I'm thinking about buying a 1992 Volvo 240 sedan (automatic). I've heard that cars from 1992 and older should only use ethanol free gas. Is that true? I don't want to risk messing up this car if I buy it, but is ethanol free gas really necessary?
I've heard that cars from 1992 and older should only use ethanol free gas.
Where did you hear that? On the street? On Facetube? At a dinner party?
Is that true?
Not particularly. The main issue would be ethanol attacking rubber fuel system components, but on a car that old those should be replaced anyway and new parts will be ethanol-compatible. I currently use gas with 10% ethanol in cars going back to 1965 with no problem. Of course if you can get ethanol-free gas in your area that's going to be better, especially if the car is not going to be used much since gasoline contaminated with ethanol starts to degrade within a couple of months unless stabilizer is added.
