I put the wrong fuel in my car. Help!?

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angel

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I have a 2001 Saturn SL-2 with a manual transmission and a 10 gallon tank. I put 6 gallons of ethanol in it by accident. What should I do? Is it safe to fill it the rest of the way with regular fuel and run it or will that do damage to my fuel system/engine? Do I need to have my tank drained and my system flushed?

I understand that prolonged use of ethanol will damage the rubber parts of my engine. My question is will one half tank be enough to do damage? Will the ethanol really screw up my fuel injectors on contact? I'm pretty sure my car has electronic fuel injection, and an O2 sensor that adjusts oxygen to fuel mixture....

Also, I already had to start it to drive away from the pump. I moved less than 20 feet. Is that going to be a problem?
By Ethanol, I mean E-85...
 
with E-85 I would check with dealer they may have you drain your fuel tank it is a blend of 15% gasoline and 85% denatured fuel ethanol not 1 to 9 like was stated in a answer above
 
with E-85 I would check with dealer they may have you drain your fuel tank it is a blend of 15% gasoline and 85% denatured fuel ethanol not 1 to 9 like was stated in a answer above
 
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