Change Your Oil More Often with E85

In case you aren't aware when you switch over to e85 fuel, you must change your oil more frequently than with traditional gasoline fuel.

[rr]

The trick to fix the ethanol scent and water residue on oil is to use a external breather with oil catch. That will eliminate the water looking byproduct of the ethanol. I run my breather filterless and replace the filter for a hose to allow the water to evaporate easier.

[Pokie]

K thanks keep the video coming still waiting to see u run the kraftwerks supercharge si

[MichaelCzajka]

What you're smelling is fuel dilution of the oil. If you can smell it the fuel dilution is probably too high? You're right about changing the oil more frequently... as that's one way to compensate for fuel dilution.


I'm getting a fuel dilution problem in a 2015 Toyota Yaris running E10 (10% ethanol). The problem only started when E10 was used (3% dilution rising to 5% dilution when E10 use increased)... and decreased (2%) when E10 was reduced N.B. Prior to E10 use fuel dilution was 0%.


The normal change intervals for a Yaris are 10, 000 km but the engine wear has not been affected (doing an oil analysis so easy to track this)... so the oil hasn't been changed more frequently to compensate.


At 2% and 3% fuel dilution the oil analysis report comes with a warning but at 5% the report warns of the risk of a fire.


The next oil change I'll run the whole 10, 000 km without any E10 and see if the number drops back to 0% fuel dilution.


:-)

[joeblackv]

Hi man! i have an 8th civic with kraftwerks setup. I have an oil temp gauge and when you push the car to its limits the oil gets very hot. That its why you see that too. I put mobil 5w30 like you but with sc i think we have to put 0w40 or something like that

[pedrocontreras]

What oil and filter are you running? I personally like Mobil one but want to see is there's anything better?

[Rambt]

Using I little bit thicker oil will help with blow by. 5w30 was spec for NA on this car with boost I would run thicker and oil cooler.

[CAMMEDcivic]

Hey Tong besides our feul sender getting corroded will anything else get corroded like feul lines or engine parts running on e85?

[dlb]

have you looked into maybe an oil cooler with a relocated filter? - that sucks to get to - almost as bad as a 4Runner 3VZE

[Rambt]

All cars have blow by but the alcohol in the E85 breaks down engine oil faster BC its alcohol based and you have to use about 2 times as much there for increasing its ability to make it through combustion. This why its also really important to especially not run to rich on E85 BC you are already using 2 times+ the amount of fuel.

[ryanperez]

Tong man, why did you take off the hybrid racing cai and go back to the skunk 2 cai?

Which one was better? Thanks!

[adammiller]

Omg I have a 9th gen si and the oil filter is way easier to get to lol

[Pokie]

Hey got a question for u do u know if u running flash pro for 8th gen si how do u get the New York State inspection done if u on boost

[werksguy]

Which kind of oil do you run dude? i am running motul atm and i am tuned on 91octane, but i am switching to 94 octane real soon 20 more hp just by switching the gas lol!

[abusiveblankjet]

your hood prop works with a after cooler?