Convert to a Flex Car
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Your car may already be E85 compatible. Click here to find a list of cars that were manufactured in the USA that can operate on E85. Chances are that you will need little or no additional conversion costs to use E100 in addition to E85, E10 and gasoline.
Converting your car to a Flex car is simple, usually inexpensive and has many financial rewards. There are some things that you should know before you make the choice and this page will provide the necessary information.
As car owners search for economical solutions to the gasoline crisis, they are turning more and more to the conversion to alternative fuels such as E100, a bicombustible. | The end result is that their cars will run on any mixture of gasoline and/or alcohol, and even propane. There are however, some steps in the process that might be missed in the haste to relieve the pain in the wallet only to exchange it for a bigger pain later.
According to a Bosch technician the correct conversion might require the change of other components in the process. Beyond the electronic chip for the fuel injection that controls the engine for the difference in the bicombustible type, such things as hoses, valves and the fuel tank might require modification or change.
These parts might require changed due to the characteristics of the alcohol because the engine must have a higher fuel injection process for proper combustion. This process is performed by the fuel injector valve, so that the bifuels have greater capacity outflow.
Another characteristic of alcohol is its corosive property, that in some situations can damage parts related to gasoline. While newer cares generally come with fuel systems, from the tank to the fuel system older cars may require some of these components to be changed to accomidate the bicombustible fuels
Finally, it is important also to adapted the vehicle bicombustible needs to be in compliance with the legal requirements. In the case of NY, for example (see manual page 11), there is a setting on the measuring equipment that adjusts for Ethanol fuels. That must be included in the inspection process.
The bottom line is:
- Newer cars may already have many of the required features to maintain long car life and warantees but this needs to be verified with your mechanic or who ever is doing the conversion.
- Cars can stage the conversions to meet the owners financial situation by first converting the electrical system. At a later time converting the fuel tank and then even later, as a valve job is required, replace the valves with those optimized for biofuels.
- Older cars need only to convert the electrical components which is very inexpensive (less than a few hundred dollars) because other wear and tear will probably take a toll on the car long before the conversion to alcohol will affect it.
Original link: http://www.bosch.com.br/br/mundobosch/revista/materia_out19_04.htm |
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