Ethanol Gas

[mhoops]

Has anyone used fuel in their G that uses 10% ethanol? I am currently living in an area where all the fuel is going to start having an ethanol mixture. I thought I read in the owners manual that you could not use this type of mixture.

[GamingMom]

In Arizona I believe our winter-blend is 10% ethanol - it is the only option for us - at least as far as I know.

[Q451990]

Might be worth doing a search for some posts by "Q45Tech" on this topic a month or so ago. The transistion into ethanol enriched fuel can cause a host of problem - mostly water contamination and rust being shed from the fuel tanks. His thought was to replace your fuel filter right before the change-over and then again in a month or two - during the time that the most garbage is likely to be churned up out of the tanks.

Heath

[GamingMom]

Might be worth doing a search for some posts by "Q45Tech" on this topic a month or so ago. The transistion into ethanol enriched fuel can cause a host of problem - mostly water contamination and rust being shed from the fuel tanks. His thought was to replace your fuel filter right before the change-over and then again in a month or two - during the time that the most garbage is likely to be churned up out of the tanks.

Heath

Thanks!

[redhed]

Has anyone used fuel in their G that uses 10% ethanol? I am currently living in an area where all the fuel is going to start having an ethanol mixture. I thought I read in the owners manual that you could not use this type of mixture.

i'm pretty sure my owner's manual (06 g35 coupe) says it's okay to use up to a 10 percent ethanol blend...but no more than that.

[Q45tech]

The major downside [other than water] is the lower BTU of the fuel. This can cause a 3-5% drop in mpg compared to non ethanolized [oxygenated] fuels.

Engine power output is tested [certified in Japan] with custom lab grade fuels and these are very superior to even US conventional available at the pump so expect some reduction but what's a few tenths considering the benefit to farmers and ethanol corporations and truck drivers and railway companies.

All ethanol must be trucked/railed to local city tank farms instead of pipelined as MTBE was [mixed in at refinery].

Everything about ethanol production:http://www.usda.gov/oce/Ethano...3.pdf"Ethanol is the new Jolt Cola: twice the price, and double the pollution""""[/B

[szh]

Also, use ISOHEET (not regular HEET) reasonably regularly to clean out any water in the gas tank and fuel lines. Alcohol absorbs water ...

Z