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Old 12-05-2010, 09:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar View Post
The average EFI car can run upto 50% Ethanol before getting a CEL(Check Engine Light) from an out of spec condition depending on how much range the ECU is given.
It will compensate to some extent, but that doesn't necessarily mean it'll run most efficiently while compensating for the ethanol in the fuel.

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Gasoline engines have been using hardened valveseals since the 60's shortly after lead was banned in all pump Gasoline.
Obviously not always enough to be running E85 or LPG.
While some engines are perfectly happy to run on LPG or ethanol, that certainly doesn't apply to all engines.
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