SETUP
Ignition on. Bluetooth LE adapters (Veepeak BLE, vLinker MC+, OBDLink CX) use READ FROM CAR. Classic-Bluetooth adapters (OBDLink MX+ and most ELM327s): pair in Windows/macOS Bluetooth settings first, then use PAIRED / SERIAL ADAPTER — desktop only. Ethanol readout is a flex-fuel thing. No adapter? Grab a Bluetooth LE OBD-II adapter on Amazon.
“E85” at the pump legally ranges E51–E83 by season — test it if you can.
TEST YOUR FUEL tube-tester helper
Fill the tube with water to a line, top up with fuel, cap and shake, then let it settle. Ethanol bonds to the water and raises the separation line — enter the three readings and skip the printed scale.
Approximate — ignores the small volume shrink when water and ethanol mix, same as most testers' printed scales.
No tester yet? Grab a tube tester on Amazon — a few bucks, lives in the glovebox.
THE MIX
Blend after fill: E30 across 16.0 gal in the tank. Estimates only — always verify your fuel system, tune, and ethanol content before running high blends.
CAN IT RUN E85?
Factory flex-fuel lookup, engine by engine — live from EPA fuel-economy data covering every US-market vehicle since 1984.