Some overdue turbo E85 maintenance
Mine has been sitting since October as well. Since the wheelie damage.
I haven’t started it. But did drain the oil last week.
Came out normal color. Smelled like E85 as usual.
My guess is that your starting it from time to time simply put a lot of condensation in the engine. Can’t boil out the condensation until the oil gets to 212 degrees. Which is hard to do unless you drive it.
Any chance you had a look under a valve cover?
At any rate, plugs look great. Cleaning injectors a great idea. I clean the rails too as the E does create a bit of white fuzz on the inside which I imagine is not anodized.
I haven’t started it. But did drain the oil last week.
Came out normal color. Smelled like E85 as usual.
My guess is that your starting it from time to time simply put a lot of condensation in the engine. Can’t boil out the condensation until the oil gets to 212 degrees. Which is hard to do unless you drive it.
Any chance you had a look under a valve cover?
At any rate, plugs look great. Cleaning injectors a great idea. I clean the rails too as the E does create a bit of white fuzz on the inside which I imagine is not anodized.
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Mine has been sitting since October as well. Since the wheelie damage.
I haven’t started it. But did drain the oil last week.
Came out normal color. Smelled like E85 as usual.
My guess is that your starting it from time to time simply put a lot of condensation in the engine. Can’t boil out the condensation until the oil gets to 212 degrees. Which is hard to do unless you drive it.
Any chance you had a look under a valve cover?
At any rate, plugs look great. Cleaning injectors a great idea. I clean the rails too as the E does create a bit of white fuzz on the inside which I imagine is not anodized.
I haven’t started it. But did drain the oil last week.
Came out normal color. Smelled like E85 as usual.
My guess is that your starting it from time to time simply put a lot of condensation in the engine. Can’t boil out the condensation until the oil gets to 212 degrees. Which is hard to do unless you drive it.
Any chance you had a look under a valve cover?
At any rate, plugs look great. Cleaning injectors a great idea. I clean the rails too as the E does create a bit of white fuzz on the inside which I imagine is not anodized.
Good idea on the rails...I didn't think of that, but it'll actually be easy due to how my lines are ran, and split. I have it easy to maintain, as opposed to pretty...
I can disconnect feed, return, and boost reference in minutes and remove rails/injectors as an "assembly"...
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