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Originally Posted by amosfella
I have a 95 S320, and I'm wondering if I coudl use pure ethanol in this car, or will it dissolve the hoses and such?? What would need to be replaced/modified to do this without adverse effects? With gas prices reaching $1 a liter, I'm thinking of alternatives.
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ABSOLUTELY!!!
If you don't mind the extra repair costs that come from running a vehicle in a way it was not designed for.
I would be more concerned for other engine parts rather than just rubber hoses. Fuel injectors run about $130 a pop and with 6 of them and labor any cost savings from the fuel goes away quickly. Not to mention fuel pumps and other fuel system components that are kind of counting on the fact that your using an oil based fuel. And of course thats just the mechanical bits. I wonder what happens when the fuel injection computer notices something "different" about the combustion process and tries to "help you out" or starts throwing codes like crazy.