Do You Use It ?

[thequietman]

E85 - it's 20 baht a litre but is it OK to use in motorbikes and cars?

 

Does anybody on here use it regularly?

 

Can I use it in my car or PCX?

 

Many thanks for any input.

[pgrahmm]

Made a mistake once & got it for my Coleman camping equipment = barely worked.....

It's high alcohol content might not be recommended for many of the engines out there.....

[Coremouse]

I think E20 is fine but E85 too high for non-flexifuel cars, better do a full fuel upgrade before hand? at least big injectors & aftermarket ECU

 

fully remapped e85 cars runs higher horsepower safe & clean but may contaminate engine oil faster...

[KhunBENQ]

26 minutes ago, thequietman said:

Can I use it in my car or PCX?

You should only use if specified for.

More and more recent cars are specified ("flex-fuel").

See the label at the tank lid.

My 7 year old car is only good for E20.

So are all scooters that I know.

As far as I know motor control (fuel injection timing) has to be modified/adapted.

There are add-on kits for that but I hesitated to try.

And with the little mileage that I do nowadays it would pay back slowly.

Edited December 14, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

Just checked the current model of the best seller (Toyota Vios) and it supports E85.

So are others.

[thequietman]

3 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

You should only use if specified for.

More and more recent cars are specified ("flex-fuel").

See the label at the tank lid.

My 7 year old car is only good for E20.

So are all scooters that I know.

As far as I know motor control (fuel injection timing) has to be modified/adapted.

There are add-on kits for that but I hesitated to try.

And with the little mileage that I do nowadays it would pay back slowly.

Xcellent answer, thank you.

[Coremouse]

For fuel cost saving lpg & cng kits are fantastic. unless the car is factory flexfuel, e85 sorta more suitable for highly modified turbos - poor man's VP it is XD

 

being tropical sure eliminates all winter problem thats a plus