Gas Gauge issues... 10% Ethanol or Non Ethanol
05-01-2015, 08:30 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Gas Gauge issues... 10% Ethanol or Non Ethanol
Please put which type of fuel you try to use most of the time Ethanol or NON Ethanol and if you have had gas gauge issues. I would like to see if the 10% Ethanol might be the culprit for the "sticking" gas gauge issue.
05-01-2015, 08:33 PM
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Le Mans Master
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I use 91 octane NON-ethanol and have had NO gas gauge issues
05-01-2015, 08:35 PM
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Le Mans Master
94 octane only, no ethanol, no problems.
Chevron (94 octane I believe has Techron) only.
Chevron (94 octane I believe has Techron) only.
Last edited by grantv; 05-06-2015 at 10:04 AM.
05-01-2015, 08:40 PM
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Le Mans Master
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05-01-2015, 08:47 PM
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Le Mans Master
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05-01-2015, 08:52 PM
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Race Director
I never use water gas unless I have no choice, then burn it down to DIC Low Fuel warning and fill with 91 real gas or better.
05-01-2015, 08:56 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Thank ya'll 
05-01-2015, 09:14 PM
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Le Mans Master
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05-01-2015, 09:14 PM
#12
Pro
93 Non Ethanol here...no gauge issues since I've been using NE for the last 9 or so months, but when I first got my car I did experience the gauge drop to E one time when I was using 93 with 10% ethanol, added a bottle of Techron to fix the gauge. I don't know if I would say it was the gas that caused it to stick though.
05-01-2015, 09:16 PM
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Le Mans Master
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93 Non Ethanol here...no gauge issues since I've been using NE for the last 9 or so months, but when I first got my car I did experience the gauge drop to E one time when I was using 93 with 10% ethanol, added a bottle of Techron to fix the gauge. I don't know if I would say it was the gas that caused it to stick though.
Thank you
I wouldn't say it either... but, were going to try and find out if there might be a link
05-01-2015, 09:35 PM
#14
93 octane 10% ethanol. Ethanol-free gas isn't that common here. I DID have the gas-gauge-drop-to-zero once but it was only once.
I use Techron regularly anyways...I'm hoping it was just a fluke.
I use Techron regularly anyways...I'm hoping it was just a fluke.
05-01-2015, 09:39 PM
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Drifting
93 octane 10% ethanol. Ethanol-free gas isn't that common here. I DID have the gas-gauge-drop-to-zero once but it was only once.
I use Techron a couple of times a year and a have not had any subsequent problems.
I use Techron a couple of times a year and a have not had any subsequent problems.
05-01-2015, 09:46 PM
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Le Mans Master
When I first got my car, the gauge had worked fine for 58,000 miles, don't know what gas had been used in it. I started using 91 octane pure gas with no ethanol. Six months later the gauge malfunctioned. I did the Techron program, 5 months later switched to Shell V-Power 91 oct and the gas gauge started working again. I am staying with Shell 91 with 10% ethanol. It seemed to fix the gauge problem.
05-01-2015, 09:55 PM
#17
93 - 10% ethanol and a bottle of Techron every fill up. No issues.
I do the same with my everyday driver.. a Mini. I did have to replace a fuel pump in it right after the 10% change over in my area.
I do the same with my everyday driver.. a Mini. I did have to replace a fuel pump in it right after the 10% change over in my area.
Last edited by MikeG37; 05-01-2015 at 10:00 PM.
05-01-2015, 10:11 PM
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05-02-2015, 01:09 AM
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Been running 10% ethanol in my car for 5.5 years and no gas gauge issues. Did the same with the '00 that I owned for 7.5 years.
05-02-2015, 01:16 AM
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