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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 12:05 AM
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I have accidently put 49 litres of E85 in my 2006 Mazda3 Sport. What should I do? What damage will this do to the engine? The "check engine" light is on. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 09:19 AM
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Ethanol is corrosive to rubber. It can tolerate some ethanol but not this much. the engine itself will probably not take any damage since ethanol has a very high octane rating. However, expect misfiring.
What I would do: syphon most of the gas out of the tank and top off with regular fuel. You can later use the E-85 and mix it with regular, non ethanol fuel (no need to waste it).
If you can't syphon it out , keep adding regular fuel every time you get to about 1/2 full in order to dilute the ethanol.
After some time clear the codes by disconnecting the battery and stepping on the brake for a few seconds in order to erase the computer's memory.

I did a quick google search before giving this advise. This is my conclusion but I have not been in this situation myself. Let us know what you did and how it went.
 

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