Will My 1990 Honda Civic Run On Gasohol

[DrunkenCastaway]

Hi All,

Can anybody let me know if my 1990 Honda Civic Run On Gasohol?

Thanks

[OMGImInPattaya]

From my research, any car engine, even old classic cars from decades ago, can run on gasohol 91/95 (any E10 fuel) but not anything with a higher ethanol content, e.g., E20 or E85.

Best to check and change if necessary the fuel filter after running thru a few tanks of gasohol and replace the fuel lines with flex-fuel capitible ones.

[DrunkenCastaway]

Thanks very much for your help, its much appreciated

[DrunkenCastaway]

From my research, any car engine, even old classic cars from decades ago, can run on gasohol 91/95 (any E10 fuel) but not anything with a higher ethanol content, e.g., E20 or E85.

Best to check and change if necessary the fuel filter after running thru a few tanks of gasohol and replace the fuel lines with flex-fuel capitible ones.

Thanks very much for your help, its much appreciated

[OMGImInPattaya]

From my research, any car engine, even old classic cars from decades ago, can run on gasohol 91/95 (any E10 fuel) but not anything with a higher ethanol content, e.g., E20 or E85.

Best to check and change if necessary the fuel filter after running thru a few tanks of gasohol and replace the fuel lines with flex-fuel capitible ones.

Thanks very much for your help, its much appreciated

Check out this vid: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=bTVOLb9vO7w&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbTVOLb9vO7w

[arthurwait]

Call Honda and ask.

[DrunkenCastaway]

Call Honda and ask.

Yes I did and they shrugged and said they didn't know

[culicine]

Call Honda and ask.

Yes I did and they shrugged and said they didn't know

Honda dealers here don't seem to know much that is not n the manual or can't be hooked up to a computer lol. I think gasohol will be OK, what have you been using? Regular 91? Even if ethanol degrades the fuel system it would take a few years and second hand parts would be cheap anyway. Plenty of old civics on the road and I bet they are using gasohol.

[DrunkenCastaway]

From my research, any car engine, even old classic cars from decades ago, can run on gasohol 91/95 (any E10 fuel) but not anything with a higher ethanol content, e.g., E20 or E85.

Best to check and change if necessary the fuel filter after running thru a few tanks of gasohol and replace the fuel lines with flex-fuel capitible ones.

Thanks very much for your help, its much appreciated

Check out this vid: http://m.youtube.com...h?v=bTVOLb9vO7w

Thanks, very informative and feel a lot more confidant now that filling the beast with gasohol wont destroy the engine

[DrunkenCastaway]

Call Honda and ask.

Yes I did and they shrugged and said they didn't know

Honda dealers here don't seem to know much that is not n the manual or can't be hooked up to a computer lol. I think gasohol will be OK, what have you been using? Regular 91? Even if ethanol degrades the fuel system it would take a few years and second hand parts would be cheap anyway. Plenty of old civics on the road and I bet they are using gasohol.

I have been running it on Regular 91 but will try gasohol the next time I fill up

[IMHO]

Honda Thailand only started officially making their cars E10 compatible through the early to mid-2000's - which is when E10 first became available in TH, and also when the first excise tax incentives to implement it came into play.

Prior to that, it's hit and miss. Some fully imported cars prior to 2003 may have E10 compat. fuel systems, but domestically produced ones prior to then generally won't - that goes for all brands.

A fuel injected engine with a functioning lambda sensor shouldn't have any issues running on the stuff - it's the fuel system components (pumps, lines, filters, seals) that need to be made of appropriate materials in order to handle the fuel.