Anybody have E-15 Ethanol concerns?

[2strokeNorthstar]

I wish I could buy ethanol free at $12 a gallon!

It's not for street use. Legally

 

[joekingcorvette]

Here's what Ford has to say about that:

https://www.ford.com/support/how-to...sSpv9DqmuFgGQtPKUvVEjtv-Ix6xWF0U1IBvFG4TM3CuE

According to Ford, your Maverick as well as every other Ford model built over more than the past decade can run E15.

EPA does claim that E15 may be used in anything built post 2000, but Ford says it may be used only in their products of the 2013 model year or newer.
This is the reason I suggested checking what the manufacturer has to say about E15 use rather than simply relying on the EPA's claim.

That's a very blanket statement by Ford. There is no way I will run it in my Maverick. I could run it in my flex-fuel 5.0 F-150 but I refuse to do it. I guess at the end of the day if you feel it's ok to use in your vehicle that's fine but I wouldn't want to encourage others to use it and possibly harm their vehicles.

 

[repairman54]

I remember reading on the forum somewhere that folks testing E10 ethanol content was usually at 7% so the up to 10% comes into play.
I wonder if someone has tested the up to content on E15 pump gas yet ?
My 2019 Mercury outboard as a big no E15 sticker on it. I'm assuming fuel system corrosion is the issue especially in a marine environment. It gets E0 anyway along with my OPE engines.
My 6.2 Chevy is 91 recommended so it will never see it either.

 

[Overfill]

Your GGE factor for e15 is 1.018

 

[CDX825]

My daily driver is my work van and its flex fuel so I'm not worried about E15. Have been filling up at sheetz with E15 88 when I can just to save a few bucks anyway and I don't notice any difference in fuel economy.

 

[Hohn]

With the EPA's recent ruling to allow the extra alcohol-diluted E-15 gasoline, does anybody share potential concerns for their older cars? It's ostensibly OK for newer cars, but what about those 80s and 90s vehicles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc.? Hoping the basic E-10 remains available.

Heck, I’m concerned for my newer vehicles too. It’s not good.

 

[Mackelroy]

How much extra is the no ethanol brew?

Normally higher than premium, and diesil, it isnt cheap

 

[ChrisMU]

My 2013 Ram 1500 owners manual recommends 89 octane, but it runs well on the (cheaper-than-87 e10) 88 octane e15, which is a blessing since ponying up the extra money for 89 on my Austin-Milwaukee trips is not fun.

My pre-1980 vehicles and ope all get e0.

 

[TacoFergie]

I don't care for E15 88 octane. I tried it in my 23 F150 3.5 Ecoboost. It didn't idle as smooth, it seemed to shift later (thinking it was reducing timing) and I got about 15mpg when I normally average about 18mpg using 89 or 91. I typically use 91+ just because I never know when I might tow and it seems to run smoother. Our Subaru Ascent also saw a big dip in fuel economy. Can't recall how much, but it was noticeable.