This is mine after 600 miles with new 1200hp lethal fuel system.
Holy crap man :uh oh:
Guys using E-85 Check your fuel filters!!
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Holy crap man :uh oh:
ill stick to meth. shits scary
I'm glad car is running like a beast after changing the fuel filter :rockon:
I wish I knew if this was due from gas tank crap, the e85 station I have been to 6 out of the 7 fill ups, or fuel lines. I have the fragola lines (1200hp lethal sys)so I don't think that's it. So it's a toss up between a newly converted e85 system or bad gas?
I wish I knew if this was due from gas tank crap, the e85 station I have been to 6 out of the 7 fill ups, or fuel lines. I have the fragola lines (1200hp lethal sys)so I don't think that's it. So it's a toss up between a newly converted e85 system or bad gas?
I went through your pain last week on the dyno.. Fuel pressure drop with new pumps. Took my filter out ( page 2) looked and was clogged as hell. Replaced it with same one but im waiting for a 40 micron stainless I ordered today to jump on dyno next week
Must be bad gas. Do you guys think its due to how long e85 "sits" at the station. And btw I checked my alcohol content w quick test tube test and I read it as min 85%. I can say meniscus was more like at 87. So it wasn't a winter blend.
The station I go to is not a very busy station.
The station I go to is not a very busy station.
The only problem with the 40 micron is that it will only filter out particles down to 40.
The 10 micron will filter out particles 4 times as small!
Like I said, it's easier to change filters than injectors!
Yea but you can also clean stainless easier right? Brake cleaner and call it a day?
So your going to pull out all your injectors and filter and clean both? :dw:
This is mine after 600 miles with new 1200hp lethal fuel system.
My fore filter looks the same. Injectors are clogged.
What fuel system do u have?
I run a return system. Triple pump hat with stainless Aeroquip lines.
ok, I got mine out this evening. This is the filter that was in the "04sleeper" when I bought it from Kevin about 23 months ago. It's been running e85 the past 6 months...ran pump 93 before that. I have only used 1 facility to run the e85. Happy to say no black gunk! :rockon:
Black deposits on the filter element are brush material from the pumps. I have done multiple E85 systems and the only time I see filters with black deposits is when there is a dead or dying pump.
I don't think that's the issue. Clearly guy posted he has 600 miles on his new E85 setup and this. So his pumps are dying?
I also saw a few threads on evo forums where guys get new pumps and this shit is still in the filters.
Also my own car was on e85 for two years if not more, not a single problem, same filter. I got the car filled it up twice and there was black goo in the filter...
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How can you check the e85 itself to see if it's the gas station?
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