[Biofuel] Ethanol Compatibility

2014-07-28 Thread robert and benita rabello
I maintain that any OBDII vehicle can run E85. If your check engine light comes on, reset it and keep driving. (It's usually an O2 sensor that triggers the light.) The onboard computer WILL adapt. Here's what the NREL had to say on the matter:

[Biofuel] More Ethanol Info

2014-07-28 Thread robert and benita rabello
This pdf verifies my earlier claim. The long-term fuel trim setting (as determined by the O2 sensor) will often trigger the check engine light. But, that's because the computer is not aware that ethanol is being burned and is adjusting the A / F ratio on the fly. It won't harm your engine to