Have an older 96 rude 150 and live in Missouri where all fuel sold has to be e-85,my question is will this hurt the engine and if so is there an additive or should I run a higher grade gas
Have an older 96 rude 150 and live in Missouri where all fuel sold has to be e-85,my question is will this hurt the engine and if so is there an additive or should I run a higher grade gas
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If the 89 octane is e-free then no harm running it. You'll pay more for your fun but at least you won't have any ill effects. There still should be a mid and hightest available for the BMW peeps.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by captmac »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Have an older 96 rude 150 and live in Missouri where all fuel sold has to be e-85,my question is will this hurt the engine and if so is there an additive or should I run a higher grade gas
E-85 is a special blend of 85% ethanol that only works in FLEX-FUEL designed vehicles.
It is not the only type of fuel sold, in fact, very few places carry that special blend.
Now 10% alcohol is normal for that area and that will work in your motor. Your 12 year old owners manual even says that 10% is OK. You may experience vapor lock, slight loss of power, and worse fuel milage which is normal with alcohol laced fuels.
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That is what Walmart gas has in it, those Murphy Oil stations. My old Crossflow ran like DOOKEY on that.
I have run some in my current motor, and didn't notice much difference.
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The state of Missouri passed legislation requireing the sale of e-85 so it looks like the "higher priced spread" for me.Though something is beginning to sound fishey to me why would a state whe derives so much from recreational boating mess up the fuel it takes to run most boats hmmmm will look further in to this and relay any revelations
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Ok OK so I am not smarter than a fifth grader, did some research and [B]Missouri]gasoline has to be 10% so I guess I will get off my soapbox tuck my tail and shut up.
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Guys the gurus will correct me if I'm wrong. My rig is a 98 model and right now running good with no problems. BUT....when they start that ethanol crap here, I'm changing all rubber lines from my tank to the engine with a ethanol resistant fuel line, etc....... Hope I'm on the right track here. My engine is an 03 so I feel confident that it can handle the ethanol.
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