Q: Put E85 gas in vehicle when it is not supposed to use it.
About 9 gallons of E85 gas was put in the vehicle last night when the gauge was on 1/4. Today the service engine light came on. It has been driven about 50 miles since this happened. Will this cause any problems and what is the solution? Is it better to drive it until fuel level is low and fill with premium or?????
My car has 40000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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