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[jn1780]

Maybe its time for me to be ok with 10% ethanol?

[MagzOK]

Maybe its time for me to be ok with 10% ethanol?

No, ethanol is terrible in the long haul for your engine. The main problem is that it attracts water and that's a huge problem for engines and it's components. Also, you get less gas mileage. Whether or not it's negligible is up to you and your driving habits. 1.5 gallons of ethanol equal the energy of 1.0 gallon of straight up gasoline. Ethanol can completely destroy your engine if there is too much ethanol. Many of the signs say E-10, but notice they usually will say say "at minimum E-10" so that's a minimum amount of ethanol mixed into the gas. There are positives to E-10, like it will never freeze in your fuel lines being an alcohol, and there are many political reasons to use it as it creates more jobs in the midwest (corn producing states) and it also assists in bringing down our emissions released into the atmosphere. Plus some vehicles today are being made to be able to use it and resist the issues above. I would absolutely not use it in an older vehicle because it it will wreak havoc on the rings and engine components and also cause you carburetor problems.