Is an Accord 2002 ethanol ready?

Question

I have an Accord 2002 and I think I heard that is ethanol ready in some grade of ethanol and regular gasoline is it true?

Answer 1

To some of the people above who pointed out the inefficiency of corn ethanol: please note that some people can use a distiller at home and make ethanol that way to supplement their regular gasoline...  Not all ethanol is made from corn or is made commercially.

Either way, I will agree that ethanol isn't the answer.  We will continue to have these production efficiency problems until we learn to harness the solar and wind power.

Answer 2

check with the manufacturers.

Answer 3

No.  

Only vehicles that say they can use "flex fuel" can use ethanol.

Ethanol is corrosive to some components in your engine and fuel system.  In a flex fuel system, these components have been built with parts that are not prone to ethanol corrosion.

Answer 4

check with manufacturers

Answer 5

check out www agua-luna com there's a list there with every car on the market.

Answer 6

Most vehicles can safely take up to E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline), but do check your owner's manual to be sure.

You should only use E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) in a vehicle that is designed to use it, called a flex-fuel vehicle (or labeled E85 capable).  If your car is not designed for it, the ethanol is a bit corrosive and can eat away at plastics and such in your fuel lines.

Do note that the BTU/energy content of ethanol is a bit lower than in gasoline, so expect your fuel economy to be lower using an ethanol-mixed fuel than straight gasoline.

You can view all of the E85 capable flex-fuel vehicles through:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/f*g/byfueltyp...

http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelve...

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/to...

(of which there is no flex-fuel capable vehicles in the US/Canada from Honda, so do not use E85 in your Accord!)

also note that there are few E85 fueling stations, so most flex-fuel vehicles never actually run it. (even though the automakers get a 1.2mph bonus credit to their CAFE averages for each flex-fueled vehicle they sell!) You can look up E85 refueling stations here:

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/et...

http://www.e85refueling.com/

Answer 7

Don't support corn ethanol...you'll only s***w up the environment more.