E15 fuel risk?

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

The following youtube video was sent to me this morning on the dangers of using E15 fuel (currently on sale in a few mid-western states): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceW9Nc1hVHU

I also found the referenced AAA warning on the use of this fuel: http://carolinas.aaa.com/media/Pages/E1 ... tates.aspx

The thing that really caught my attention was the "phase separation" topic, where methanol separates from gasoline when it's been in the tank for a long time. The methanol settles to the bottom. So if you're like me, with an older car that is infrequently driven, seems this would be a problem with E10 too.

Neal Harrington · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:29 pm **Posts:** 106

Art; Just for the record, methanol is not the same as ethanol, which is the relevant substance here. (Methanol, I believe, would be even worse if a blend was attempted).

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:47 pm

I'm pretty groggy since I flew back to NC on a red eye last night. But this quote makes my headache worse.

“Motorists will have to pay more with a gallon of E15 in it to travel the same distance as with a gallon of gasoline.”

No they wouldn't, they just won't go as far.

Actually, that whole press release makes my head hurt. It's written quite poorly.

Alec Moody · **Joined:** Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:02 am **Posts:** 299

I wish e85 had caught on instead of putting ethanol in all the other gas. Also, because methanol was mentioned:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Obm6bEH80

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

Neal Harrington wrote:

Art; Just for the record, methanol is not the same as ethanol, which is the relevant substance here. (Methanol, I believe, would be even worse if a blend was attempted).

What can I say? I like the letter "M".

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