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Melon

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19. That's not true. And it does substitute a percentage

Reply to hunter (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 07:44 PM

10 hrs ago

Of petroleum with a renewable feedstock. No matter what, you need an octane booster that’s safe. If you pull ethanol, we need to add an additional oxygen to the fuel. ISO Butanol is better but it’s more expensive and it come from either cracking gas or oil.

Ethanol is the better source.

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Check your vehicle manuals to make sure yours can run E15 (Unleaded 88). [View all] roamer65 Yesterday OP

AAA warns E15 gasoline could cause car damage dalton99a Yesterday #1

Your link is 14 yr old NickB79 21 hrs ago #7

Meanwhile, the average age of a US car is 12.8 years. If you're privilaged enough to own newer it's useless info... Lancero 2 hrs ago #31

Big problem for motorcyclists and boaters jmowreader Yesterday #2

and will destroy the carbs. The gas today is very corrosive. I Emile 23 hrs ago #6

Sounds Made Up To Me ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #16

It's hygroscopic. Not corrosive. It should use ethanol free which contains iso butanol for boats. Melon 6 hrs ago #24

I drove a 60s classic car in the late 90's when gas stations stopped selling leaded gas. C Moon Yesterday #3

Members of our VW club use a lead additive for their older bugs. I buy Emile Yesterday #4

Ah, that's what it was! C Moon Yesterday #5

Tetraethyl lead. roamer65 14 hrs ago #14

Unless your car is 15+ yr old, you're safe NickB79 21 hrs ago #8

Not all of them after 2001. roamer65 14 hrs ago #13

Your truck is 20 yr old NickB79 12 hrs ago #15

For small engines and two stroke engines, bite the bullet and buy ethanol free gas. indusurb 21 hrs ago #9

I believe Sheetz stations carry regular gas, no ethanol, in addition to those with ethanol. mucholderthandirt 19 hrs ago #10

It has iso butanol in it likely instead. Melon 6 hrs ago #23

I have to drive 20 milies to the next county to find it and its is more expensive. Historic NY 3 hrs ago #30

The fuel ethanol industry needs to go away. hunter 18 hrs ago #11

That's not true. And it does substitute a percentage Melon 10 hrs ago #19

Ethanol is boondoggle scam GreatGazoo 18 hrs ago #12

It's an octane booster. Not a scam. Melon 10 hrs ago #18

Your car would have to be over 14 years old not to be in compliance. Melon 10 hrs ago #17

And nobody has a vehicle THAT old. BWdem4life 6 hrs ago #21

10% ethanol is still available. Melon 6 hrs ago #22

My 2008 Toyota van is doing ok Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #28

In Pennsylvania our retail gas automatically switches over to 10% ethanol in March FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #20

It's more expensive because it requires more refining. The government has VOC requirements on what goes into Melon 6 hrs ago #26

Ethanol gas is a step change improvement over what we were using. MTBE and MTT. Many comments here... Melon 6 hrs ago #25

I just checked my car's gas requirements..not more than 10% ethanol. I have never check the gas pump before Deuxcents 6 hrs ago #27

E15 85% and I don't think it is for many vehciles WhiteTara 5 hrs ago #29