Although ethanol mixed gasoline's probably safe, I've heard people who have run water-injection in their cars have seen melted pistons n' stuff. This is, of course, like 50/50 aquamist things, but it still makes me worried to know that I'm putting that into my motor. If it's due to build-up, running a safe cleaner through your fuel system every now and again might not be a bad idea.

 

Very interesting, WiSH2oo0, and thanks for the link. The State of Minnesota seems to think it has mandated E10 and/or 'oxygenated' fuel statewide since 1997.
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/publ...thanol-e20.pdf
http://www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us/p...p/9704-1pg.pdf
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I'm not claiming the site you posted is wrong. I merely find the conflicting information interesting.

For those who can, in fact, get 'ethanol-free' gasoline in an area that requires RFG or otherwise gets oxygenated fuel for whatever reason, the oxygenates in 'ethanol-free' fuel are generally (always?) made from ethanol, so you're not exactly avoiding ethanol either way. FWIW.

 

Yep , we're all stuck with corn injected fuel ,, like it or not .

 

I find it hard to believe that they could state the fuel is "ethanol free" if it really is not. I think they would be looking at some pretty serious repercussions if they were found to be falsely advertising such a strictly controlled product.

 

Perhaps something's been lost in translation. The oxygenate isn't ethanol itself, but it's ethanol-derived, and so you're not 'avoiding' ethanol, per se. One would also expect that this would eliminate the energy deficit that everyone claims they see w/ethanol, etc, since I'm not sure you're going to get more energy out of the ethanol-derived oxygenate than you will out of the ethanol itself. IOW, the folks in RFG areas who claim that 'non-ethanol' fuel gives them significantly better mpg might be right, but I'm skeptical...