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      05-18-2013, 02:06 AM   #134
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Originally Posted by Drawn05 View Post
What oil for e85 use then? I currently have mobil synthetic 5w30 as the 300v wasnt available locally at the time. Does the ethanol break the 300v down to quickly?

The local autobarn carries royal purple 5w30, was thinking of giving it go...is it worth the $10 extra over the 300v?
Motul say to use 6100 when using E85.
E85 finds its way into the oil and will break it down super quick, we had a Nissan GTR with a dry sump system running E85 you could smell the E85 in the oil at the oil tank, it would burn your eyes and this is after only 2hours running.
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