Fuel Additive

[ronchy1998]

CAN BIODIESEL BE USED IN AN EXPLORER SOHC ENGINE,IN A SMALL AMOUNT,AS 2% ?
THANKS. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL,IN THE PAST.

 

[Nocturnall]

why would you want to?

 

[Mickelsons]

Running bio-diesel in a gas engine would cause a lot of smoke I would think, along with possibly plugging up the cat. I don't know why you would want to run diesel in a gas engine???

 

[FordBoy350TD]

yeh dude have u seen the price on diesel lately? lol

 

[aldive]

Not recommended.

 

[yogi_pahl]

Not bio-diesel but i would think ethanol would be ok. a few places but upto 15% in the gas.

 

[spotdog14]

Not bio-diesel but i would think ethanol would be ok. a few places but upto 15% in the gas.

i had that question, would ethanol work in our vehicles, at least my 95 4.0?

 

[yogi_pahl]

i had that question, would ethanol work in our vehicles, at least my 95 4.0?

I found this

Q:
We read numerous stories about the benefits of E85 fuel for cars, and I for one would like to use it, since it is becoming more available. But the service manuals for my ’03 Acura and ’07 Hyundai both state to use no more than 10 percent alcohol content in fuel.

Are there any fixes being produced by auto manufacturers or others to utilize this fuel that won’t violate the manufacturer’s warranty? If not, it’s all hot air and useless effort, as there are hardly any cars on the road today that can employ its pollution-reducing benefits.

A:
No car manufacturer provides a kit to change a vehicle over to FFV (flex-fuel-vehicle) status. E85 cars have corrosion-resistant fuel systems with upgraded plastic and rubber parts and a fuel sensor that can determine the proportion of ethanol to gasoline. The fuel injection computer—different from the one non-FFVs use—can then inject the correct amount of fuel. This is necessary because it takes a larger volume of ethanol than straight gasoline to run your engine.

There are aftermarket kits, but they do not use this sensor and can only trim fuel mixture ratios by using the oxygen sensor, which I think isn’t adequate—and neither do the car manufacturers or they would have done it this way and saved the cost of the sensor. My suggestion is to go to epa.gov to look up what vehicles on the market are already available as FFVs, and buy one. According to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, there are already 6 million cars on the road that are E85 capable.

 

[Blacksheep Josh]

I just did a project on alternative fuels for my Physics class in college, and this is what I've found...

Biodiesel should not be added to gasoline engines, biodiesel is made specifically for diesel engines.

Ethanol, or a gasoline replacement, is an alcohol based alternative fuel, it does gives a lot lower emissions, but does not have the same amount of energy as gasoline. Which means lesser gas mileage, but ironically ethanol burns hotter, normal octane ratings are around 100 or so which would clean your engine and keep it 'healthier'.

Only problem is will ethanol or gasoline be cheaper in the long run?