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Old 09-01-2014, 01:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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It depends on the vehicle.

In the bug, it gets up to 3mpg better with midgrade gas and I know of no source of ethanol free gas other than RUG. So for that one ethanol free does not get the bug better milage.

When we had a 4.6L 2000ym Lincoln town car there was up to a 2 MPG difference on ethanol free, so it wasn't worth the higher price of the ethanol free.

The 2008 3.3L Hyundai sonata gets 3 to 4 mpg better on ethanol free so for that car it is worth it when we can get eFree.

Bottom line, test it.
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