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04-18-2024, 03:41 PM
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oil is light brown smells like E85
I am changing oil again at 3000 miles but it look light brown and smells like E85
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04-18-2024, 03:48 PM
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If you drive the car spirited, no matter what fuel you’re running, 3000 is a good number. Oil is cheap.
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04-18-2024, 04:06 PM
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Send it to Blackstone Labs and get a report
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04-18-2024, 04:23 PM
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Normal for oil to smell like E85 after 3000 miles. That's where I would change it. The oil gets diluted faster because Ethanol requires a lot more volume to burn at the same lambda as pump gas. 20-30% more depending on how much ethanol.
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04-18-2024, 07:09 PM
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04-19-2024, 06:15 AM
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Thanks O.P for mentioning this! This is GREAT info to know! I change my oil regularly as it is! But, I would have freaked out if it would have looked and smelled differently than I was expecting when I change it next. I changed mine at 500 miles and I'm still way short of 3000 miles for my next change. So I'll prepare myself not to panic!
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04-19-2024, 02:34 PM
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Moto IQ has a good video of the effects of e85 on motors. They use a subaru but I'd imagine the principles are the same. Moral of the story... short trips on ethanol will start leaving sludge, even after only 2k miles I think it was.
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04-19-2024, 06:54 PM
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