CJM Report: Effects of E85 after 3 years?

TopgunZ · 05-13-2014, 01:45 PM

I may be able to contribute my faulty injector to E85. I had those in my 350 running E and when I took them out I just threw them in a small box and left them in my garage, which is where they sat for 9 months.

Alcohol does evaporate extremely quickly. But if it was trapped in the injector I don't know how it could have. So it may have just sat in there slowly deteriorating over time.

Those injectors were pulled out of the 350 in perfect running condition. After I put them in my 370 one was seized and the others sounded like hell. So loud that I thought I had valve tap and it idled like garbage. Not because one cylinder wasn't firing either, the engine was stable. Ordered a new set and it ran perfect and smooth.

Charles, when do you plan to pull a plug? I might check mine over the weekend.

TopgunZ · 05-13-2014, 01:58 PM

Is that rubber grommet still in the 370 pump somewhere? Mine took a dump on me in my 350 and I had a few pieces of it left over on the bottom of the housing.

Staples · 05-13-2014, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TopgunZ

I may be able to contribute my faulty injector to E85. I had those in my 350 running E and when I took them out I just threw them in a small box and left them in my garage, which is where they sat for 9 months.

Alcohol does evaporate extremely quickly. But if it was trapped in the injector I don't know how it could have. So it may have just sat in there slowly deteriorating over time.

Those injectors were pulled out of the 350 in perfect running condition. After I put them in my 370 one was seized and the others sounded like hell. So loud that I thought I had valve tap and it idled like garbage. Not because one cylinder wasn't firing either, the engine was stable. Ordered a new set and it ran perfect and smooth.

Charles, when do you plan to pull a plug? I might check mine over the weekend.

Could have been corrosion from the fuel lines? They say high ethanol content likes to break down and corrode rubber. A lot of people upgrade their fuel lines to stainless braided to help with this issue.

05-13-2014, 01:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
TopgunZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,651 Drives: 06 350Z , 09 370Z MT Rep Power: 6835	I may be able to contribute my faulty injector to E85. I had those in my 350 running E and when I took them out I just threw them in a small box and left them in my garage, which is where they sat for 9 months. Alcohol does evaporate extremely quickly. But if it was trapped in the injector I don't know how it could have. So it may have just sat in there slowly deteriorating over time. Those injectors were pulled out of the 350 in perfect running condition. After I put them in my 370 one was seized and the others sounded like hell. So loud that I thought I had valve tap and it idled like garbage. Not because one cylinder wasn't firing either, the engine was stable. Ordered a new set and it ran perfect and smooth. Charles, when do you plan to pull a plug? I might check mine over the weekend. __________________ ROTREX SUPERCHARGER TUNER KITS - $6799/ CUSTOM STILLEN AIR TO AIR KITS -$2100/ 700+ WHP!! WWW.TOPGUNSPEEDWORKS.COM

05-13-2014, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
TopgunZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,651 Drives: 06 350Z , 09 370Z MT Rep Power: 6835	Is that rubber grommet still in the 370 pump somewhere? Mine took a dump on me in my 350 and I had a few pieces of it left over on the bottom of the housing. __________________ ROTREX SUPERCHARGER TUNER KITS - $6799/ CUSTOM STILLEN AIR TO AIR KITS -$2100/ 700+ WHP!! WWW.TOPGUNSPEEDWORKS.COM

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