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Your car can safely run on fuel that is up to 10% ethanol. To run E85 which is 85% ethanol your car must be modified. It can be done but it would be very expensive to make all the changes necessary. Ethanol is a solvent and will destroy common rubber seals and gaskets used in cars not designed to run it. It is highly corrosive to aluminum and other parts in an engine. And besides, why would you want to burn ethanol. Ethanol has less energy than gasoline so your fuel mileage will drop around 20 to 30%. If you are getting 30 mpg with gasoline you will get around 24-25 with Ethanol. You will also have less power burning Ethanol. And it takes corn and other food sources to make Ethanol. That causes the price of corn to go up costing us more for food products containing corn.
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Why alcohol cant be used as a fuel in diesel engne?
While diesel engines do use fuel with the highest percentage of ethanol (Grain alcohol), they do not use 100% ethanol.
Why can't all engines use ethanol?
Modern engines can run some Ethanol. Modern gasoline engines are now set up to run E10, which is a mixture of 10% ethanol. To use higher percentages like E85, which is 85% Ethanol, engines need appropriate seals, hoses and engine settings (timing, etc.). Vehicles set up to run E85 have been selling for a number of years and are sold as "Flex Fuel" vehicles. Such vehicles have a fuel sensor in the fuel line to monitor the mix of gasoline and ethanol present and adjust the engine appropriately for the fuel being used. Either all gasoline can be used or any mixture of ethanol up to 85% ethanol (E85). Running E85 in a vehicle not set up for this mixture will damage seals and fuel lines.
What types of fuel are used in automotive engines?
Gasoline, diesel, ethanol, propane, natural gas,
Is ethanol harmful to car engines?
Not at all. Instead, they are being used in car engines as an alternative fuel as it is a green fuel (non - pollutant). But, the drawback is that you may have to change / modify the engine of your car to use this type of green fuel.
What is power alcohol?
when ethanol is used as an additive to motor fuels to act as a fuel for internal combustion of engines, its called "power alcohol"
How much ethanol is in regular gasoline?
In regular gasoline, there is no ethanol. If the pump indicates the gasoline is E10, it contains 10% ethanol and by law it should be indicated by a sticker on the pump. Some states mandate all pump fuel to have ethanol. Most recent auto engines can handle E10 gas, but it should be avoided for marine applications. E10 gas can damage engines not designed for it.
Can corn oil be used for diesel fuel?
Straight corn oil cannot be used directly as a fuel in any engines. It must first be refined in a similar way to the crude oil which comes from underground oil wells. One way is to use the corn oil as the raw material for the production of a fuel suitable for internal combustion engines: first ferment the corn oil and then distil the resulting "brew" to make ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that can be used directly as a fuel for gasoline engines and it can also be used as a good "fuel supplement" when mixed - in small amounts - with the normal diesel fuel that is used for diesel engines.
What is dual fuel engine?
Fords Flexible Fuel Vehicle ( FFV ) engines can run on regular unleaded gas or E 85 ethanol or any combination of the 2 fuels
Will your 1997 ford explorer run on ethanol with no changes?
Most if not all existing gasoline powered engines can operate without modification on gasoline containing up to 10% ethanol (E10). Some flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) are specifically designed to operate on gasoline containing up to 85% ethanol (E85). One consideration though, is that you will spend more to operate a vehicle on any fuel that contains ethanol. While the vehicle will run cleaner, ethanol blended gasoline has a lower energy content, and therefore will result in a 2%-3% reduction in miles-per-gallon; you will be filling up more to go the same number of miles.
What is the fuel pressure on a 2002 suburban?
V6 engines........60 to 66 PSI. V8 engines........VIN#Z (E-85(ethanol, 85-percent).............48 to 54 PSI. All other V8 engines are.........................................55 to 62 PSI. Check fuel pressures with key on engine off.
Who sells flex fuel?
Certain Ford vehicles which have flex fuel engines can run on regular unleaded gas ( 87 octane ) or E-85 Ethanol or any combination of the 2 fuels
Which country produces ethanol?
US, and then Brazil produces the most ethanol fuel...nd I'm sure every countries that has ethanol industry would produce ethanol fuel!
