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Originally Posted by 1911A145
The same argument can be made about additives or 2 stroke oil in a car not meant for it as well....
I've been running E-85 mixtures in a ton of vehicles over the years without issue. All modern cars are designed to handle a small amount of ethanol from the factory already.
Show me where it says in the owners manual to add oil to your gas and I'll believe you that the car was designed for it...
you can't. That's the same reason people tune their cars with higher levels of ethanol. Everyone has their own experience with different combos, but you come off in this thread acting as if ethanol is the end of the world. Ethanol is here to stay. But you are more than welcome to keep adding random oils and additives to your engine to combat it if you want.
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No. Alcohols are known for their solvent behaviors and their incompatability with certain materials. Also, they are present in major quantity (10, 15, 30, 85%). An additive is in the tank at a minute trace amount, with a ratio of 800:1 or less in some cases.
Apples and oranges.
Not scholarly, but here is a read:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...-damage-engine
And another:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/study-...rticle/2520078