Q: wrong fuel in Hyundai elantra 2014
I mistakenly put 70% ethanol in my car and the check engine light came on and yes im getting slightly worse gas mileage i haven't drove on that fuel much since the light went on i was wondering if i can siphon the gas out myself is there something in the gas tank that would make it so i couldnt stick a hose in it? also when i filled the tank with the ethanol it was a little over half a tank now i still have 1/2 a tank of that stuff in my car.
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