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The Car Coach Lauren Fix on why ‘E15’ gas could damage drivers’ vehicles older than 2012 models.
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Now to an important gas warning today that affects anyone with a car that's older -- 2012 about the whole Lotta people eat fifteen.
-- -- higher blend of ethanol in gasoline and it is EPA approved it is now sold at a handful of states but today.
Tripoli is saying don't music because it's gonna damage your car engine that's AAA is saying Matt and here's the kicker at least ten car company.
Are now saying they will not cover any claims of damage due to this fuel.
Due to eat fifteen and it's gonna void your warranty if you use it here to explain exactly which you need to know -- fixed.
Of the car Coach you know I read this story this morning and I couldn't believe it.
I -- this gasoline is out there being sold its approved by the EPA.
Yet you have car company after car company saying that they will not cover fuel related claims is BMW Chrysler Nissan Toyota VW.
Other car companies have said if you use this fuel that's approved and pushed by our government it's gonna void your warranty Ford.
Honda Kia Mercedes-Benz.
It'll boy.
How this thing.
Well look the problem is there wasn't a lot of testing done and -- in the automotive aftermarket.
And the I've been testing the stuck for a long time there's have something called phase separation.
And adopt the -- emission systems fuel systems and engines.
The first thing you do not want to pump.
And it's happening because our current government is pushing this because there's there's -- fossil corn subsidies going -- has a lot of money changing hands.
But the bottom line is consumers are going to be hurt badly if you use the stuff it -- and I actually approved that it damages fuel -- Ignition systems -- idea what's what and it let -- this is so bad for your car because I mean you know it's great for the environment I would assume.
While it's made some corn so what's happening as a lot of farmers are saying you know what we're gonna start producing quarter of increasing.
Other products so that's why your groceries have gotten so expensive but on the other hand.
What this is very highly corrosive so corrosive that is -- -- distributed.
To the gas stations in stainless steel container in stainless steel tanks.
Which are called by diesel vehicles of all things but when it's -- to the with the gasoline in your gas pump where you pump your gas into your vehicle.
That's when they merged the two together.
And what happens is so bad is it something called phase separation.
Where that ethanol is actually have your goes to the bottom of the tank so now -- vehicle whether it's running on.
Or.
And I'll tell you what happens is it starts off with the separation your gas tank is now -- just the up at all so destroys fuel systems and I approved because I talk to companies that manufacture fuel lines.
They've got brand new vehicles would ride out fuel systems while we have to produce product that they shouldn't be admissions system and then when the -- -- -- gone.
The gasoline is being -- here's the interesting part.
It's made three octane levels lower and what that means is 87 acting is really.
Thanks so shortsighted leading a look at what the big picture and and this is very confusing and we had covered this industry for a long time and I still we were looking investor in the meeting was like.
What is the difference between 85 an.
For the average person that's pulling into their gas station and they -- things so tell me 85 is a -- That is only used in -- -- vehicles right.
Exactly so if you about flex fuel vehicle and that what manufacturing purchased it from 85 is totally fine you what I eat it easier to beat you can't.
Right even -- fifteen which is 15% -- RE 85 which is 85% up at all with only 15% gasoline.
But that's fine for the few flex fuel cars that are out there for everything else including these manufactures -- that you know what use that you -- -- -- -- It's really important to know they actually will damage your vehicle and they know what it actually destroy its gas gets too because of the corrosive nests.
All but what about the -- on its own.
So when you looking guessing that you all save a few pennies -- bite to eat fifteen.
In reality it's going to cost you hundreds possibly thousands of dollars down the road.
Because you're gonna have to -- -- those repairs no one's gonna can't blame -- -- evil people who hate the environment -- -- this -- triple laying out there.
Issuing this morning -- -- he can't say that this is a conspiracy of some -- against farmers against big fuel industry whatever it is it's.
AAA has come out now what is the EPA's response to -- this at this time.
With -- EPA claims that they got all this testing and -- it's impossible to years of testing and months.
They said they've done all this testing and they claim there's no difference -- here's the other difference can affect your pocketbook because the truth is triple -- is trying to help people.
And I don't work for triple AX I work for AOL autos -- I mean we're counting the -- opposing to each other but the fact is.
Is -- when you're looking at a cost of what it -- you it is less than 13 energy per gallon.
Of gasoline -- has ethanol and that.
Then regular gasoline that didn't have happened -- so what does it mean to you you're filling up at the pump more often it's costing the -- lot of money.
-- get to pay the damages that happen to your engine now it's really.
Tune in if you look at triple a.'s website they do normalize for how many miles you're actually -- get out of the gas you can see what it really cost because it's deceptive when you see -- Auburn hair.
When your pulling into the gas station a price for gallon.
It doesn't get you the same distance -- that's not a fair comparison -- -- it's cheaper thank you so much for coming on a debunking a -- -- -- really important information for people might accidentally boy that their warranty and wrecked their -- crazy thank you --
