The Pro's & Con's of Ethanol Fuel (E85)

[@theMister07]

I’m currently running a flex fuel Crown Vic with 83% Ethanol (ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS) Thanks TMH for FORD and American 🇺🇸 Farmers…….

[@TheAutoChannel]

All negative comments about ethanol are incorrect. They are either lies, exaggerations, or myths. They were mostly invented by the petroleum oil industry. Ethanol is a CLEAN BURNING FUEL. If E10 or E85 is only a CLEANER burning fuel, it is because there is gasoline in them. If you want better than E10 or E85, then take all the gasoline out. Ethanol doesn't harm engines, it cleans engines. It doesn't suck water out of the air, but it will absorb water that naturally forms because of condensation. Gasoline can't do this so people have to resort to using engine additives that can cost as much as 2 or 3 gallons of gasoline. All liquids are corrosive, especially water. However, ethanol is less corrosive and compatible with more types of rubber, plastic, and metal than gasoline and aromatics. BTU values (energy content) are irrelevant when discussing internal combustion engines. Ethanol use does not affect the price of food. If you are disseminating negative information about ethanol you are WRONG! I don't care who you are, where you went to school, or who you know; there are no negatives to using ethanol fuel. You can read my 600-page book "THE ETHANOL PAPERS" online for free at www.theautochannel.com/news/2018/10/12/632678-ethanol-papers-massive-book-provides-whole-story-ethanol-fuel-free.html.

[@edwardkareem6446]

So my 2013 Ford F-150 5.0 has a yellow gas cap that reads e85 or regular all the cons that you mentioned does that apply to a car that was made for e85 thank you

[@FirstPlaceAutoParts]

Vehicles manufactured to use E85 are manufactured with components in the fuel delivery system to negate issues that non-E85 compliant vehicles experience (IE: plastic & rubber components issues). Potential issues that Ethanol fuel presents with water absorption would still apply if the vehicles is left unused for extended periods of time

[@theMister07]

@@FirstPlaceAutoPartsit would be cool if we could get together on restoring my 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix (J)

[@genericdude6551]

Define "long time". A year, 6 months, 1 month, 2 weeks?