the car would run on entirely E85.

Yes all cars can run the 10% Ethenol. Here in Hawaii all gas stations just switched to 10% Ethnol. We have no other choice.

[KansasSolara]

10% ethanol will run fine. Don't use E85, you need to have a flex-fuel engine to run that stuff (E85 is 85% Ethanol).

[gutt1dre]

Are we totally sure they can't run on E85? That would rock if they could. I hate putting gas in my car.

[Jon11582]

Yes it wont run E85. The engine has to be built for it, of which GM is pioneering.

E85 burns faster than gas, so you'd get even worse MPG than you currently do even if your engine was able to run E85...and you had it available in your area.

Adding up to 10% ethanol in engines is a way to increase the octane ratings in fuel and still have it run in all engines.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

Yes it wont run E85. The engine has to be built for it, of which GM is pioneering.

E85 burns faster than gas, so you'd get even worse MPG than you currently do even if your engine was able to run E85...and you had it available in your area.

Adding up to 10% ethanol in engines is a way to increase the octane ratings in fuel and still have it run in all engines.

^^ what he said. Running 10% ethanol itself is giving me slightly lower mpg's (houston just changed this past month).

[Jon11582]

Yes it wont run E85. The engine has to be built for it, of which GM is pioneering.

E85 burns faster than gas, so you'd get even worse MPG than you currently do even if your engine was able to run E85...and you had it available in your area.

Adding up to 10% ethanol in engines is a way to increase the octane ratings in fuel and still have it run in all engines.

^^ what he said. Running 10% ethanol itself is giving me slightly lower mpg's (houston just changed this past month).

It shouldnt be that apparent in E10 blends.

E85 drops it MPGs about 10-25%, so E10 would drop it no more than 2-3%, which isnt even 1mpg. (Ethanol blends also are higher octane - E85 is somewhere from 100 to 110, so theyll also make more power in engines equipped with the Ethanol-fuel sensor that current "flexfuel" cars have.)

Ethanol also reduces emissions, which is one of the reasons E10 is getting spread. E10 is mandated in a few states already.

You may not have a problem using E85 in the short term, but it will corrode your injectors and other parts of your fuel system if it isnt built for it. And obviously, they won't warrantee this.

[jhenty]

look up on google how to convert your car to learn what the difference is. Its pretty cool to read about and it may be something that we all consider in the future if e-85 really takes off. Its not very expensive to convert a car.