E85

[wood78]

I just bought my 06' sierra on april 29th and was wondering how many people are running E85 and how it is effecting their mileage. I will probably run E85 no matter what it does to mileage just because I'd rather give money to farmers than some price gouging oil company. I just figured I'd ask for some of your opinions on it.

[wood78]

no opinions I guess. well anyway I talked to my girlfriends brother (works at a chevy dealer) and he said alot of people running E85 are bringing their vehicles in because of clogged injectors among other problems, I guess there is also a TSB about a cold start issue while running E85.

[lrymal]

no opinions I guess.  well anyway I talked to my girlfriends brother (works at a chevy dealer) and he said alot of people running E85 are bringing their vehicles in because of clogged injectors among other problems, I guess there is also a TSB about a cold start issue while running E85.

 

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No problem with clogged injectors here on my '05. However, I have had a 2 M/G drop in town. I don't like that.

[Mr. Smith]

I'd rather give money to farmers than some price gouging oil company. 

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The feds and local govts steal more from users of gasoline per gallon. Do you really know what the profit margin is for the oil companys on 1 gallon of gas? About 10 cents. Another example of the lack of education of people on this subject.

[zr2ddk]

Just bought a 06 GMC and i use E85. I wat getting 16.7 with reguler and 12.5 with E85. I just have over 600 miles on it and I live 10 miles form town so it is mix driving only use it on the weekends. I drive and F250 for work daily dont have to pay gas for that.

[redvett]

You can run E-85 only if your truck is a E-85 compatable vehicle.

[zr2ddk]

I can run both in the truck, when i pick it up from dealer it had reguler in it after i ran is out i put e85 in it. I only ran one tank of reguler in it and two tanks of e85.

[TuscoTodd]

Well so far there are no E-85 pumps in my area - nearest is an hour away - but I'd be interested in giving it a whirl when it does become available locally...

[ChevyTech007]

I think Hydrogen is the future. It might be 10 years down the road but it does make sense.

[freakyt]

I run it, and I like it. It's $40 cents cheaper a gallon, and I loose about 2 MPG in town and on the highway. I can live with that.

 

No difference in power, no engine problems yet.

 

One other good thing about E85, far fewer emissions. You gotta like that.

[tflessner]

I think Hydrogen is the future. It might be 10 years down the road but it does make sense.

 

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Hydrogen may be coming down the road, but it's not as feasable right now as ethanol. There was an article in Fortune about it here: Ethanol article

 

All the infrastructure is in place for shipping and transportation of ethanol. Filling stations just need to do some modifications/install some equipment to handle the ethanol (more corrosive) and dedicate a pump or two (like they do now for diesel) and it will become more available. The auto makers are beginning to make more flex-fuel vehicles, more ethanol refineries are being built, etc. Just takes time.