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CORNHICK All-Star Author Omaha Posts:594 Points:269,095 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2012 8:36:11 AM Ignore CORNHICK Report Abuse What I want to know is it ethanol or gasoline that will destroy the gaskets in my cars engine?

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What I want to know is it ethanol or gasoline that will destroy the gaskets in my cars engine?

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CaptDave2012 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:695 Points:24,735 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2012 10:52:42 AM Ignore CaptDave2012 Report Abuse It is a blended gasoline and NO, it wll not harm the gaskets in the NEWER cars, trucks.
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CORNHICK All-Star Author Omaha Posts:594 Points:269,095 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 5:37:20 PM Ignore CORNHICK Report Abuse thank you everyone for your advise
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 10:46:28 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse gas
krzysiek_ck Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,302 Points:724,160 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 10:16:09 AM Ignore krzysiek_ck Report Abuse "E-85 is not compatible with the rubber hoses in 90's cars. It will dissolve them." Please share the source of this information.
PhilnTX All-Star Author Dallas Posts:656 Points:432,105 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 10:12:43 AM Ignore PhilnTX Report Abuse E-85 is not compatible with the rubber hoses in 90's cars. It will dissolve them.
GrumpyCat Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,587 Points:785,660 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 10:03:44 AM Ignore GrumpyCat Report Abuse Your question is so open ended that it depends on the position of the moon and whether the light jerseys or dark jerseys won the latest local high school football game. Neither gasoline nor ethanol will harm engine components which were designed for their use at the intended concentrations. Many older engines have trouble with ethanol, with both gaskets and metal components. 2-stroke engines have an especially bad time with ethanol as the mixing of oil complicates the situation. Ethanol suspends much more water in gasoline than gasoline could carry by itself. Most water falls right out of pure gasoline and is easily dealt with by draining the bottom of the tank. Water turns E10 cloudy and enough water will cause ethanol to fall out of the gasoline resulting in phase separation. Yet the gasoline is still cloudy because it still has a lot of water and ethanol and is nasty burning.
bonbNJ All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:979 Points:326,940 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2012 3:57:10 AM Ignore bonbNJ Report Abuse ethanol is not good for engine
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:08:54 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse gas
hailsupersport Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,230 Points:231,060 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 9:03:28 AM Ignore hailsupersport Report Abuse gas
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2012 8:40:37 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse gas
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 12:07:19 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ethanol
pointerpuppy All-Star Author Idaho Posts:657 Points:140,665 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 9:37:17 AM Ignore pointerpuppy Report Abuse Could be either.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,505 Points:2,713,840 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2012 2:17:52 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse ethanol damages gaskets so I've heard??????? waynester, just what gaskets are you referring too? I can assure you that there are other components in gasoline that provides far more harm to gaskets than ethanol does. In fact most elastomers have an excellent rating with ethanol.
waynester1955 Veteran Author Ontario Posts:284 Points:205,835 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:12:50 PM Ignore waynester1955 Report Abuse ethanol damages gaskets so I've heard
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2012 10:54:59 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ethanol
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 31, 2012 10:53:26 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse ethanol
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 6:53:41 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ethanol
diesdown Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,695 Points:509,050 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 10:59:21 AM Ignore diesdown Report Abuse As the ratio of ethanol to gasoline increases, so does the likelihood of gasket problems.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2012 8:52:30 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse gas
Maintroll Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,609 Points:1,698,160 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2012 5:42:48 AM Ignore Maintroll Report Abuse Depending on how much ethanol is in the gas it is ethanol not gasoline.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,505 Points:2,713,840 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2012 11:28:27 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse They cannot not provide proof of their statements as they are clueless. When you actually look at Chemical compatibility charts you begin to see what is really compatible. Just check on this chart and highlite alcohol ethyl, and then pick rubber, plastic or neoprene. You will be surprised at the result. Now try good ole gasoline. Surprised? Are you starting to get the picture? I could list Dupont's chart which I have done many times before, but the results are the same. Ethanol comes out the winner. [Edited by: goldseeker at 1/29/2012 12:31:39 AM EST]
Daurel Veteran Author Indiana Posts:309 Points:32,770 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2012 6:10:26 PM Ignore Daurel Report Abuse rhail2 and maryph1958 Please provide proof of your statements.
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2012 2:45:04 PM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ethanol
maryph1958 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:283,095 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2012 11:16:18 AM Ignore maryph1958 Report Abuse ethanol
Daurel Veteran Author Indiana Posts:309 Points:32,770 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2012 7:38:57 AM Ignore Daurel Report Abuse I am trying to figure out which gaskets you are talking about. If you are talking about a oil leak that has NOTHING to do with gas or ethanol. Most all cars built in the USA have had Ethanol tolerant sealing systems since the mid 90's.
rumbleseat Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:22,901 Points:3,526,760 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2012 12:54:13 AM Ignore rumbleseat Report Abuse Neither, however, it is gasoline that leaves the varnish and crap in the fuel system that you find in your fuel filter after ethanol cleans it up. I have been using E10 in various vehicles since 1981, the last time I had to change a leaking gasket in an engine was in 1974.
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,683 Points:1,323,400 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2012 2:06:12 PM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse ethanol --
rhail2 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,452 Points:287,485 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2012 9:37:43 AM Ignore rhail2 Report Abuse ethanol