| Re: E-10 Fuel |
Subject: Re: E-10 Fuel by Ultraman on 2010/8/30 13:23:15 E-10 is a good cleaner, but I always figured it would keep the injector system sparkling. I have used E10 in my autos and trucks for years and never had an issue. Some of that may be due to the fact that I start the vehicles out on it so there is not a lot of crud built up in the tanks. It is also true that the alcohol absorbs water. 200 proof alcohol is anhydrous so it has an affinity for water. I have not had any problem with stratification mainly because we go through fuel so fast around here. Nothing sits for very long. I have been told that the water in fuel is chelated or absobed by the alcohol in the gasoline and dispersed throughout the tank. This puts the H2O in a dilute form that passed through the fuel system without the engine knowing the difference. I am using a 93 octane E10 premium fuel in my Vette and so far it has not given me any problems. I was talking to a C5 owner the other day who was filling up and he was using the 89 octane E10 which I asked him how that worked since I thought you should use at least a 91 octane in his car. He said the car ran great with it and never has given him any problems. It is a lot cheaper but I want the best for my baby. These are my own personall observations over a 20 year period since E10 and now E85 have been a staple of our fuel diet for a long time in Huskerland. My 95 Chevy pickup has never had anything else in it and has 215K on it with the same fuel pump. I have changed the fuel filter on occasion but do that as regular maintenance anyway. So far it has never left me stranded. Now Soy biodeisel fuel is another matter. I have limped home twice after using it in my Duramax. It plugged my filters both times. When I have the flatbed 5th wheel loaded and I am creeping along at 15 to 20 mph while trying not to get run over due to the fuel, I decide I better not use it anymore. |
