E88 Fuel in a 2011 Vista 36D?

[Dallasrules]

Can you use E88 in a motorhome? Has anyone done this?

2011 Vista 36D

[Ray,IN]

What does your chassis/engine owners manual state? The engine mfgr. is the final word, but I'd say no.
ref: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/...ls/ethanol.php

E85 has much less energy in a gallon than E10 blend.The savings per gallon is offset by the reduction in energy in a gallon of E85.

Another thing to remember, if your owners manual approves the use of E85, it also says the tank must be nearly empty to switch from gasoline to E85 or back again.
When I bought this Silverado that states on the drivers window E85 approved, I tired it, my pickup wouldn't perform nearly as well, so I never tried E85 again.

[Eagle5]

It looks like E88 is a re-branding of E15 gasoline. It is 15% Ethanol, and so to get away from the stigma of the name E15, they tagged the average octane rating afterwards, which is 88.

• 88 = (Research Octane + Motor Octane) ÷ 2

So would I use E88? Let me put it in two ways:

1. First, I try to fill-up when I'm in Ocean Park, WA at Jack's Country Store, where he sells pure premium gasoline with no alcohol.
2. Secondly, when I need that extra kick, I put Liquid Schwartz into my tank!

Thanks, Eagle5

Liquid Schwartz

[creativepart]

No! Just plain No!

Nothing about your 2011 Vista 36D is setup for anything other than gasoline with 10% or less ethanol.

Consult the Ford F53 Owners Manual for official confirmation.

[creativepart]

I found the 2011 Ford F53 Owner's Manual online. Here is the details in the manual for Fuel:

[Ray,IN]

Originally Posted by Eagle5

It looks like E88 is a re-branding of E15 gasoline. It is 15% Ethanol, and so to get away from the stigma of the name E15, they tagged the average octane rating afterwards, which is 88.

• 88 = (Research Octane + Motor Octane) ÷ 2

So would I use E88? Let me put it in two ways:

1. First, I try to fill-up when I'm in Ocean Park, WA at Jack's Country Store, where he sells pure premium gasoline with no alcohol.
2. Secondly, when I need that extra kick, I put Liquid Schwartz into my tank!

Thanks, Eagle5

E88, now that's really going to confuse people at the pumps.Here's the lowdown: https://mechanicbase.com/cars/will-u...damage-my-car/

[Dallasrules]

Originally Posted by creativepart

I found the 2011 Ford F53 Owner's Manual online. Here is the details in the manual for Fuel:

Thanks everyone for helping clear this up for me. I will stick with the manual.