ETHANOL FREE fuel = 16% increase in mileage....

[TexasCotton]

I have and am still on the hunt(seeking) ethanol free fuel in North Texas

[2016 Versa]

I haven't tried E/0 in the last car I bought but a few years ago I tried it in another car for several tanks and didn't receive any noticeable increase in mileage on that one. Currently the station in town that I could get E/0 is usually about $ .40-$ .45 a gallon higher than E/10 at other locations. Even with a 20% increase in mileage I'd just about break even. Of course a 20% increase would save the number of stops for gas and look good on the fuel log. I'm old enough to remember when all gas was E/0.

[litesong]

New York just hit 1000 ethanol-free gasoline (E0) sources. If the political reasons for the wide price gap between E10 & E0 can be overcome, there is every reason to believe many states can have 1000+ (2000, 5000?) E0 sources.

[litesong]

Originally Posted by TexasCotton

I ... am still...seeking.... ethanol free fuel in North Texas

Ten years ago, Texas had well less than 100 stations with E0. Presently, Texas has 285 E0 sources.
Tho no E0 stations are in Dallas or Fort Worth, there are individual E0 stations in Midlottian, Hudson Oaks, Weatherford, Forney, Rockwall, Denton, Cleburne, & Grandview. Go to pure-gas.org for addresses, phone numbers & details to those E0 sources.

[101Volts]

E0's best feature, IMHO, is that it doesn't corrode your equipment anywhere near as badly as E10 over months or years. With modern cars built for E10, it doesn't seem to matter too much if you daily them on E10 but if you store them they better have E0 in them.

I only use E0 for my small engines (unless I don't have the time to get it; the station's 6 miles away for the nearest non E0 station, vs 2 for an ethanol station) and even if it's been 6 - 8 months or a year after the last start up, the fuel still seems to be good enough to use.

I did try E0 in my cars but didn't find much of a F.E. improvement; YMMV. 3/4 of one MPG in my Explorer is not enough to make up for paying 70¢ more per gallon. Since I daily the car, it's not a big deal to use E10; the fuel won't degrade or attract too much water. I'll use Amsoil P.I. every so often, anyway, to clear out deposits on injectors.

[dwtaylorpdx]

Old thread, but hopes this helps, most Farm fuel suppliers will deliver ethanol free to farmers running gas powered equipment. Also most Co-Op type farm stores have a "farm fuel only" pump in the back.. Its got dye in it, so if you live somewhere that cares, they can figure it out.

You can also find 87 E-free at many marinas, as marine fuel is exempt from the EPA in many states for "safety" reasons.

These sources don't show up on many listing because they don't want the hassle. YMMV (Literally )

[Piotrsko]

Back in the day, 110 lowlead avgas (blue dye) was supposed to turn dyed fuel clear. I have never had a reason to try it however.

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

Back in the day, 110 lowlead avgas (blue dye) was supposed to turn dyed fuel clear. I have never had a reason to try it however.

Isn’t the blue color from the lead?

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

Back in the day, 110 lowlead avgas (blue dye) was supposed to turn dyed fuel clear. I have never had a reason to try it however.

I would prefer to avoid it, as lead may not only damage a catalyst in a vehicle fitted with it, also may foul the spark plugs. Higher lead levels on AvGas have been a matter of concern in my country recently.