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<blockquote data-quote="11Sec_Lx" data-source="post: 16160512" data-attributes="member: 9869"><p>Here are some ethanol "best practices" I abide by and it's served me well for the last three years.</p><p></p><p>1) Run the car for 30+ minutes every time it's started. The purpose is to get the oil hit enough to burn moisture added to it from the ethanol. This will also keep you from damaging your widebands.</p><p></p><p>2) Change your oil often. I change it every 6-8 weeks when on ethanol to keep uncontaminated oil in the engine. I use regular Mobil 1 synthetic for this reason.</p><p></p><p>3) Know that if you run a crankcase ventilation setup with a vented tank, that it will fill up faster on ethanol and much faster when it's cold out (early spring and fall). You want to stay on top of this so you don't end up with a full tank and this fluid sitting in your engine.</p><p></p><p>4) Have your injectors cleaned/flow tested every winter</p><p></p><p>5) Clean your in-line fuel filter twice a year</p><p></p><p>6) I run a dual pump Fore hat. One pump runs full time and the other is boost referenced from a Hobbs switch. I will run new pumps for one year, then for year #2 I switch the wiring so the pump running full time the first year switches to part time and the part time pump runs full time the second year. </p><p></p><p>7) Visually inspect the pump socks after that first year. If they are yellowish, continue per #6. If they are a dark grey color, that means the brushes are coming apart and they need to be replaced</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="11Sec_Lx, post: 16160512, member: 9869"] Here are some ethanol "best practices" I abide by and it's served me well for the last three years. 1) Run the car for 30+ minutes every time it's started. The purpose is to get the oil hit enough to burn moisture added to it from the ethanol. This will also keep you from damaging your widebands. 2) Change your oil often. I change it every 6-8 weeks when on ethanol to keep uncontaminated oil in the engine. I use regular Mobil 1 synthetic for this reason. 3) Know that if you run a crankcase ventilation setup with a vented tank, that it will fill up faster on ethanol and much faster when it's cold out (early spring and fall). You want to stay on top of this so you don't end up with a full tank and this fluid sitting in your engine. 4) Have your injectors cleaned/flow tested every winter 5) Clean your in-line fuel filter twice a year 6) I run a dual pump Fore hat. One pump runs full time and the other is boost referenced from a Hobbs switch. I will run new pumps for one year, then for year #2 I switch the wiring so the pump running full time the first year switches to part time and the part time pump runs full time the second year. 7) Visually inspect the pump socks after that first year. If they are yellowish, continue per #6. If they are a dark grey color, that means the brushes are coming apart and they need to be replaced [/QUOTE]
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