• KC_Royalz@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Sounds like a good way to ruin an engine.

    My vehicle will take E85 and I’ve tried it just to save money. Stick with regular gasoline what you save at the pump will cost you in far more refills. Horrible gas mileage

    • obelisk_complex@piefed.ca
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      11 days ago

      I’m so fucking confused, man. I’m a tech guy. I’ve spent my whole life getting good with computers, I know very little about cars, and I just can’t keep up. I’ve heard that yeah ethanol is bad but put in your tank what the manual says because if your engine isn’t designed for “high-octane” fuel (???) you’ll damage your car with the pure stuff? But I know how ethanol dries out rubber, which I’m quite sure is what my fuel lines are made of, but my manual says to use 85. So should I be using 87 and avoiding 85? Or…?

      I just want an electric car. “Plug it in”, I get.