What is the best gas to use in Yamaha gas carts?
 

What is the best gas to use in Yamaha gas carts and where to buy it? We are south of 466A.

Regular out of the pumps? Sure you can pay a bit more at Sumpter Cart world, but since my 2003 Yamaha has been running for 13 years+ on unleaded with zero problems I don't think I'll change....

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I have used regular gas with a stabalizer added for a long time. Seemed to work fine. I then tried a higher octane recreational gas and saw a huge difference in performance. My cart now runs smoother and quieter.

As per the owner's manual, unleaded with 10% or less ethanol.

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If you Google this issue you will find that 87 octane is just fine. Any higher octane is just a waste of money. Non ethanol gas might be preferable. I have two carts which my family runs to death. EZGO 5yrs- Yamaha 6yrs. 87 octane only . Neither one has ever even hiccupped. Change oil, filter and spark once a year.

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Sorry, but rather than use the owners manual, I prefer to rely on a self proclaimed internet expert. :laugh:

Gas from the pump at Colony works fine in mine.

I go along with the cheapest available.

Carts and clubs has us use premium. Went to cart station today in LSL $3.40

UNLEADED gas is the ONLY gas available and legal for over 25 years. The cart stores are selling NON-ETHANOL.

The vgs store in Brownwood has ethanol free gas, it costs more but is better for the fuel system. Ethanol causes problems with the rubber and attracts water.

I have used regular gas with a stabalizer added for a long time. Seemed to work fine. I then tried a higher octane recreational gas and saw a huge difference in performance. My cart now runs smoother and quieter.

I AGREE, AND YOU CAN GET IT AT MARATHON STATION NEAR YOU.

Yamaha urges against the use of a stabilizer unless you are away for long periods.

I also noticed the difference once i filled up with non-ethanol gas. The engine was noticeably quieter and smoother. I fill up at Marathon.

Second that; Owners manual is the best guide for gas :clap2:especially if in warranty

Unfortunately qualitative results are more in vogue on this subject then quantitative. Do what the owners manual states and the engine will perform as designed, case closed.

How much is the ethanol free gas at Marathon? Last time I was at Lake Sumter station it was 2.99 while regular unleaded gas at Shell was closer to $2. That's a pretty significant price difference.

The golf cart mechanics I have spoken to all recommend using non-ethanol. You can get that at Gordon's Garage in Lake Sumter, near Barnes & Nobles, or the Marathon gas station in Pinellas Plaza. If you can't get to one of these stations, occasionally filling up with regular gas won't hurt the cart.

Personally, I consider the mechanics the experts. Rather listen to them than even the owner's manual. They know what goes wrong in carts and why.

And the people that DESIGN, BUILD, and WARRANTY the carts don't?? :ohdear:

Good response! :bigbow:

Premium at Colony in $2.75 range as is Marathon at Pinnellas Plaza.

If these guys were experts on the internal combustion engine why are they working on golf cart engines ? Seems to me that expert mechanics would be working on equipment more sophisticated than put put engines. Do what the owners manual says ( it was written by real experts ) and save a buck a gallon in the process.

What is the best gas to use in Yamaha gas carts?
 

93 or higher octane gasoline does nothing that 89 octane can't do in an engine designed to run on 89. That is a fact. Doesn't matter if it's a cart engine or a V8. Higher octane allows the fuel to combust slower, nothing more. If an engine is built and tuned to spec for low octane fuel, that's all it needs. Anyone telling you different is blowing smoke, not facts. Also, all modern engines have hoses and components designed to withstand ethanol enhanced fuels. Save $$$ and do what the owners manual states.

When posters address the best gas o use for a Yamaha gas cart does it make a FI engine make a difference? Carts and clubs had given me written instruction suggesting less than 10% ethanol 87 octane was fine and that if I wanted to use a stablizer I could but it wasn't necessary and then provided me with three different brands

My neighbor has had his EI gas cart for well over a year and started with a stablizer than dropped it and hasn't noticed a difference. I suspect it because he is not gone for long periods at a time

Since the dealer is coming by my home on Wednesday I intend to revisit this issue

So true

For some reason people want to spend(waste) money . They have been brain washed by Oil companies and supplement producers. Many mechanics, salesmen and next door neighbors have little or no actual knowledge of the chemical and mechanical effects of fuel. I have two carts, Yamaha EZGO,drive them to death over the past 5 years. Always fill with lowest octane I can find, never put anything else including stabilizer in the tank. For many people the placebo effect is working. Have never experience even one engine issue.

I don, think mine is an isolated case.

What is the best gas to use in Yamaha gas carts?
 

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Owner suggests regular from Colony, is this non ethanol?
Why this particular place?

It doesn't matter where you buy your gas. Use Regular (87 octane), which has 10% ethanol. If your cart is going to sit for a length of time add some fuel stabilizer.

As President Truman once lamented "Someone find me a one handed economist.

The American past time is not Baseball...its peers debating what method is superior. Caulk don't caulk, wrap don't wrap, use regular gas no premium, less than 10% ethanol, no ethanol, stablizer no stablizer, diet don;t diet, eat meat don't eat meat Please someone find me a one handed expert I'm tired of hearing "on the other hand

I have a fuel injected Yamaha and I run regular from Colony and have no problems.

With regard to which gas for a gas golf cart, read the owners manual. For Yamaha gas carts, regular with up to 10% ethanol is OK according to the people who made the cart. Not much to debate.

OMG, is the moon blue? Is this February 30th? I find myself 100% in agreement with KIR. I'm off to the psychiatrist to get my head checked:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

If you are using the cart regularly this is not a problem. If your cart sits for long periods of time it may be an issue.

Is that why your TOTV name is Marathon Man?

I like Seafoam for extended down time..works good in my tbird

It is not. And I did not notice the coincidence when I typed it. Almost looks like I'm advertising that particular company.