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Can all types of vehicles take flex fuel?
No , the engine has to be designed to be a flex fuel engine ( gas / E85 )
What is the difference in curb weight between a regular gasoline engine and an E85 version of the same model?
There shouldn't be anything significant. An E85 and Gas engine are the same. The only difference is that fuel lines and engine seals must be designed to work with E85 fuel because alcohol is more corrosive than gas and that the vehicle must have a sensor that can determine the amount of alcohol in the fuel so that it can get the fuel/air mixture correct .
E85 in a regular engine?
Not recommended. E85 (flex fuel) engines are modified engines that allows the use of flex fuel. E85 is less potent then standard gas so more fuel (up to 34%) is needed to be injected into the cylinders to retain the car's power. Flex fuel cars have electronic fuel injectors, that can sense the E85 gasoline and increase the amount injected into the chamber. If you put E85 fuel into a standard engine, u will experience a significant reduction in power, and possibly doing harm to your engine. E85 fuel is good in a since that it burns cleaner and emits less emissions but because more fuel is needed to be injected, it produces lower fuel economy numbers.
How does flex fuel improve gas mileage?
If you are referring to E85, from my experience using E85 actually lowers the fuel economy.
What kind of fuel can you use in a flex fuel vehicle?
E85 or gas.
What happens when you put ethanol in your car instead of gas?
Assuming you are asking about putting E85 ( 85% ethanol and 15% gas ) into a regular gas burning vehicle your engine would run rough or not at all and you would cause corrosion to your normal rubber fuel lines and fuel pump. To properly convert a gas burning car to one that burns E85 one must replace the rubber fuel lines and fuel pump with ones made for flex fuel vehicles and buy an aftermarket ignition control unit that changes the opening of your injectors as compared with the engine timing.
Can you use unleaded gas in an e85 car?
Yes. An E85 car is called a Flex Fuel car meaning it can burn regular gasoline or E85.
How does an engine that is made to run on E85 differ from a normal gasoline engine?
An engine that is made to run on E85 differs from a normal gasoline engine in several ways. An engine that is made to run on E85 uses E85 as a biological fuel source whereas a normal gasoline engine that is made to run on normal gasoline runs on or uses gasoline--that is gasoline or natural gas. Both engines' designing mechanisms differ accordingly. For instance, an E85 engine's mechanisms allow it to operate on only ethanol gas but a normal gasoline engine can work on normal gasoline. Notably both engines would look different as their operative mechanisms are designed to operate differently by running on different fuel ingredients and substances. But not necessarily. This may not be likely for an engine's typicality and normality. Engines do look different in many ways but not always; they may also look the same, and in fact they do. In the case of these two engines, the question is not about whether they look different but rather if they work differently. An internal combustion engine--a typical gasoline-based engine--is an example of a normal gasoline engine. It is one of the oldest types of engines used in running motoring machines. Therefore, the many ways in which an engine that is made to run on E85 differs from a normal gasoline engine are functionality, look, design, and capacity in particular. The way in which an engine that is made to run on E85 differs from a normal gasoline engine is in terms of its power source and the way it works or its way of working.
Is your 2004 Chrysler Sebring e85 compatible?
A very few were. If it is it will either have a e85 sticker on the inside of the gas door, or a yellow fuel cap.
How do you switch your 99 Ford Ranger to ethenal?
The 1999 Ranger had a 3.0 L V6 gas engine or 3.0 L FLEX FUEL engine available ( FLEX FUEL ENGINE allows you to run E85 or regular unleaded gas - 87 octane or any combination of the 2 fuels ) There are NUMEROUS parts that are different , even the fuel pumps !
Can a 2002 Dodge Stratus run on E85 Ethanol?
Maybe, if it is a 2.7L and there is a E85 sticker inside the gas door. If not no, it would damage the fuel system.
Can you mix e85 ethanol with regular unleaded gas?
If you have the Flex Fuel Vehicle ( FFV )
