Retrofit for Flex Fuel

Anybody know if it is possible (especially w/o voiding the warrantee)
to retrofit a '07 Explorer for Flex Fuel (E85).

You can retrofit anything you want into any vehicle you want as long as you
have a big enough hammer. As far as retrofitting flex fuel to a nonflex fuel
car... I can't see this being cost effective and Ford is certanly not going
to assume any liability for the situation...

Possible? A resounding yes... Would you want to is the question...


"Kurt Ullman" > wrote in message
...
> Anybody know if it is possible (especially w/o voiding the warrantee)
> to retrofit a '07 Explorer for Flex Fuel (E85).

In article <Obi0k.219$7B3.11@edtnps91>,
"Jim Warman" > wrote:

> You can retrofit anything you want into any vehicle you want as long as you
> have a big enough hammer. As far as retrofitting flex fuel to a nonflex fuel
> car... I can't see this being cost effective and Ford is certanly not going
> to assume any liability for the situation...
>
> Possible? A resounding yes... Would you want to is the question...
>
I was wondering possibility before I took the time to figure
out want to. Figured I needed to know the parameters of possible before
I could work out the rest of it. Thanks for the reply.

In all honesty, Kurt, this is something I have never heard of being
attempted... Certainly, the parts exist to make the change... The cost of
the flex fuel option on the "sticker" is going to pale compared to the price
of buying the parts separately (this is going to run into triple digits just
as far as parts are concerned). Even if all Ford parts are used and even if
the work is performed at a Ford dealer, there will be the chance that the
warranty nazis will look at a possible claim and announce that the vehicle
was never fitted with the option...

The best you can hope for in that case would be the 12 month service part
warranty - not much of a consolation.

"Kurt Ullman" > wrote in message
...
> In article <Obi0k.219$7B3.11@edtnps91>,
> "Jim Warman" > wrote:
>
>> You can retrofit anything you want into any vehicle you want as long as
>> you
>> have a big enough hammer. As far as retrofitting flex fuel to a nonflex
>> fuel
>> car... I can't see this being cost effective and Ford is certanly not
>> going
>> to assume any liability for the situation...
>>
>> Possible? A resounding yes... Would you want to is the question...
>>
> I was wondering possibility before I took the time to figure
> out want to. Figured I needed to know the parameters of possible before
> I could work out the rest of it. Thanks for the reply.

Not to mention the minor issue of how does he get it inspected in areas where emissions inspections are required. Is he going to reprogram the engine module for his new setup and get it certified and take this certificate with him each time he goes in for an inspection?

David

Jim Warman wrote:
> In all honesty, Kurt, this is something I have never heard of being
> attempted... Certainly, the parts exist to make the change... The cost of
> the flex fuel option on the "sticker" is going to pale compared to the price
> of buying the parts separately (this is going to run into triple digits just
> as far as parts are concerned). Even if all Ford parts are used and even if
> the work is performed at a Ford dealer, there will be the chance that the
> warranty nazis will look at a possible claim and announce that the vehicle
> was never fitted with the option...
>
> The best you can hope for in that case would be the 12 month service part
> warranty - not much of a consolation.
>
> "Kurt Ullman" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article <Obi0k.219$7B3.11@edtnps91>,
>> "Jim Warman" > wrote:
>>
>>> You can retrofit anything you want into any vehicle you want as long as
>>> you
>>> have a big enough hammer. As far as retrofitting flex fuel to a nonflex
>>> fuel
>>> car... I can't see this being cost effective and Ford is certanly not
>>> going
>>> to assume any liability for the situation...
>>>
>>> Possible? A resounding yes... Would you want to is the question...
>>>
>> I was wondering possibility before I took the time to figure
>> out want to. Figured I needed to know the parameters of possible before
>> I could work out the rest of it. Thanks for the reply.
>
>

In article >,
DLR > wrote:

> Not to mention the minor issue of how does he get it inspected in areas where
> emissions inspections are required. Is he going to reprogram the engine
> module for his new setup and get it certified and take this certificate with
> him each time he goes in for an inspection?
>

Interesting consideration. I was basically wondering if retrofit
kits were available, the cost, etc. I have not only found out that they
probably aren't (except possibly out of the back of the Enquirer next to
the ads for 100 mile per gallon additive-grin), but also some reasons
why they aren't likely to be offered even in this day and age. Thanks to
all.