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Re: E85 Fuel in the wrong vehicle
Posted to Shop Management Forum on 5/15/2005

E85 is 85% ethanol.

Any car can handle at least 12% ethanol without any material compatability problems.

most newer cars can handle a heck of a lot more than 12% but I would not assume they can handle 85%.

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