The Effects of Ethanol Gasoline Blends in Cars, Boats, and Small Engines
The blending of ethanol into gasoline across the nation is now a common practice due to recent EPA mandates for 10% ethanol blends. These mandates are aimed at improving air quality and reducing air pollution from fuel emissions, which ethanol blends achieve through the lowering of harmful emissions. But ethanol causes major issues for consumers, who face loss of mileage, storage issues and a tendency for ethanol to corrode plastic and fiberglass tanks and parts, especially in marine applications.
- Water accumulation in gas tank
- Deposit build up
- Loss of power
- Rough running
- Lower fuel mileage
- Corrode internal engine components
- Contaminents in fuel system
- Fuel phase separation
- Encourages microbial growth in fuel
Bell Performance has the experience and products to help you deal with the ethanol fuel issues you are facing.
This post was published on August 31, 2010 and was updated on November 19, 2013.
