Ethanol Free Gas

[John_Mc]

I know I went to Boston Harbor Marina with no luck... may have been timing?

It would be a miracle if you have a source in or around Oakland California.

Edit: It does show 19 for all of California...

Edit Update... Just called the nearest one listed in Sunol California and they do sell leaded racing fuel but no E0

The person I spoke to said not for a long time yet it still shows on pure gas.

The Pure-gas site is user supported. If you see a station that is listed incorrectly, please update the listing. If you come across a station that sells E0 that is not on the list, please add it.

 

[ericm979]

I just discovered that a small air park close to me has 100 octane E0 gas. The person there says they use it in small engines such as mowers. The E0 I used to buy was 90 octane. Would there be any problems using the 100 octane fuel in my small engines?

If it's unleaded it won't damage anything but it's a waste of money. Your equipment only needs a minimum of 87 octane, or 89 for many Stihl products.

 

[two_bit_score]

Nope. It shouldn't hurt anything. Just make it harder to start.

Why would it be harder to start?

 

[Torvy]

Had to go into the city today (well, Rockwall for locals). Got gas at the Murphy (Wal-Mart) for $2.28. They offered E0 at the same pump, but separate hose. I didn't notice the price, though.

I've seen videos about some places that share a hose. If buying a small quantity, like for a small engine, you may get some ethanol as high as 3-5% due to ethanol sitting in the hose from prior sale.

 

[jyoutz]

If it's unleaded it won't damage anything but it's a waste of money. Your equipment only needs a minimum of 87 octane, or 89 for many Stihl products.

I know the octane is higher than needed, but it’s a close by source of ethanol free gas.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Why would it be harder to start?

The whole idea with high octane gas is that it's harder to ignite, to prevent pinging in high compression engines.

 

[jyoutz]

Had to go into the city today (well, Rockwall for locals). Got gas at the Murphy (Wal-Mart) for $2.28. They offered E0 at the same pump, but separate hose. I didn't notice the price, though.

I've seen videos about some places that share a hose. If buying a small quantity, like for a small engine, you may get some ethanol as high as 3-5% due to ethanol sitting in the hose from prior sale.

Just pump some E0 into your vehicle first, then fill your cans.

 

[LD1]

Yesterday, I went to the same gas station that I've been buying Ethanol Free Gas from and realized that not every pump has it. This is a huge gas station, but only the pumps at one end of all the pumps has it. If somebody was looking for it, drove up to the wrong end of the pumps and didn't see it, I hope they would keep looking for it.

I'm on my third tank of Ethanol Free Gas and my mileage is starting to slip back down. I'm at 17.1 mpg. It seems to have dropped a tenth every day since I hit the high of 17.5 mpg on my trip to Dallas. I guess the hundred miles of 80 to 90 mph driving gave me better mileage then 20 miles to the offramp, then another five miles of slow driving to the house. I haven't been anywhere else, and I can't explain the drop in mileage.

17.1 is still a lot better then the 14.1 mpg that I've been getting the last couple of years from the cheapest gas available, but it's .65 cents a gallon more, which is $16.25 more per fill up. I'm wondering if it's worth the extra money for the extra mileage?

We have sheetz around here. They actually have an "unleaded 88" gas that they have a sticker cautioning you to only use in 2001 or newer vehicles or something like that. But their udl88 say "may contain up to 15% ethanol"

But it is usually 45-60 cents per gallon cheaper that regular.

So for me....when sheetz first came around 2 years or so ago.....I started using E0 in the vehicles.....also wondering if the increase in mileage would be worth the added cost. But actually.....the cheapest "per mile" is the stuff with 15% ethanol and sold at quite a discount

 

[Ricn]

No issues here, works great!

 

[BoylermanCT]

I'm jealous that ethanol free gas is available near many of you. In CT, it is only available as racing fuel at 94 and 110 octane in 1 and 5 gallon cans for $22 a gallon or $100 for 5 gallons. Stewart's gas stations in NY sell it at the pump for a dollar more than regular gas, but the closest one is a little over an hour away.