I've decided to try e85 in my 2018 Taurus. It is flex fuel. What are the pros and cons of doing this? Does it effect engine life, motor oil, etc? I know you'll experience a drop in fuel economy. I have notice the engine seems quiter and smoother.
I wanted a clean slate.Found quite a few recent threads on "E85" using the search function. The newly revamped site does a much better job on searches.
One reason why I'm curious about it is ethanol being a alternative fuel from corn is that's its carbon neutral cause the next crop pulls the carbon out if the air.I really can't think of a good reason to run E85. I came here hoping someone could find a good reason.
If you're curious, I do recommend running three tanks of E85 and three tanks of E10, each in succession, and check your gas mileage. Though E85 has less BTU, the engine may process it differently. Compare the $ per mile for each fuel.
Corn production may be "carbon neutral" but the totality of EtOH production is not. Especially when it subsequently undergoes combustion.One reason why I'm curious about it is ethanol being a alternative fuel from corn is that's its carbon neutral cause the next crop pulls the carbon out if the air.
Uh, NO. The fermentation process alone puts more CO2 into the air than "growing corn" can absorb. Then get into the fertilizer runoff issues, Gov't subsidies, transportation (you can't ship ethanol via pipeline), and Storage, and Ethanol is TERRIBLE for the environment.One reason why I'm curious about it is ethanol being a alternative fuel from corn is that's its carbon neutral cause the next crop pulls the carbon out if the air.
Mine only mentioned to full with regular gas once during each oil change.Check your owners manual, too. Some cars call for severe service oil change intervals with E85.
Mine only mentioned to full with regular gas onceCheck your owners manual, too. Some cars call for severe service oil change intervals with E85.
Theres definitely an improvement in performance. It takes off a lot smoother and I find myself stepping on the gas pedal too hard at times. Fuel economy has dropped from 25 to 20.I’ve used it once or twice on my 2017 Frontier. Fuel economy was about 16mpg vs the normal 19-21 I get with similar driving on those tanks. The cost was not that much cheaper (I think maybe 20/30 cents per gallon). Didn’t notice any performance bump but that being said I wouldn’t trust an Ass dyno anyways. I know it used to be way way way cheaper back in the late 00s (faint memory of it being half price of e15 in New York). Only reason I’d use it now for normal driving is the fill up the tank of a flex fuel rental right before returning it.
I wanted a clean slate.