For guys on e85 , how often do you use fuel stabilizers ?

[Jnaszty559]

how often do you guys use these when on e85? Or none at all?

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[engineermike]

Never. What problem does it solve?

 

[robvas]

Storing for the winter

 

[DougS550]

how often do you guys use these when on e85? Or none at all?

Everytime. One ounce per 5 gallon of E85.

 

[RMoeslein]

Never. Store the car with 93 in the winter.

 

[kz]

Never. I used to switch to 93 but last year car spent winter with E85 in it. It was completely fine.
Putting it in the tank that you're about to go through seems like waste of money. F150s with same engine run E85 stock after all.

 

[Duece McCracken]

I use the sta-bil stuff over winter sometimes. Havnt noticed an issue either way.

 

[Strokerswild]

Never. Store the car with 93 in the winter.

This. Ethanol is nasty shit after it sits, the less the better.

I run the corn juice out and start to run non-ethanol premium about a month before the car goes to bed for the year.

 

[RMoeslein]

Bingo!

 

[DougS550]

I use the sta-bil stuff over winter sometimes. Havnt noticed an issue either way.

I store mine with Ignite E85 Orange without issues. I start once a week for 10 minutes during winter. I contacted "ALL" Specific parts manufacture and they said storing E85 Will not cause an issue with their parts IE; KPM fuel hat assembly with Bosch dual pumps, ID 1050X Injectors, Radium Fuel Filter with E85 fuel content analyzer, Whipple. I tested my E85 before spring Use and "NO" noticeable increase in moisture/water in my winter E85. My Oil which I changed prior to spring use, oil analysis showed "No" noticeable level of Moisture/water.

 

[kz]

For reference my car sat for like 2 months without a start with half a tank of E85 in it. You're massively overthinking this (same with winter storage threads where people do all kinds of magic tricks that are supposed to prevent their cars from shriveling and dying during winter).

I haven't even taken out my 8lb Antigravity Lithium battery that doesn't like cold temps. Started perfectly fine (clearly no parasitic draw either).

 

[robvas]

I see what E10 does in my snowblower if I don't drain it over the summer...

 

[robvas]

I store mine with Ignite E85 Orange without issues. I start once a week for 10 minutes during winter.

So you hate your engine/oil then?

 

[DougS550]

So you hate your engine/oil then?

The Oil analysis showed "Zero" issue with the oil.

 

[robvas]

Hey, if you like unnecessary cold starts and not getting your oil up to temp, have fun

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