[USOTR]

If your not a year around resident, then you need ethanol-free gas. If you live here year around and drive your Village Kart all the time, then any fuel will work. Modern gas powered Village Karts are made to run on up to 10 percent ethanol-gas. I have a neighbor whose 2002 model is still running great and he only uses gas from one of the local gas stations.

[danglanzsr]

The salesman who sold us our new Yamaha told us we should not use E10 gasoline. He said it was in the owner’s manual. He was wrong. It says to use E10 gasoline in the manual and on the gas cap. In the manual it says do not use METHANOL in the gasoline. METHANOL (aka wood alcohol) is not ethanol! Use ethanol in your cocktails also.

[smcmahon2002]

I fill up the non oxygenated gas if available, otherwise regular. But I add about a half can of Sea Foam periodically and whenever the cart will be sitting for awhile. Also throw it in my older Yukon XL (Seems like it runs better).

From Goggle AI ---- Sea Foam Motor Treatment is safe and effective for use in Yamaha golf carts, both in the fuel and oil systems. It can help clean fuel residues, varnish, and deposits, improving performance and potentially addressing issues like rough idling or backfiring.

[MX rider]

My family has been in the powersports business since 1975. All modern engines are deisigned to run on E10 gas. Non ethanol gas isn't even available everywhere.

Even if you're going to leave it sit for a while, E10 is still fine. I've let my dirtbikes and my Polaris SxS sit for months over the winter when we lived in Indiana. Never an issue. And they're much more complex and high tech than a simple golf cart.

[NoMo50]

Yamaha recommends 87 octane E10 gasoline for their golf cart engines, and that is all I have ever used. No fuel issues. I think their engineers know what is best.

The issues you hear about with ethanol blends date back over 20 years ago. Back then, ethanol was known to attack soft seals and fuel lines in some engines. However, vehicle manufacturers have addressed that issue long ago. It was also more apt to negatively affect a carburetor vs fuel injected motors. Again, modern engines successfully address any concerns.

Ethanol also has an affinity for moisture, and has a lower boiling point than gasoline. This combination led to the potential to vapor lock a fuel system in some applications. This problem has also been successfully handled by modern manufacturers.

In short, E10 fuel will not harm your golf cart. Any performance degradation related to ethanol blends will be hardly noticeable in a single-cylinder golf cart engine.

Now...the whole premise of using food for fuel? That's another soap box.

[PhilR]

FWIW if you’re in Well Point, the 7/11 in Magnolia has ethanol free— 10 minutes away

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by npwalters

as others have stated the manufacturer recommends the same gas you put in your car (with ethanol). Why would the dealer recommend ethanol free gas? Well, look at what they sell at the dealership. Then compare the price they charge compared to the same gas at WaWa and others.

The sell non-alcohol gas at extremely higher price that why.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by NoMo50

Yamaha recommends 87 octane E10 gasoline for their golf cart engines, and that is all I have ever used. No fuel issues. I think their engineers know what is best.

The issues you hear about with ethanol blends date back over 20 years ago. Back then, ethanol was known to attack soft seals and fuel lines in some engines. However, vehicle manufacturers have addressed that issue long ago. It was also more apt to negatively affect a carburetor vs fuel injected motors. Again, modern engines successfully address any concerns.

Ethanol also has an affinity for moisture, and has a lower boiling point than gasoline. This combination led to the potential to vapor lock a fuel system in some applications. This problem has also been successfully handled by modern manufacturers.

In short, E10 fuel will not harm your golf cart. Any performance degradation related to ethanol blends will be hardly noticeable in a single-cylinder golf cart engine.

Now...the whole premise of using food for fuel? That's another soap box.

And government subsidies for ethanol producers. Getting paid causing food prices increase.

[Joecooool]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

The recommendation is there for a reason.

The "recommendation" is because that's what they sell for $4.50 a gal.

Rec-90 fuel outside the bubble is about $1 less per gal.

From Yamaha's Patrick Busler, developer of technical training in Yamaha's service division -

Q. Are Yamaha engines compatible with E-10 fuel?
A. Yes, all current models as well as most engines built since the late 1980s have been designed with fuel system components that are tolerant to fresh fuel containing ethanol up to 10 percent.

Yamaha Talks Ethanol | SnoWest Magazine

[Battlebasset]

Seriously all, next time consider a lithium ion cart. No gasoline concerns, and very little in terms of maintenance. They go up to 50 miles before needing to be charged. Who the heck wants to ride 50 miles at one time in a golf cart?

And I'm not an "EV fanboy". Having EV for your primary vehicle, unless you never travel far from home, is a pain I can do without. But for a golf cart that comes home every night? Makes alot of sense.

Also, I like to put alcohol-free in my car occasionally, due to the moisture issues with ethanol. Higher octane as well, which my car likes.

[Villagesgal]

My Yamaha cart is 23 years old. I use regular gas and put in fuel stabilizer when I'm gone over 2 months. It runs like new. Never had a problem.

[Teed_Off]

I have been using 87 octane e10 gasoline in my 2018 Yamaha golf cart for the past 8 years. The salesman, owner’s manual and e10 sticker are all in agreement. No problems whatsoever.

[bopat]

I think the shutoff for the gas pump is at the end of the hose where you put it into the gas tank. So when you pick a blend, how much of the previous person's selection is already in the hose? For example, if they pick 87 octane, then I pick 92, I get a hose full of 87 before 92. For a tank like my golf cart, it might be half of that gets the 87 before I get the 92 I'm paying for.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Joecooool

Q. Are Yamaha engines compatible with E-10 fuel?
A. Yes, all current models as well as most engines built since the late 1980s have been designed with fuel system components that are tolerant to fresh fuel containing ethanol up to 10% ethanol.

The key word in that answer is tolerant. Being able to tolerate something most certainly doesn’t mean it’s what is optimal. Many people don’t have problems using e10% fuel, right up until the point when they do. The only way to be certain you won’t have ethanol related issues is to use ethanol free fuel. I use ethanol free fuel because I can’t tolerate showing up at my Villages home, only to find out my carts fuel delivery system is gummed up with ethanol residue.

[Vernon Hud]

I bought a 2007 yamaha in 2007, and have used nothing but regular e87. I leave my cart in my garage from may to October every year. I do not fill tank when I leave, just add some stablll to my gas a couple days before I leave and run it to make sure all my gas has stabill in it. Have had no problems at all,and I'am still running that same 2007 Yamaha.