Register Log In

Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Ethanol - anyone have having problems?

Print Thread

Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623924 08/04/06 05:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas 2 2X95SEs_dup1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 2X95SEs_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er 2 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas	Besides the additional cost of the fuel, any engine problems? Hesitation, bad gas mileage?

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623925 08/04/06 05:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853 B BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er
BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853	READ 98.5 Black SVT with 34k miles Build #5683 Born on 4\15\1998 WR Headers GMK CAI Blaupunkt system fiberglass tweeter pods L.E.D. tail lights in the works

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623926 08/04/06 05:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas 2 2X95SEs_dup1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 2X95SEs_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er 2 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas	10% ethanol required around here.

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623927 08/04/06 05:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853 B BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er
BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853	Are you talking about only 10% ethanol in your gas? I thought you were talkng about E85. 98.5 Black SVT with 34k miles Build #5683 Born on 4\15\1998 WR Headers GMK CAI Blaupunkt system fiberglass tweeter pods L.E.D. tail lights in the works

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623928 08/04/06 06:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA T Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er
Tony2005 Addicted CEG\'er T Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,345 Virginia, USA	Originally posted by 2X95SEs: 10% ethanol required around here. I have not noticed any change in mileage per gallon since most stations started the 10% ethanol blend in this area. "Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623929 08/04/06 06:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas 2 2X95SEs_dup1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 2X95SEs_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er 2 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas	Originally posted by BlackE1: Are you talking about only 10% ethanol in your gas? I thought you were talkng about E85. All the pumps in Houston are marked either with "10% ethanol" or "may contain up to 10% ethanol." My engine hesitates at times and power is down. Have to downshift a lot to get it to move. Gas gauge has a lead weight attached to the red zone.

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623930 08/04/06 06:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853 B BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er
BlackE1 Veteran CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 853	I thought all pumps had up to 10% ethamol since the 90's. Its been in there since I started to drive, so I haven't noticed a difference. 98.5 Black SVT with 34k miles Build #5683 Born on 4\15\1998 WR Headers GMK CAI Blaupunkt system fiberglass tweeter pods L.E.D. tail lights in the works

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623931 08/04/06 08:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas 2 2X95SEs_dup1 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 2X95SEs_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er 2 Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 770 Houston, Texas	They started doing this the last few months. My brother has a 2005 CR-V and a F150 and he is complaining his mileage is down on both. He said the Honda lost some of its punch and at times he had it bog a little. Only 18k on the Honda.

Re: Ethanol - anyone have having problems? #1623932 08/05/06 04:04 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany B Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er
Big Daddy Kane Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,816 Ramstein AB, Germany	I didn't have any problems using E10 on my SVT the few times I was home on leave... Actually I had a HUGE increase in power, but that's more than likely the altitude difference than the fuel (I was stationed in Montana then... ~4200ft above sea level, Iowa less than 500ft). Now I'm about 1500ft above sea level... oh well! Goin' Round Traffic Circles @ 50Km/h!!! \m/ -- 1998 E0 SVT #2119 of 6535 \m/ -- 2003 Sentra SE-R Spec V

Moderated by horseydug_dup1, Ray_dup1

Link Copied to Clipboard

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5