Is ethanol a different colur than unleaded?
Is it possible to pick the difference any other way?
Is ethanol a different colur than unleaded?
Is it possible to pick the difference any other way?
tastes better, petrol colour just the dye colour they choose on the day
Dam, I just dumped 15lt, could of had a big night hey?Originally Posted by ozbee
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E 10 It be a straw colour or pale yellow.
Different brands of fuel use different colour dies even in E10 fuels. The dies are tracers they put in to know exactly what batches of fuel are made when and where. It must be a huge minefeild for the refineries to keep track of each batch of fuel because the crude oils they refine are all different from boat load to boatload. They are constantly tweaking thier procedures to try and get each batch right so they dont run foul with litigation for producing a damaging fuel. These tracers help them to pinpoint what methods were used to produce that particular fuel on that day.
Jack.
sorry gents but you are wrong , most of the time e10 unleaded is the same color as unleaded which is purple due to unleaded being purple and mixed ethanol which is clear . it has been known to get batches of ethanol with a brownish tinge that then puts a brownish tinge to the purple dye on the unleaded .
anything that is yellow can be a e10 as such but is pulp with ethanol or just pulp and if it has ethanol it is known as e98 , the 98 being the octane .
the way you tell if it has ethanol or not is the smell , and it smells like rotting / fermenting fruit or veges .
cheers
mark
When I dump e10 fuel the other week it was blue and didnt smell like rotting veges it smelt like normal fuel.
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Hmmm low lead Aviation fuel is blue, that be 120 octane should have kept it for racing fuel. (lawn mowers can always rev harder just for the neighbours)
Don't think they would mandate a colour becuase that would empower choice, heard there is soon to be a test kit available, not sure if it will reach here or what cost etc could only be a good thing -if it works and was cost effective!
cheers fnq
as rough as guts said , kero and jet fuel are blue .
you will know it when you smell ethanol so maybe it wasnt e10 at all .
To test for ethanol:
1. Get a test tube (50mls at least) with a screw on cap.
2. Put in a measured amount of fuel say 40mls
3. Put in a measured amount of water say 10 mls
4. Seal the test tube, give it a good shake then leave it to settle for 5 to 10 minutes so the water & fuel separate out.
5. Have a look to see if there is still 40/10 mls fuel/water - if the amount of fuel has decreased and the water has increased, there was ethanol in the fuel.
Luc
Then pour the fuel portion into your tank but for chance don't spill any of the contaminated water onto your aluminium rig!
cheers fnq
it was e10 according to BP as they had been using it for weeks prior to me buying it.
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Aviation fuels have a couple of different groups.
AVGAS (the fuel used in piston engine light aircraft) has a couple of variants (or did, I believe that is under review). You will find that 100LL (Low Lead) contains blue dye, and 100/130 (a higher performance one again) contains green dye.
AVTUR (or JetA-1, aviation kerosene etc) is used in turboprop and jet aircraft. It is very similar in appearance and smell to diesel, however is a very different fuel (not to be used in diesel cars and trucks as it has no lubricant values for pumps etc). It is straw coloured in appearance.
Hope that helps.
What Luc wrote about testing for ethanol is quite correct. You can use an old jar or similar and put a texta mark on the outside of the jar for the water/fuel level to fill to before shaking it. Remember the water is heavier than the fuel.
yea dave your right that will teach me to post early in the morning.
jet fuel is a straw colour
avgas is blue as is kero .
i checked with bp to be sure and their e10 is the same as others which is the same color as unleaded , purple .
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