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E85 eating main bearings???
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<blockquote data-quote="04sleeper" data-source="post: 11408043" data-attributes="member: 34911"><p>Since I was mentioned I will give my $.02</p><p></p><p>Here has been my experience with E85 and oil. </p><p></p><p>I ran Motorcraft® SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil for quite some time and stuck with it when I switched over to E85. Since no one around had any experience with running E85, I figured I would be the guinea pig. </p><p></p><p>I ran the car for 9 months and accumulated 1100 miles on my first change. I sent my oil to Blackstone Labratories for anaylsis. When I got my report back it said the oil actually was around 5W-20 now. Not enough harm to concern the engine, but it did seem to thin a little bit. They recommended to go to 1500 miles for my next change. No unusual wear on "Main Bearings" or anything abnormal. </p><p></p><p>I also paid extra money to have the "Engine Additive's" tested to see if time had anything to do with changes. You remember the old rule "3 Months or 3000 Miles!" Well the report said the additive package was fine and that it would take several years for the package to deteriorate. So that blew that myth out of the water. Time has very little effect on oil changes. </p><p></p><p>With that being said I would not blame E85 for eating main bearings or causing any unusual wear on the engine. If you find a builder or "Tooner" blaming E85, time to find another builder/"Tooner". </p><p></p><p>Just think, if E85 caused main bearing failure, there would be mass chaos with the millions of flex fuel cars running around. It would have been all over. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I would like to add that Ford Manuals that recommend changing oil at 5000 mile intervals also mention changing at 3000 for E85. So they do recommend changing it a little sooner. </p><p></p><p>I have always changed my oil sooner than recommended so it never really affected me. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="04sleeper, post: 11408043, member: 34911"] Since I was mentioned I will give my $.02 Here has been my experience with E85 and oil. I ran Motorcraft® SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil for quite some time and stuck with it when I switched over to E85. Since no one around had any experience with running E85, I figured I would be the guinea pig. I ran the car for 9 months and accumulated 1100 miles on my first change. I sent my oil to Blackstone Labratories for anaylsis. When I got my report back it said the oil actually was around 5W-20 now. Not enough harm to concern the engine, but it did seem to thin a little bit. They recommended to go to 1500 miles for my next change. No unusual wear on "Main Bearings" or anything abnormal. I also paid extra money to have the "Engine Additive's" tested to see if time had anything to do with changes. You remember the old rule "3 Months or 3000 Miles!" Well the report said the additive package was fine and that it would take several years for the package to deteriorate. So that blew that myth out of the water. Time has very little effect on oil changes. With that being said I would not blame E85 for eating main bearings or causing any unusual wear on the engine. If you find a builder or "Tooner" blaming E85, time to find another builder/"Tooner". Just think, if E85 caused main bearing failure, there would be mass chaos with the millions of flex fuel cars running around. It would have been all over. I would like to add that Ford Manuals that recommend changing oil at 5000 mile intervals also mention changing at 3000 for E85. So they do recommend changing it a little sooner. I have always changed my oil sooner than recommended so it never really affected me. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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