[TLI]

I quote from my 2010, built in the USA with non-union labor Tacoma Owners Manual…

Toyota does not recommend blended gasoline
Toyota allows the use of oxygenate blended gasoline where the oxygenate content is up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE

That would be 10%.

NOT 15%.

I will be looking for ØbamaGas to appear shortly at all the local gas stations.

I will also be looking for individual and class action lawsuits to link up with.

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[Myrddin]

Ethanol is hygroscopic. It attracts water from the air. That promotes rust in gas tanks and ice in fuel lines in cold weather. It also generates a "gel" in cold conditions that clogs fuel filters. Ethanol damages rubber fuel lines. Ethanol can cause pre-ignition in small engines that can destroy them. It also burns hotter, thus exposing combustion chambers to temperatures beyond their original design parameters. The BTUs in ethanol are lower, thus reducing miles per gallon. That necessitates burning MORE gasoline to go the same distance.

[Myrddin]

BTW, MTBE destroys fuel system components too. I've had to replace all the fuel lines in my 1974 Porsche 914 twice because of damage from MTBE. Very expensive. The car has been stored in my garage since June 2001. It probably still has some MTBE fuel in the tank. I'm not looking forward to turning the key on next time. Last time, the car sprayed fuel all over the ground as soon as the fuel pump started.