If you're just burning the standard 10% ethanol mix your 05 Audi
shouldn't have any problem. Supposedly, cars since 1998 should be OK on
E10 and my '99 Chrysler handles it just fine. E85, however, is a
different kettle of fish since it's 85% ethanol and only 15% gas. Don't
use it unless your owner's manual explicitly states that E85 is OK. The
car might not even run on E85 since it requires significant increases in
fuel pressure and fuel volume as regulated by the injectors. It also
requires a higher compression ratio to be able to efficiently extract
the energy in ethanol.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/22/2010 9:14 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> I'm a little concerned about what it will do to my 05 Audi.
>
>
>
> From: Charles Geilfuss [mailto:charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 7:58 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
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>
>
> But not a 1940's Ford Bill. Would rather have a diet with tetraethyl lead
> without etoh.
>
> Charlie (who's not sure if his '04 Honda will swallow 15% etoh when it comes
> down the pipe)
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Bill Pearce<bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Why is that aproblem? I run alcohol just fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 7:50 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
>>
>>
>>
>> But it is necessary to remove the oil pan when all the ground up brass
>> bits of your bearing surfaces have made a thick pile of brass mud in the
>> bottom of the pan. (relatively) stock flat head Fords apparently
>> weren't built to run alcohol. Didn't help the clutch either. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/2010 4:22 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>> They were trying to tell you that you shouldn't removed the oil pan, as
>> all
>>> the oil will be making a mess under the car.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 12:38 PM
>>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Saving the planet or just saving money?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Or my 1940 Ford convertible which required removing the motor mounts and
>>> jacking up the front of the engine to remove the oil pan. :-)
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2010 1:26 PM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>>>> Amazing! It looks like it could be serviced without unbolting
>> motormounts
>>>> and jacking up engine, unlike some American Cars of the seventies and
>>>> eighties.
>>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 20 November 2010 14:40, Bill Pearce<bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote (on
>>>> the subject of V6 engines in Miatas):
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