Can I add the ethanol that is not for drinking as fuel additive?
It is about 94%, a couple of litres per tank and it won’t be a total waste.
RC Al wrote:Have you replaced your flexible fuel lines and use an e85 compatable fuel filter in the subi bryan?
E85 eats regular grade fuel hoses and rubber bits (o-rings and the like) in your fuel system
You could be playing with a literal fire - i believe you got a new genset in the last few months too - might want to ask where you brought it from if its ok for e85 so you dont end up with a warranty issue?
bluc wrote:94% which means 6% water and other stuff. Do you want water(and other stuff) in your motor? Pretty sure when people make it for fuel they add a product which absorbs water and impurities to take it to 100% im no chemist but think its called anhydrous ethanol or similar..
RC Al wrote:Depends on your car - if it has a fuel type sensor you may be ok, personally i wouldnt do it, there is other stuff put in e10 to make it work with the petrol, save it for the windscreen washer bottle
Ive tried a few mileage experiments with e10 vs unleaded and 95 and on a au falcon and a 07 territory, the 95 wins the fuel economy race - fords really dont like e10...
When i tried it in a relatives 03 mazda bravo ute fuel guzzler (its worse than the territory) none of the fuels made a difference as there isnt a management system to adjust the ignition curve to suit the fuel, so e10 gets put in it regularly
On a side note, e85 cars chew nearly twice as much fuel, i dont see the point, a bottle of (the right) additive is way better value
Craiguzzi wrote:Methylated spirit added to fuel tanks is a good way of removing water from tanks, I assume the same effect would be achieved with ethanol.
db1979 wrote:Craiguzzi wrote:Methylated spirit added to fuel tanks is a good way of removing water from tanks, I assume the same effect would be achieved with ethanol.
Methylated spirits is pretty much the same as ethanol. It used to be ethanol with about 5% methanol added. Now it's got something else instead of methanol that makes it taste and smell really bad, and it forms an azeotrope with ethanol so it can't be distilled out.
Craiguzzi wrote:I have seen water injection used on cars in the past.
Methylated spirit added to fuel tanks is a good way of removing water from tanks, I assume the same effect would be achieved with ethanol.
1 or 2lt in a 60lt tank is roughly 1.5 to 3.5% this low concentration may have little negative impact on a petrol engine?
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