E85 and sitting

[Charlie M]

Do any of you guys drain your E85? How long can it sit in tank and lines without starting to absorb water? Or any other maitnace you guys do with your E85 fuel systems
Tia

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[Jay159866]

Just switched to E85 tonight. I'm in to learn a few new things too. I doubt my fuel will sit long enough since its a DD.

 

[ifly680g]

I don't drive my car much in the winter so I only run 93 in the winter months. I am afraid of corrosion.

 

[Charlie M]

I'm talking about two-three weeks at the most. I know to keep the tank full, I guess they sell ethanol stabilizers also I've been reading.

 

[pro 5.0]

If you are going to store your car for the winter it's best to drain out the E85 and pickle the fuel system with 93 octane. If the car is only going to sit for a few weeks you won't have any problems with water contamination, I would fire up the car once a week just to put some heat into it and that would help prevent any sticking injector problems.

 

[Jay159866]

I'm talking about two-three weeks at the most. I know to keep the tank full, I guess they sell ethanol stabilizers also I've been reading.

I was told that "Heet" is a good water remover for E85.. but I'd like to see what people on here are using. I'll go through a tank in a week or less.

 

[isedawishy]

I'm talking about two-three weeks at the most. I know to keep the tank full, I guess they sell ethanol stabilizers also I've been reading.

Mine has sat a month with E85 and nothing drastic to report.

 

[Chevpwr]

Mine isn't a daily so I would start it up once a week if I didn't drive it and let it get up to temp (not sure it helps but made me feel better). This winter I got a 91 octane tune so I don't have to remember to start it.

 

[dubster99]

Don't let it sit for long. The water is no bueno and can turn the oil to gel/sludge. Letting it sit for the winter would not be a good thing.

 

[turbo50]

I had mine sit for a month. But use sta-bil every other fill up.

 

[Weather Man]

Lucas E85 fuel stabilizer. Used for several winters with great results. I dump it in, run down to the station and top off, park for winter.

 

[Tommy V]

Theirs no way i would let e85 sit in my tank all winter long,stabilizers or not.I have the results of e85 sitting for that length of time and most of the time its not good.

 

[ProChargerTECH]

Do any of you guys drain your E85? How long can it sit in tank and lines without starting to absorb water? Or any other maitnace you guys do with your E85 fuel systems
Tia

DO NOT LET IT SIT!

If the car is going to sit for a couple weeks, make sure and run some normal pump gas through her!
Trust me on this...... been running E85 for 12 years, and I am well aware of what can happen.

Once a year, no matter WHAT, its a good idea to have your injectors flow tested and cleaned.
You will see changes in the spray pattern, as well as overall flow.
However after cleaning they always seem to recover just fine.

E85 is wonderful, however it does require maintenance.
But its easy, and still makes up for the awesome cheap "race fuel" gains that it delivers.


Enjoy

 

[Charlie M]

Like just add a gallon, or run a tank through it?

 

[doodguy]

DO NOT LET IT SIT!

If the car is going to sit for a couple weeks, make sure and run some normal pump gas through her!
Trust me on this...... been running E85 for 12 years, and I am well aware of what can happen.

Once a year, no matter WHAT, its a good idea to have your injectors flow tested and cleaned.
You will see changes in the spray pattern, as well as overall flow.
However after cleaning they always seem to recover just fine.

E85 is wonderful, however it does require maintenance.
But its easy, and still makes up for the awesome cheap "race fuel" gains that it delivers.


Enjoy

Do you have to have the ID1300's cleaned? Does this require sending them out to ID? Or just run fuel injector cleaner through them? Any tips on how to clean/flow test?

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