flex fuel
-
How to change charcoal canister and evap?
2014 Tahoe LT 176k miles. Every few dollars the pump will click sometimes. Seems to be worse in cold weather. Always has done it since I got it. Sometimes it does it. Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes I also smell gas when I first start it up in cold weather mostly. Than goes away pretty quick...- iboughtatahoe23
- Thread
- 2014 charcoal canister evap flex fuel gas third gen
- Replies: 19
- Forum: Engine & Drivetrain
-
A
Idles rough coming to stop
Just recently purchased a 2011 PPV, ran like crap when I got. So far I have replaced plugs and wires, new air filter and cleaned the throttle body. Runs a whole lot better now but when I am coming to a stop the RPMs drop below 500 and shudders a bit then levels off then the RPMs bounce around...- aarons129
- Thread
- 5.3 flex fuel idle problem
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Engine & Drivetrain
-
Is E85 in the winter bad?
I’m reading that it can cause rougher idle and other symptoms in cold weather because it takes longer to vaporize? I’m thinking about switching back to 87 this winter. It’s already below 40 on the regular and it’s gonna get colder until It hits -40 with windchill this winter- iboughtatahoe23
- Thread
- flex fuel gas
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Engine & Drivetrain
-
Virtual or Reality?
Was recently asked to do a comparison between what the engine computer shows as the alcohol content and by taking an actual sample of the onboard fuel from the fuel rail. Both vehicles have been driven less than 30 miles since refueling. The 2012 6.2 Sierra showed a virtual alcohol content of...- swathdiver
- Thread
- alcohol content e85 flex fuel virtual content sensor
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Engine & Drivetrain
