Does a blend of 10% alcohol cause problems? 2002 Ranger V6 4.0L

Bill Jenkins · 2009-09-24T03:15:32+00:00

A few days ago, I noticed the new local gas station, "Crystal Flash,"has small stickers on all of it's pumps that say "Blended with 10%..,"so all they sell is E90% and E85% on some pumps. The prices are about the same as other gas stations selling 100%petrol in their pumps. But E85% is usually $.20-$.30 less than purepetrol gas. Is it OK for them to be blending th gas this way? I thought enginesneed to be modified to burn E85%, will E90% hurt an unmodified 2002engine?.What's up here? Shouldn't E90% be lower priced than normal gas? Can I be harming my old tired Ranger?Thanks

Sep 24, 2009 24 Replies

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Kevin 16 years ago

"SC Tom" wrote in news:7G0xm.28594$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe24.iad:

here the 10% ethanol blend is at least a dime cheaper. KB

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Dave D 16 years ago

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That dime cheaper - is that for 10 gallons or 100 gallons?

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nothermark 16 years ago

Here it doesn't matter as one cannot get gasoline without it. The station that says it does not have it is probably lying. Ethanol replaced MBTE as the oxygenator of choice for good reasons.

Try this link or do your own research.

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