Ethanol E85 Fuel

Hi,

I have a 2005 Saturn ION-3. Does anyone know if it will run on the new
Ethanol E85 fuel that is starting to become available in more states? I
checked the Saturn website but could not find anything.

JD

In news:Gq82g.8381$Qz.3845@fed1read11 "Joe Delphi"
> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a 2005 Saturn ION-3. Does anyone know if it will run on
> the new Ethanol E85 fuel that is starting to become available in more
> states? I checked the Saturn website but could not find anything.

If a vehicle can run on E-85, you can be sure there will be stickers all
over the thing letting you know how wonderful it is.

If they didn't tell you it can, it certainly can't.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

"Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
...
>
> If a vehicle can run on E-85, you can be sure there will be stickers all
> over the thing letting you know how wonderful it is.
>
> If they didn't tell you it can, it certainly can't.

Yeah, after my original post I found a GM website that listed all of their
products that could use E-85. They were all 2006 and 2007 vehicles,
nothing earlier than that.


JD

In article <RRf2g.8401$Qz.3739@fed1read11>,
says...
> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > If a vehicle can run on E-85, you can be sure there will be stickers all
> > over the thing letting you know how wonderful it is.
> >
> > If they didn't tell you it can, it certainly can't.
>
> Yeah, after my original post I found a GM website that listed all of their
> products that could use E-85. They were all 2006 and 2007 vehicles,
> nothing earlier than that.
>
>
> JD

I think you can have them converted. It starts by adding a stainless
fuel tank and stainless fuel lines. Then uhh...it becomes more work than
its worth.

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 03:13:32 GMT, blah blah > wrote:

>In article <RRf2g.8401$Qz.3739@fed1read11>,
>says...
>> "Bert Hyman" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > If a vehicle can run on E-85, you can be sure there will be stickers all
>> > over the thing letting you know how wonderful it is.
>> >
>> > If they didn't tell you it can, it certainly can't.
>>
>> Yeah, after my original post I found a GM website that listed all of their
>> products that could use E-85. They were all 2006 and 2007 vehicles,
>> nothing earlier than that.
>>
>>
>> JD
>
>I think you can have them converted. It starts by adding a stainless
>fuel tank and stainless fuel lines. Then uhh...it becomes more work than
>its worth.


It requires a ECM upgrade and different injectors too becayse it has
to flow a lot more volume of fuel at times too because of the lower
energy content of E85 vs straight gas so more of it has to be burned.
-----------------
The SnoMan
www.thesnoman.com

Don't use it. Its not recommended for an ION to get more than 10%
Ethanol.

On 23 Apr 2006 07:52:36 -0700, "seawater" >
wrote:

>Don't use it. Its not recommended for an ION to get more than 10%
>Ethanol.


I agree but you are safe up to 15% or E15.
-----------------
The SnoMan
www.thesnoman.com

http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php



--
Steve Barker


"Joe Delphi" > wrote in message
news:Gq82g.8381$Qz.3845@fed1read11...
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2005 Saturn ION-3. Does anyone know if it will run on the
> new
> Ethanol E85 fuel that is starting to become available in more states? I
> checked the Saturn website but could not find anything.
>
> JD
>
>