so had bad is this 10% ethanol mix in gas for our cars?
05-19-2006, 10:28 AM
#3
you know when you are having sex with a chick......
and she is super wet and everything just feels right to you. thats kinda how our motors feel about good fuel.... everything is just workin together for a common goal.
now take that hot piece of *** and have the bright idea to go at it in a hot tub at apartment complex in a bad part of town. you will still be able to get the job done but it just isnt going to feel right, one or more components may have to work extra hard to compensate since the chemical content is all wrong and on top of possibly hurting performance at that given time you may even have long lastings effects or permanent damage. eventually this will lead to equipment failure or the inability to be CPOed in the eyes of potential users.
now take that hot piece of *** and have the bright idea to go at it in a hot tub at apartment complex in a bad part of town. you will still be able to get the job done but it just isnt going to feel right, one or more components may have to work extra hard to compensate since the chemical content is all wrong and on top of possibly hurting performance at that given time you may even have long lastings effects or permanent damage. eventually this will lead to equipment failure or the inability to be CPOed in the eyes of potential users.
05-19-2006, 10:39 AM
#7
AudiWorld Super User
anyone knows EPA address so we can send our fuel injector repair bills?
They are replacing MTBE with ethanol. I wonder what kind of effect MTBE had on our engines?
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05-19-2006, 10:51 AM
#9
AudiWorld Super User
according to wikipedia.org there should be no issues with 10% ethanol gas
For post-1988 fuel-injected engines, all the components are already designed to accommodate E10 (10% ethanol) blends through the elimination of exposed magnesium and aluminum metals and natural rubber and cork gasketed parts. Hence, there is a greater degree of flexibility in just how much more ethanol may be added without causing ethanol-induced damage, varying by automobile manufacturer. Anhydrous ethanol in the absence of direct exposure to alkali metals and bases is non-corrosive; it is only when water is mixed with the ethanol that the mixture becomes corrosive to some metals. Hence, there is no appreciable difference in the corrosive properties between E10 and a 50:50 blend of E10 gasoline and E85 (47.5% ethanol), provided there is no water present, and the design was done to accommodate E10. Nonetheless, operation with more than 10% ethanol has never been recommended by car manufacturers in non-FFVs.
