I’ve had two cars and one truck (2005,2009 Honda - 2010 F150).
All three have had absolutely no mechanical problems except that the 02 sensors for the catalytic converter always came up bad on the “check engine” fault. One or two of them would usually clear itself after about 3 days. Every time you take it to the dealer they wanted to replace the sensor, but that doesn’t work because it starts doing the same thing again.
It got so bad I read up on it. Many wideband 02 sensors are affected negatively by ethanol, some of the narrow band sensors, too. I’ve also had to rebuild virtually every carburetor on my 2 cycle home/yard tools because of it. It virtually melts thin gaskets, O-rings, and plastic breather films in them. It is more than likely it has the same affects on a car/truck.
I finally broke down and bought an OBDII-CAN handheld scanner that I keep in my console to connect up to the cable that I have permanently installed in the OBDII connector. I just scan and reset - about once every two weeks.
The only benefit that ethanol has is for the people that are in the corn chain. This is about SUBSIDIES - MONEY, nothing else. From the farmers that get paid more to divert their corn from the food supply, to the middlemen that mark it up and pass it on off to ethanol producers.
It’s a SCAM and a travesty. Now we hear it doesn’t even help the environment. Gee, thanks Government!
To Sheldon’e dismay, Penny taught us not to worry about the check engine light.
Being sceptical, I bought a scanner also. I did replace the O2 sensor on my diesel engine. Harbor Freight sells the tool and ebay the sensor.
There is a persistent “cam shaft out of alignmnet error” that also pops up. Sometimes it needs to be cleared, sometimes it goes away.
Although I have mostly done nothing, I feel better.
Well,let’s see here...they are saying ethanol puts more CO2 into the atmosphere,but it was supposed to combat it. CO2 isn’t a pollutant,but ethanol does other damage & costs mileage. So,I guess it benefits a few producers & costs everybody else. Tell us again why we are promoting & using it.
My car’s fuel line actually rusted from the inside out...I suspect ethanol contributed to this.
And don’t get me started on my small engines - mowers, chainsaws, generators, you name it - I have had issues with fuel delivery on all sorts of stuff.
This stuff never used to happen - now I expect it.
why do you think Iowa is such a poop state for rats?...its the corn money....for money, they sell their souls...