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trikkonceptz · 09-18-2008, 07:24 PM

Well in Florida nearly all pumps now a days have at least a 10% Ethanol blend in them. Yes its better for the enviroment, but it sucks for FE, as my car is struggling to reach 44mpg again.

Anyhow, I keep noticing that the gas station I go to often has slow pumps, so one day I walked in to ask why. The gas attendant told me it was because the fuel filters are clogged. He claims that the e-10 blend clogs the filters faster than regular gas and the owner does not want to pay for the additional maintenance.

So my question is; If this is happening at gas stations, what is E-10 doing to our cars? I know by volume we are consuming much less fuel, but in the time I have seen e-10 my mileage is begining to slide.

I am sure my car is due for a tune anyhow, but will this fuel shorten the lifespan of fuel filters?

09-18-2008, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
trikkonceptz Legend in my own mind Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Homestead, Fl. Posts: 927 Evil Pumpkin - '08 Scion xD RS 1.0 #1633 90 day: 35.45 mpg (US) Silent Silver Killer - '10 Honda Insight EX 90 day: 51.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	E10 Woes Well in Florida nearly all pumps now a days have at least a 10% Ethanol blend in them. Yes its better for the enviroment, but it sucks for FE, as my car is struggling to reach 44mpg again. Anyhow, I keep noticing that the gas station I go to often has slow pumps, so one day I walked in to ask why. The gas attendant told me it was because the fuel filters are clogged. He claims that the e-10 blend clogs the filters faster than regular gas and the owner does not want to pay for the additional maintenance. So my question is; If this is happening at gas stations, what is E-10 doing to our cars? I know by volume we are consuming much less fuel, but in the time I have seen e-10 my mileage is begining to slide. I am sure my car is due for a tune anyhow, but will this fuel shorten the lifespan of fuel filters? __________________ Thx NoCO2; "The biggest FE mod you can make is to adjust the nut behind the wheel" I am a precisional instrument of speed and aeromatics If your knees bent in the opposite direction......what would a chair look like???