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E85 Conversion Kits Flex Fuel system engine damage ?

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E85 will not harm your fuel system engine or gas tank. American Coalition for Ethanol disassembled a NON-Flex fuel vehicle to show engine wear.

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  • @Andre2099 Are you making this statement based on independent evidence, or just on heresay? I challenge you to place a section of rubber "fuel line" into a bucket of ethanol and leave it there for a year - or even a decade - and see if there's any difference to its permeability when you remove it.

    The only "conversion" necessary to use ethanol-based fuel, is to the electronic management computer - a standard ECU simply doesn't know about the burning characteristics of ethanol.

  • @DeltaOpS07 As opposed to the unquestionable integrity of the oil companies performing similar (but opposing) studies? When it comes to believability, I'd rather put my faith behind those who don't declare war just to gain control of more oil production facilities.

  • Interesting. After all the effort I wish they'd say a word about performance and operating costs.

  • Of course the results would show that E85 doesn't do any damage to your non-Flex fuel vehicle, because it is funded by the American Coalition for Ethanol. The results are skewed and altered.

  • This is all pointless. All the mechanical parts are not the issue when using Ethanol. What does matter is the rubber fuel lines. They showed a plastic fuel line that goes from the fuel pump, but what about the rubber fuel line that is attached to the fuel injectors? Those are rubber, which breaks down with Ethanol. This is why you need to do a conversion fromn my understanding.

    The rest, cams and crank have nothing to do with Ethanol.

  • Interesting... would like to see a similar study conducted by engineers.

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