How To Install A Flex Fuel e85 Conversion Kit In Your Car (DIY)

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Learn how to install an eFlexFuel e85 conversion kit aka flex fuel kit in your car. Running on e85 vs gasoline has some benefits like lower fuel prices, more horsepower, and less emissions. It is very simple to install a conversion kit in a compatible car. All you need is to install the flex fuel sensor which goes in-line with the fuel line, then connect some wires to your fuel injectors, and finally plug it all into a piggy-back ECU so it can make adjustments to the fuel injectors. It is that simple to convert your car into a flex fuel car!
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00:00 Benefits of running e85
02:27 How to check if your car is compatible with a flex fuel kit
02:48 Tools and products you need
05:48 How to install the ethanol sensor
07:16 How to remove the wiper shroud
13:29 How to rig fuel line connectors
19:47 How to wire fuel injectors for e85
24:43 How to run wires and install E85 ECU
27:54 Starting her up for the first time
29:29 Wiper cowl install
32:20 Filling up with e85
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@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Hoping to get back on a more regular video schedule after my move is complete. I have a lot of cars and tools so this isnt an easy one haha... Thanks for the continued support and I hope the videos are helpful! See if your car is compatible: eflexfuel.com/ Extendable Ratchets: amzn.to/3Yzgrq9 Hose Grip Pliers: amzn.to/3OFLH3j Hose Cutter: amzn.to/3OGycQL Fuel Line Removal Tool: amzn.to/3OGyqY7 Multimeter: amzn.to/3YqjsJe Wire Loom Protector: amzn.to/47f3h5q

@Crankflame8 9 месяцев назад

Don't worry about it, glad your back!

@spazzar6649 9 месяцев назад

ello

@Flame0_0 9 месяцев назад

Yay he back 😊😊

@ICoNicOne1 9 месяцев назад

@@Flame0_0 ofc he's bck lol

@KrenarD 9 месяцев назад

Glad your back

@cameronstingley4968 8 месяцев назад

This guy really got sent Soemthing by a company but he didn’t know enough about it yet to recommend it to us so he tested it for years so he knows he’s not going to give us any wrong information or recommend any bad products. Crazy how much effort this guy puts into videos

@waqasrasool6494 11 дней назад

thats what he said. there is no proof

@cmac3530 9 месяцев назад

I think the most shocking thing in this video is the 5 years later Chris not only still has that crappy Del Sol he bought for $300 but, that it still runs well and looks clean.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Looks are deceiving. That car is far from clean which is why I got it for $300 lol. The suspension is good and engine is decent haha. Basically anything I’ve fixed so far is good. The rest is not good

@Matticitt 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix you had the idea back then to repaint the whole car. Are you still planing that in the future or nah?

@TDPEquinox 9 месяцев назад

No the most shocking thing is realizing that the del sol was over 5 years ago and not last year like you thought you remembered

@Nyitemare 9 месяцев назад

Had to do a double take when I saw the Del Sol haha shocked he still has it!

@shadow386 9 месяцев назад

@@Nyitemare having a 97 Civic I'm using as a project and will be swapping the whole motor soon, seeing the Del Sol here being used with the E85 kit brought me some positivity to get this kit after the swap.

@ereks2758 9 месяцев назад

Hi Chris 3 years ago I buyed my first car for 500$ and I learned how to work on him thanks to you. Two days ago I buyed my dream car Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.6 jtdm. Thank you so much for all your hard work and fact that you teach us how to do things in our cars..

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

That's awesome! Thanks a lot!

@jeremyhinken3365 9 месяцев назад

The real-deal longterm testing on this whole kit is phenomenal. This is probably the best automotive channel on RU-vid. Thank you for all your effort!

@akrupnov 9 месяцев назад

I sort of don't get how excessive the long term testing has been given Chris can't fill the E85 in his state on the regular gas stations

@christopherramirez6086 9 месяцев назад

@@akrupnovhe literally said he’s been buying bunch of gallons

@andrewwastien 9 месяцев назад

no doubt about it

@realbangbang 9 месяцев назад

THE best.

@jeffumbach 9 месяцев назад

@@christopherramirez6086 he'll need to, E85 gets considerably less MPG than gasoline.

@julzmuzik9464 9 месяцев назад

Your level of safety is off the charts! Very detailed procedures and attention to details

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thank you

@slowcarshop 9 месяцев назад

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8 jesus got bots now ayo

@user-ic8cx9qq9c 5 месяцев назад

Your level of doing things correctly is astounding. I’m kind of surprised you didn’t pause to get a degree in engineering to make sure it was engineered correctly. You’re my hero

@xero5727 2 месяца назад

as someone with an engineering degree, I trust Christ to fix my car than me fixing his bicycle.

@AndHesYou 8 месяцев назад

I love it when you put in 110%. Super detail as i would prefer. Thank you for the videos. I cannot say that enough.

@Aw3someTrollVeko 9 месяцев назад

I'm a 100% sure that you have a large part of the evolvement of the level of perfection the car community has these days. I truly appreciate you and the *ART* you are creating with these videos . thank god for ChrisFix

@slowcarshop 9 месяцев назад

chrisfix is goat

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I love seeing things repaired the right way! That is what it's all about!

@keyphandagohuy82 8 месяцев назад

nah imma just flex my fuel

@nvirevolution2235 5 месяцев назад

Even for people with regular cars ChrisFix has completely changed the way I approach maintenance and repairs to my car. Massive respect.

@thetypicaljoe1674 7 месяцев назад

The amount of planning, researching, filming AND editing that these videos require is out of this world and most have no clue or idea! 👏👏👏🏆🏆💪💪💪

@chrisfix 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for being one of the only people that gets it haha

@notsouninterested 9 месяцев назад

I went from having 4 injectors to 16 injectors. This should be fun... Hope you've been doing good, ChrisFix! I got myself a '19 mustang gt 5.0 and I'm getting ready to do E85 and FBO. Gonna have some fun! And thanks for the informational videos over the years of watching. Edit: ALWAYS keep a fire extinguisher in handy when working on fuel related anything. Edit #2: I went from 16 injectors to 10 injectors. I drive an Audi RS3 now

@MadeByAce 9 месяцев назад

Don’t worry Chris, everyone needs time for certain things. Just glad to get another informational/educational vid from you

@JSFGuy 9 месяцев назад

Been a while.

@samuelsmauel 9 месяцев назад

I know

@RetroGamerOG_ 9 месяцев назад

@RpMTarTar 9 месяцев назад

3 words, that's all you need to gain lights damn

@The_State_of_Oklahoma 9 месяцев назад

Been a long long while

@JSFGuy 9 месяцев назад

@@RpMTarTarwell it's not the word first like pick me first graders or W or 1 or... funniest comments of how long it's been. My favorite is good video when it hasn't even played yet.

@MrKata55 9 месяцев назад

Trivia: The "cheap car fuel" alternative in most of Europe is LPG, which has similar characteristics as mentioned by you on the E85 (that is, is cheap, has high octane rating which makes it great for high-compression engines, is more environmentally friendly by being made from simpler hydrocarbonates (mostly propane and butane, whereas gasoline is pentan and some higher fractions) but also has a slightly less energy density than classic gasoline which causes slightly higher fuel consumption). It is a gas though, so it needs a separate high-pressure gas tank (usually installed in the trunk or in the place of the spare wheel) and there are no jerry-cans for that, but also is not affected by humidity and tends to mix way better with air (gas/gas vs gas/liquid aerosol), especially at lower ambient temperatures. As for the cost, assuming 3.875 L per 1 US Gallon, and 3.00 PLN as an average price (based on my own observations), 1 US Gallon of LPG would cost ~11.36 PLN, which as of 4th August 2023 is about $2.82.

@haroldhenderson2824 9 месяцев назад

When I was researching for an idea, Methane, LP, and E85 all had about the same anti-knock rating. For use in a higher compression engine, it came down to availability/cost for the energy potential you needed.

@whogg 9 месяцев назад

LPG has many issues, the LPG tank takes a lot of space in the trunk, the system is made in a garage and is in 90% of the cases not up to code, engine always goes bad after years of use on LPG due to the nature of the fuel - there is no lubrication as it is literally gas.

@vojtechtomes6231 9 месяцев назад

@@whogg My father's old car had an LPG system equipped and I remember there being a valve lubrication solution where you would put additional oil to lubricate the valves.

@RundeKatze 9 месяцев назад

@@whogg There were some particular engines with valve seat problems. Some ford engines tend to have valve seat pitting around the time where LPG conversions were a big thing. And most people with LPG conversions blamed the fuel for it. The problem is normal gasoline driven cars had the same issue but nobody talked about it. It's like the same story with burning battery powered cars today. How many gasoline cars burned down by accident? Many more but nobody cares. But when a BEV burns down oh boy.... the entire world goes crazy. But you are right: There are many "not up to code shtboxes" out there that have been converted in a garage or an unskilled workshop that can be harmful to the engine or a potential hazard at the gas station. This LPG conversion kits that are up to spec have to be carefully set up and tuned to be a real replacement for gasoline. But most workshops don't have the experience with that kind of conversions. So it is better NOT to blame LPG for explosions at gas stations or damaged engines but the people who handle it wrong.

@joshhhab 9 месяцев назад

@@whogg valve lubrication is not a big deal on petrol or LPG. Only diesel fuel has enough lubrication properties but diesel fuel is injected directly into cylinders. I have 2nd gen Prius with LPG conversion installed by me and I drove 95k km just on LPG. Timer in LPG controller showed about 3000 hours on LPG and less than 180 hours on petrol just for preheating, and most of this time is late autumn, winter, early spring time with negative temperature. Maximum preheating time on petrol before switching to LPG is about 10 minutes when Ambien temperature is below -15 degrees Celsius

@triciamuir 9 месяцев назад

Welcome back !!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Omgosh, dude we've missed you! Great to hear your voice and to see your gloves and very organized presentation! Top shelf YT channel!

@ProximoNovio 9 месяцев назад

I have purchased this kit and installed it on the same car as per this video. I am doing some extended testing currently and have done about 4k miles of testing so far. I am testing mpg and cost along with other things. Will also do a oil test. Just some preliminary results, 50 mpg on 87($4.97) and 37 mpg on e85($2.99).

@samm3980 8 месяцев назад

Promising numbers so far! I'm also curious if there are any effects to the rubber bladder inside the gas tank (or at least the one in the gen2). Always thought it would be cool to run e85 but have been nervous that it will somehow damage pieces of plastic or rubber within the fuel system that were not originally designed to contact such high ethanol content fuels.

@ProximoNovio 8 месяцев назад

@@samm3980 only one way yo find out lol

@chrisfix 4 месяца назад

Definitely report back! I am curious to hear what your results are!

@Serkoharp 9 месяцев назад

I have been driving with eflexfuel conversion kits for years now and over 100 000miles on couple of different vehicles and everything has been working perfect, even in here arctic Finland. Great system!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing! That is awesome!

@ZeroLamaw 9 месяцев назад

I'm 13 but because i watch your vids i diagnosed my dad's toyota Corolla Altis I'm grateful you make vids

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Nice work! Glad the videos are helpful!

@BOSS_805 9 месяцев назад

Bro your video recording skills and voiceover instructions are so on point! You are the goat when it comes to instructional videos

@Waris-bv7nu 9 месяцев назад

Sallam alikum Chris! Last time i saw any videos from you was 3 years ago. This video is so informative and straight to the point. Love it! you've improved your channel significantly. Keep it up!

@gollagon 9 месяцев назад

Chris Fix your Awesome! You are one of my best Mentors, thank you so much. I just did my first oil change on my dads only car, it was a great experience, I bought the tools, and I cleaned the garage and set up my workstation, I am 14 & going to start flipping some cars and know I will learn a LOT! But luckily your videos will stay along the way and be my mentor while Im working on them. Thank you again!

@philwhite5815 9 месяцев назад

Good job. Very good to know how to work on your own car and it will save you a lot of money. More kids need to know at least the basics.

@gollagon 9 месяцев назад

@@philwhite5815 I agree, there are so many things on a car to learn that I can apply to different mechanical machines as well, all I have it do is understand it.

@cycy1021 9 месяцев назад

Something you can do is smaller maintenance tasks such as brake pads and maybe fluid flushes (ChrisFix has videos for those too) for people you know like your friends' parents. That can help you save up to buy a car to flip.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

That's awesome man! Nice job on your first oil change! That's where it all starts!

@gollagon 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix Thank you for acknowledging my comment! See you around!

@bkvishal2004 9 месяцев назад

3 years for knowing the product! Man you are BUILT different. Appreciate your patience and effort. Thank you.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

I think it's worth the extra time and hassle for you guys. I like knowing what I show is going to be good!

@journeyon1983 9 месяцев назад

Massive amount of steps to do but Chris makes it all look easy through this tutorial. Nice job.

@danielfr9234 8 месяцев назад

J'ai le kit depuis un an dans mon garage et jamais trouvé le courage de l'installer sur mon Lexus Rx400h Avec toi tout a l'air tellement simple ! Grâce à toi je vais me lancer ! Many thanks Chris !!

@incrediman9670 8 месяцев назад

bon courage pour l'installation ! ;)

@carlmis4680 5 месяцев назад

Bien

@guillermogongorafigoli4542 9 месяцев назад

We have factory Flex engines (Gasoline/Ethanol) in Brazil since 2003. Our Ethanol comes from sugarcane. In Brazil we have conversion to Natural Gas (CNG) too, most UBER/Taxi drivers do this conversion (gas is way cheaper).

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!

@PhillipMwaniki 9 месяцев назад

The first 5 minutes of this video make the best marketing eflex will ever have. A three year test is all the confidence a car owner needs.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

I wasn’t really trying to “market” it as much as I wanted to explain I’ve tested it for a while and it’s worked great so I don’t mind sharing it with you guys. But I guess that’s kinda what you’re saying lol.

@YotaWorxs 9 месяцев назад

@chrisfix what a well explained installation!!! 👏👏👏 truly amazing work!!! So happy everyone can see all the benefits that can be unlocked in their vehicles with the @eflexfuel kit and E85 🌽 ⛽️ I just got back from a 1000 mile California road trip in my Element running this kit and wow!!! Saved so much money with these fuel prices! Also gains definitely noticeable when going up hills fully loaded!!! Thanks for making this video 💪🏼🫶🫶🫶🎉

@AutoAddicted427 9 месяцев назад

THANK YOU CHRIS! Where was this vid when I was trying to install the eFlex kit into my own car? Haha. Lots of comments from people that have not tried eFlexFuel or E85. I researched the heck out of this before getting a kit 1yr ago. I am in the USA and run E85 from the pumps. Here is my experience: E85 does not cause issues to the fuel system. This was my first concern. There is noticeably more HP/TQ on E85. You can feel the difference when driving, it feels more responsive than when on gas. I also notice my vehicle downshifts less on E85, I think because it is making more torque at driving RPMs. My MPG are not hugely impacted on E85. Yes, there is some dip, but in my case it is closer to 1-2MPG which makes E85 WAY cheaper to run than gas in my case. E85 does not cause issues to the fuel system. This was my first concern before I installed. Modern fuel systems are up for the job, there's been quite a bit of research here. There is a reason high HP cars run E85 - even the new Demon 170. I trust the compatibility check Chris mentioned, there is zero reason to think otherwise. I think that covers it. I don't mind different opinions but I did my research before getting eFlex and have had zero issues, so it's funny seeing the armchair analysts comment without any firsthand use. If anyone has any questions about the kit you can reply here and I will try to get back to you. Thank you again Chris! This one was a nice surprise.

@DeLorean45 9 месяцев назад

I bought my kit about six months ago but haven’t had time to install it yet so it’s just sitting in it’s box. I think this video is just what I needed to get me motivated to get out there and install it! Thanks!!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Get it doneeee!!! Let me know how it goes!

@eFlexFuelTechnology 9 месяцев назад

It's time to get your flex on! 😃💪

@JesusisLOVEJohn- 9 месяцев назад

⚠️Notice to everyone: If do you decide to do this you will want to do more research. For example, the ethanol in E85 tends to overtime to dry out rubber fuel lines which end up cracking and spilling fuel. So you'll want to replace those rubber lines. I would recommend watching other videos online as well Chris's 2nd video on ethanol when he comes out with it. P.S. Your videos are awesome Chris!

@SkylineLofe 9 месяцев назад

A reply from ChrisFix underneath another comment: "e85 doesnt cause issues on anything 2001 and newer. The gaskets/seal are mandated to worth with ethanol. Even 1992 and newer shouldnt have any problems but they were only supposed to run on e10."

@JesusisLOVEJohn- 9 месяцев назад

@@SkylineLofe Thanks for that.👍

@Serkoharp 9 месяцев назад

No harm basically in any vehicles that has a electronic fuel injection. eFlexfuel has database and testing for over a decade converting different brand of vehicles and combined mileage is something over 2 billion miles world wide. So yea, it has been tested.

@dbforeigner1438 7 месяцев назад

Your videos are amazing and the perfection that you put to everything you are doing is outstanding. I love watching your videos, they're so satisfying. Keep going with the good work!

@Gabriel-eu8nt 9 месяцев назад

I missed long detailed videos like this. Thanks, Chris.

@adammcallister2260 9 месяцев назад

Hi Chris, top video. My former mechanic taught me a lesson when attaching fuel hoses or any barbed fitting. When you’ve pushed the hose on, rotate it around the barb a little bit. Just a quick twist left and right. It helps the barb fitting go in 100% instead of the rubber pushing back a little bit. Don’t go mad, especially if you’re using a metal barb fitting. Helps you get that 110% you aim for 👍

@spokehedz 9 месяцев назад

I know someone else will mention it: Those hose grip pliers work GREAT for wrangling up loose wires into the split-loom. Just grab the bunch of wires in the open part of the pliers, close em up lightly, and slip the head+wires INSIDE the loom, and then pull with a bit of force and they just ZIIIIIP right in! Sometimes pulling the loom is easier, sometimes the wires, sometimes the pliers can sliiiiiide along as well. Oh so satisfying.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Interesting.. that’s a really good idea!

@spokehedz 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix give it a try on some random loose wires, it is hard to describe in words, but obvious once you try it.

@CaptainSkyline07 7 месяцев назад

Hello Chris, I havent watched this video yet but I just wanted to reply to your newest video to thank you. I really like working on my car but I don't have any mechanical skills and thanks to your videos I can work on my car and make my car better without doing any damage. Keep up the good work! greetings from the Netherlands.

@jennamoonchild 8 месяцев назад

I have same kit on my Mazda MX-3. I live near this company. As a Finn, it is nice to see an automotive product made in Finland. Highly skilled people and quality product!

@AVSCDvideoproduction 4 дня назад

How's the mx3 running so far? No tuning required?

@jonnathanjawahir4859 9 месяцев назад

Damn been a while.... We all know Chris Fix never fails us❤

@joeljr570 9 месяцев назад

Fun fact, almost all cars in Brazil are flexfuel from factory and ethanol (110oct) is as common to find on pumps as gasoline and diesel (and our ethanol is made out of sugarcane)

@LEXXIUS 9 месяцев назад

And I wish the fossil fuel lobby and politicians in Germany didn't kill that option by raising the taxes on E85 to be similar to regular gas. Since cars use up to 1/3rd more when running E85, it became an even more expensive option and no one bought it anymore, so you can't get it anymore and no flexible-fuel vehicles are sold here. And after all that, now there are talks/demands to limit/reduce the maximum speeds everywhere to reduce the pollution from the vehicles, which could've beed prevented in the first place if not for the artificial tax... 🤡

@Interich 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic tutorial. I was curious about e85, not very common to see in Europe, there are a few gas stations in France that had it, but not much. Just a small detail I wanted to point out that I normally do to prevent a wrong wiper placement. I use electrical tape next to the wiper to make sure I don't skip a tooth that can make the wiper hit the A pillar. Nevertheless, glad to see you back.

@Red-Yo 8 месяцев назад

Since 2008 you have been on youtube. Maybe even longer. I want to be successful like you in the same ways, doing it through cars and helping and teaching people . I probably will try to replicate a lot of what you do in your videos the way you talk, the delivery, the quality, the information to hopefully bring a channel of value to people so i can also be successful and do what I love. Please don’t sue me lol you’re my inspiration and I look up to you man ! I want to Create a RU-vid Channel

@silvinho485 9 месяцев назад

Hey Chris, how's it going? I hope everything's fine. I'm from Brazil, and ethanol is extremely common to use in many vehicles here. The vast majority come factory-ready for flex fuel, running on both fuels, and always with impressive power gains when fueled with ethanol. It's the favorite fuel for tuners and performance enthusiasts, as it allows for higher boost pressures and keeps the temperature stable, reducing the risk of running too lean. The issue is that this fuel tends to cause injector clogging due to oxidation. So, we avoid using it in vehicles with direct injection. In these cases, for vehicles with direct injection, it's preferred to use Premium gasoline, as the maintenance cost for direct injectors is exorbitant, and once they get clogged, they can rarely be recovered. Greetings from Brazil, Chris. Keep being as awesome as always! Edit: Hi there, how are you doing? I saw someone commenting on finding it strange that ethanol causes oxidation and consequently clogs the injectors. The thing is, here in Brazil, our ethanol is hydrated, which means it contains a small percentage of water in its composition. Even though it's very low, it's still enough to cause oxidation in the medium and long term. Maintenance for imported cars here is not affordable for many of us, which is why many Brazilians choose not to do it. However, scheduled maintenance includes cleaning and servicing the injectors, which is why this happens so often here, especially in models with direct injection, where maintenance costs are much higher. Keep being awesome, everyone! Ah... and if I'm not mistaken, our ethanol has a standard of 100 octane and can go up to 103 octane.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing!!!

@araujo_jean 9 месяцев назад

Also, we have pure ethanol (E100) in every gas station.

@AutoAddicted427 9 месяцев назад

Have not heard this before. Have quite a few friends who run E85 in direct injection cars with zero issues, at least in the USA with pump E85. Makes me wonder if there is a difference in the fuel, especially if it is E100 (pump E85 has some lubricants and other factors to make up the difference from Ethanol).

@LucasOliveira-nr6ud 9 месяцев назад

@@AutoAddicted427 I dont know how is the ethanol in the rest of the world, but here it have like 5% of water in the composition, probably that's the cause.

@gabolm 8 месяцев назад

@@LucasOliveira-nr6ud The water in ours is because ethanol is a hygroscopic liquid, so it attracts water, “there's nothing we can do”. Anhydrous Ethanol remains 99% "pure" as there are processes in its storage to prevent contact with air and thus with water in the air. When mixed with gasoline, the ethanol's ability to absorb water from the air is reduced, but it will still have some.

@MrLazzki14 9 месяцев назад

As a Finn that experiences the -30 C winters I can also give one more tip to those that live through the cold winters. As to not struggle starting your car in the winter you want to also add some gasoline to the tank with the ethanol fuel to make a mixture that has more gas.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Dang -30°C does not sound fun!

@RyanMPLS 9 месяцев назад

Our "E85" changes with the seasons in Minnesota. It's really E51-E85 depending on the month. My van will not start with E85 at -30C but 50/50 gasoline it's okay. I don't drive enough so still had summer E85 in the tank in January and could not start. Added 20L of E10 and it was okay and stayecd okay with winter blend.

@vandorb12 9 месяцев назад

@@RyanMPLS You claim that you're Minnesotan, but you're using metric? Ya sure the Canadian's aren't rubbing off on ya?

@RyanMPLS 9 месяцев назад

@@vandorb12 If only the Vikings could make it 9.9m instead of 9.9 yards!

@IIGrayfoxII 9 месяцев назад

@@vandorb12 metric is the future. Plus it makes sense

@G-25684 8 месяцев назад

I love your videos brother you are a blessing for the car community ❤ 👍👍

@chrisfix 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@fedupgamer9075 8 месяцев назад

Great video dude, extremely informative and clean install!

@yangfam687 9 месяцев назад

I'll never do this in my life, but I enjoy watching these DIY videos for entertainment. Thanks again Chris

@kivancbiber 9 месяцев назад

Exactly what I thought.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

You never know!

@crazydragon8304 9 месяцев назад

Chris is the only man mechanic who can actually keep a 10 mm

@user-wk6xp8iv3x 7 месяцев назад

I swear dude,this guy is AMAZING

@fennexx5796 8 месяцев назад

Really hoping you hit 10m soon I don’t known anyone else that deserves it as much as you 🎉

@datmufn 9 месяцев назад

I turn 16 in a month so I’ve been nonstop watching your videos so that I’m prepared when I’m driving. Sadly my dad isn’t really able to help me with these things but your videos are really helpful. Keep up the great work and good luck on the move 👍

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

That is exciting and I am glad the videos are teaching you a lot! Happy early bday!

@datmufn 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix Thanks man 👍

@icurt06 9 месяцев назад

Your install was much easier to understand and way better attention to detail. Good job Chris!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!!! That’s the goal!

@fredastaire6156 8 месяцев назад

I was looking into this since COBB removed their flexfuel sensor for my 04 STi I found this (your) video off their website. You have a strong and reputable following, as well as my respect as a mechanic. I hope that I'm not making a mistake by purchasing this product from this company.

@chrisgraham8016 5 месяцев назад

I'm wondering the same thing! I have an 06 STI swapped GC and was thinking I could stack this with my COBB tune. I wonder what @chrisFix thinks?

@chrisfix 4 месяца назад

@@chrisgraham8016 my buddy had an STI and it was COBB tuned and he blew the engine lol. I would be careful with tuning in general. Now without the COBB I can say this kit is safe as I have drifted with it and pushed my drift car real hard with no issues at all for 3yrs.

@chrisgraham8016 4 месяца назад

@@chrisfix Thanks! Good to know. I'm thinking I'll give it a go and if I need to replace the motor oh well because that's owning a Subaru! Lol

@MikesAMiner 7 месяцев назад

Just installed this today. Video was perfect and it was very clear. When you slide the cables into the plastic holder and wait for the click sometimes it doesn’t click in if it’s not perfectly straight. Make sure they are straight! Works perfect!

@chrisfix 7 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@LegitAliYT 9 месяцев назад

I would suggest you to make a video on how to add Turbo/SuperChargers as they are very addictive to performance groups, and you are very trusted and reliable creator everyone appreciates your efforts and must be desperately waiting for such content.

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Yes that is definitely happening!

@jmmalimba 9 месяцев назад

Yes I definitely agree and endorse this!

@TheSuperdude827 9 месяцев назад

Bro it’s like you were inside my head! I was literally just looking at e85 kits for my trackhawk and then you dropped this banger video

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

My ChrisFix senses were tingling haha

@andrew02alex 7 месяцев назад

You are so professional, getting good angles even in all those tight spots you are a special kind of youtuber. No wasting time everything is nicely presented so people can go to the description and do it themselves. It's amazing the work you do and I hope you know it.

@dr.stacey7283 9 месяцев назад

As a Prius owner who’s very interested in MPG, would love to see a real world cost breakdown on MPG with the kit and without. Absolutely love your channel and content!!

@DomBounty 9 месяцев назад

I can't give you an accurate answer, but I'd suspect you'd see a drop on your overall MPG, but the overall cost to fill up the tank will decrease (depending on the cost per gallon in your area), resulting in a fairly even trade off between the two options, for fuel economy. The more noticeable differences will be in the amount of pollutants the car emits & the difference in power between the fuels.

@temp-anon_3690 9 месяцев назад

i though prii were hating ethanol, especially because of higher temps on the head gasket

@dr.stacey7283 9 месяцев назад

@@temp-anon_3690 interesting, I haven’t heard about that. All generations or just older ones?

@zackaryblanda1167 9 месяцев назад

@@temp-anon_3690ethanol naturally runs cooler as long as you are running proper fuel tables (lean runs hot)

@wckdZ 8 месяцев назад

Mpg goes down and results in more trips to the pump. I was spending more money on corn fuel than petrol.

@brunosalazar6903 9 месяцев назад

Nice video! Here in Brazil, problably every car comes from the factory with this type of system. And every gas station throughout the country has ethanol as an option. A problem that I see when I use ethanol is that my car dont start right away when the weather is cold. Because of that, some older cars has like a small gas tank in the engine bay to put regular gas just do start the car.

@ICoNicOne1 9 месяцев назад

You never let us down chris good job!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@ICoNicOne1 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix no problem!

@joseruiz2359 9 месяцев назад

Good quality videos take time. This guy is a very good professor

@elichappell2276 8 месяцев назад

Love the videos man just wish you came out with videos more often. Keep up the good work

@jasonshepherd5750 7 месяцев назад

Just saw the colab you did with donut media. it was amazing getting to see 2 channels i really enjoy collide. lol my mind was blown when i saw the drive way pop up.

@RetroGamerOG_ 9 месяцев назад

This is a great change! Especially when the gas prices have risen. Thanks Chris! And also its better for the environment too! What a change!

@jarretta2656 9 месяцев назад

Hahaha ethanol is not better for the environment. Look at the subsidies that have caused massive deforestation and land damage. Also because it’s subsidized we feed it almost exclusively to cows, instead of having more grazing cows.

@Evilphox 9 месяцев назад

It's usually balanced out by the fact that you get 15~20% less gas mileage on e85

@DG_427 9 месяцев назад

I'm seriously considering this for my own car. I drive a lot as it's part of my job. The gasoline costs ~2 euros per litre. Which is about $8.26 per gallon. :)

@BadMax02_VR 9 месяцев назад

Its not better for the environment at all, engineering explained has a video on it where he actually comes to the conclusion that it uses more resources to "feed" the corn than the corn gives back in returm, making it even worse for the environment than regular fuel.

@RetroGamerOG_ 9 месяцев назад

@@BadMax02_VR well I guess your right but I was talking about the air quality

@shawnbrown1765 9 месяцев назад

I want to say thank you for explaining things in the way you do because it makes things so much easier for those who aren't as handy, or have learning disabilities(Like myself), or have trouble physically(Like myself as well, due to a accident from my time as a Paramedic). So please keep up the awesome videos and here's to many, many years of learning awesome tips and tricks!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

I am glad the videos have been helpful and learning from them is easy! That is my goal!!!

@scottthecrazy 9 месяцев назад

I agree.

@davidslagle690 3 месяца назад

Started by watching your channel and teaching myself how to work on cars early in your channel and now I own my own shop thank you for the amazing videos you’ve given me a lot of motivation to do stuff my self and it worked out amazing!!!!

@chrisfix 3 месяца назад

That is awesome!

@spearmaster5558 9 месяцев назад

Hey Chris I hope your having a good time and thanks for making more videos

@nicolaswhyte 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Chris for the effort and hard work you put on every video, you make me learn a lot of cars and how to fix them. I don't have enough words to describe how thankfull I am

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

I’m glad you’re learning a lot! That’s why I make these videos so I appreciate the comment!!! Keeps me going.

@klktudicr 9 месяцев назад

4:50 coming from someone who’s made countless messes, when pouring fluid out of those cans rotate it 180 degrees so that the air pocket formed above the stream keeps the mess down. Happy to see you back!

@adamcool1652 9 месяцев назад

You've come so far I'm happy for you ⛽

@Nightfall_Nightgod 8 месяцев назад

I love this guy he gives the best advice to repair vehicles :)

@anonymous8702 9 месяцев назад

Hey guys , Chris Fix here!! That feeling when you hear that line...

@phillipatwood4054 9 месяцев назад

Another great video Chris. You've been a great inspiration to many people. Thank you for helping the common man or woman teaching us the correct way an breaking everything you do down into simple terms that is easy to fallow and understand

@IH8stpdppl 5 месяцев назад

I’ve been watching you for years. So cool you are about to hit ten million subscribers, you’ve earned it. I appreciate every video you have done.

@chrisfix 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@elit3401 8 месяцев назад

Excellent, very well made. Impressive video on this install. Torque wrench included, very impressive! As always a very well organized and professional install. WELL DONE !

@areeyeveeeeare4881 9 месяцев назад

I love this. I work at a plant that makes ethanol and I'm glad you understand the benefits properly a lot of people aren't educated on the topic

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

So many myths. I had no clue before I did all the research!

@AutoAddicted427 9 месяцев назад

It's honestly out of this world. Reminds me of how oil companies tried to bury EV's when they were first coming out too - even buying battery patents and intentionally sitting on them. I think a similar thing was seen with Ethanol. Thank you for spreading facts@@chrisfix!

@samawatizzuhair6786 9 месяцев назад

Must be an appreciating video. Very well explained and your safety precautions and procedures are on different level. Well done Chris. Best luck try to keep up.💪

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@diddymuck 8 месяцев назад

another excellent instruction, Chris. May I ask would you recommend conversion to natural gas and could you provide info on installation?

@guaranaibiza6310 8 месяцев назад

I have to say, I enjoy so much the love and enthusiasm on all your narrative! 😹👍 Thumbs up for your stuff

@TheDNAlucky 9 месяцев назад

I actually installed this after your christmas recommendation video two years ago! It was a lot of fun to to do and my mustang is so much faster after this mod!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

That’s awesome to hear! I was gonna make the video after a year of testing it but I thought it wasn’t enough time so I waited. I’m glad you jumped the gun bc now we have 3 cars tested long term with good results haha.

@HoiMoiFriend 8 месяцев назад

This channel has the BEST How To vids on RU-vid

@pierre-0432 8 месяцев назад

100%

@chrisfix 8 месяцев назад

Thank you

@jamesrobert782 7 месяцев назад

I never knew I'm they made a kit, I'll definitely have to get one for my car, thanks chris.

@rosen9425 9 месяцев назад

Love the attention to detail, few things are more satisfying than doing it right 💪

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@Mr.Bearded.Mechanic 9 месяцев назад

1 Thing you forgot to mention, while 1 liter of gasoline needs 14.7 liters of air (Stoichiometric ratio, or in other words, Lambda 1), E85 needs 9.7 liters, so you will need ~30% more from it. So the real price difference is not what you see at the gas station, but it is a saving if the E85 is cheaper by more than 30%. One interesting fact about E85, it cools the combustion chamber and air (like rubbing alcohol on your skin makes it cool because of the fast evaporation). If you check the Hoonicorn there are no intercoolers, only 2 big turbo at the intakes. For E85 you have to make absolutely sure that your fuel system is Ethanol-proof, which can cause leaks, low fuel pressure, etc. Great video Chris!

@jeffumbach 9 месяцев назад

Yeah I know people who found out the hard way that E85 wasn't saving them any money because they were filling up more often due to the decreased MPG. Also acceleration takes a big hit due to having much less energy density.

@tuomoisokivijarvi5105 9 месяцев назад

With eFlex you get an average consumption increase worth only 10 to 25% with E85. Tried it with 3 different cars. Smaller Japanese cars get smaller increase on eFlex. My latest car got 40 horses more as well. I have saved about 3000 bucks in my past 10 years driving on E85. And had more octane and power than if I had used premium or even V-power...

@AutoAddicted427 9 месяцев назад

I initially thought the same when I was researching before ordering my eFlex kit. I've been running it abt 1yr now. My real-world MPG hit has been closer to 1.5-2mpg under normal driving. The best explanation I can make for this is the ethanol sensor optimizes fueling for the exact E% rather than dumping in 30% over. I also notice my vehicle downshifts less when I have E85 in the tank, likely because it is making more HP/TQ at any given RPM. I credit the lower amt of downshifts with saving my MPG. This is one of those cases that the real world experience was more telling than any of the research I made, haha. For me, I have saved considerably when I can run E85 (I will also fill up gas if E85 is nowhere near).

@abbasramadan2795 9 месяцев назад

I recently followed your page. Your very good dude please keep posting videos

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Welcome aboard! And I got a lot of videos being worked on now, stay tuned!

@AndreaDoesYoga 8 месяцев назад

Great tutorial, my car's running on e85 now! 🚗💨

@user-ce4so3kb4z 9 месяцев назад

Hey, been following for a while. Love all your content. Super straightforward, easy to understand and makes doing it at home a breeze. I’ve looked through your channel a few times trying to see if you happen to have any videos on doing a head gasket replacement, timing chain service (changing the chain and other components that go with it), as well as interested if you are looking at doing any engine swap videos on the future, I know your doing a turbo install which is great, can’t wait! Thank you for your guidance🙏

@BlackDynamite901 9 месяцев назад

You testing this for years says a lot about you. Absolute legend ! I may have to get this for my civic. Hurts seeing 2.xx gas locally that I can't use

@orangefearlessgamer5999 8 месяцев назад

I love his videos ur bout to reach 10 mil so early congrats and if i had a car i will definitely use this video cuz who doesn't want cheaper fuel so this is helpful tysm

@chrisfix 8 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot!

@orangefearlessgamer5999 8 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix welcome

@WisconsinWanderer 5 месяцев назад

I do like the perfectionism in your work thanks Chris

@taslimulislam5416 9 месяцев назад

This is my first notification from Chris fix RU-vid channel.I have learned a lot about my car in the last two months.A few days ago I changed the oil in my car for the first time. And I really don't know how to express this feeling..I will always be grateful to you..To create such a beautiful RU-vid channel..I don't know about others but it was really very helpful for me..♥️♥️♥️♥️

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

Im glad you were able to do an oil change with the help of the videos! Thanks a lot!

@taslimulislam5416 9 месяцев назад

@@chrisfix Hope the trend of uploading videos will continue.Take care of your health.🤍

@Ikantspell4 9 месяцев назад

Congrats on going DIY! There's a great feeling you get when you fix something on your own. Something special when you turn your own wrenches and know how to do stuff.

@taslimulislam5416 9 месяцев назад

@@Ikantspell4 exactly

@mattipeltola4934 9 месяцев назад

Super clear tutorial! The eflexfuel kit seems excellent: everything one needs and all of the features. Thanks for the thorough testing and the video! ❤

@eFlexFuelTechnology 9 месяцев назад

😃💚

@whensenati7299 8 месяцев назад

I don't have car to install the kits but I love watching your videos ❤😂

@ahmadmoiz0086 5 месяцев назад

my mechanic works really rough, i showed him ur video last week and yesterday I visited him he was wearing gloves using paper towels and zip ties to make sure its packed. and fitting every part back clean not dirty as before... he really took ur videos seriously 😆

@moosanouman 9 месяцев назад

It's a very special day when Chris posts a video

@ceddufresne8542 9 месяцев назад

you make everything looks soo easy thanks to your hard work! great videos my man you are an amazing teacher👌

@marcopenuelas8356 8 месяцев назад

Glad to see Chris back

@nwolfe1990 7 месяцев назад

I am so glad you did this on the same gen Prius I have. I want to do this to my Z soon too.

@Sortedbard0 9 месяцев назад

In Finland E85 costs about 1,35€ per liter. I bought a new Volkswagen with Multifuel engine and after an year I have refueled mostly ethanol. Works great and thought it consumes 15% more, it is still cheaper to run E85 than gasoline.

@mauriciocapovilla 9 месяцев назад

I always learn a lot in your videos and I like it because it's fun to watch. Even though my car is already flex, almost every car here in Brazil is and every gas station has ethanol, gasoline and diesel.

@T65348 8 месяцев назад

I really enjoy your channel keep up the good work and thank you 🙏

@tobyplatts9267 8 месяцев назад

Finally, are favourite car mechanic is back!

@centurybug 9 месяцев назад

I had no idea hose grip pliers existed, that would've saved me so much time fighting to get hoses on and off fittings. I don't need an excuse to buy more tools, but that's definitely going on the shopping list!

@chrisfix 9 месяцев назад

They are amazing!!!