tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post1105750851377766155..comments2021-04-24T03:01:54.040+00:00Comments on Applied Planetary Engineering: Contaminated Petrol, Mass Hysteria or Trying It OnRoger Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616250713301818842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-23773183748017865682007-03-04T11:45:00.000+00:002007-03-04T11:45:00.000+00:00I can understand it better if it is something like...I can understand it better if it is something like silicon which could leave a deposit on the lambda sensor. Originally the media were going for a witch hunt against ethanol blaming a sudden change to green fuels. Most cars can run on ethanol (many in Brazil do) with a simple conversion, so I couldn't see it as that. We had a huge switch from eaded to unleaded years ago and that didn't cause much of a problem.<BR/><BR/>I suppose some cars could have been affected if they were visiting the region and travelled to other parts of the country. <BR/>The degree of being affected will depend on many factors, how much non con fuel you already had in your tank, how much con fuel was added. Then there are the types of cars I understand Hondas were not affected for example. I think this will be more to do with the type of engine manageent fitted. It could get very involved if people start claiming for work done by garages that would not have been involved with the contamination. <BR/><BR/>It may expose how many rogue garages there are about. It may call in to question if there was any contamination, if in some cases just draining or diluting the old fuel and adding a engine cleaner to the tank could have clared up the situation rather than some of these £1000 plus bills, it wil be interesting to see what it exposes. <BR/><BR/>I have a small diesel for general work and a 84 fuel injected Opel Manta for everything else. I run that on Opitimax/V power with lead replacement. It doesn't like ticking over with fuel injection cleaner. Which was one reason I figured it wasn't ethanol but possibly something of a lesser concentration. The figures still have to have the correction of how many cars would have broken down any way because some cars do just break downRoger Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616250713301818842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-74523193410628769972007-03-04T10:26:00.000+00:002007-03-04T10:26:00.000+00:00Roger I certainly agree with you about the very po...Roger I certainly agree with you about the very poor media reporting on this story and on their selection of incidents which they have highlighted. It is my constant concern that they only look for headlines and with few exceptions do not do the serious in depth investigation that is required.<BR/><BR/>It seems now that silicon may be the rogue element that has caused the problems but I don't believe that there is cast iron proof on this. You rightly point out the huge number of motorists filling up with petrol that haven't been affected. So how can that be? Luckily for me my 25 year old car doesn't have an oxygen sensor let alone an engine management system nor have I recently bought petrol in the south east! Having said that a map I saw on the BBC suggested that there had been problems not only in the south east but in deepest Cornwall amongst other places. Rather a long way from the Essex terminal methinks.<BR/><BR/>Assuming fuel contamination is definitely proved then Tesco, Morrisons and any others should be forced to pay up for repairs on principle no doubt about that. The difficulty lies in the proof of course as you and Shaun have alluded to. What a messy old problem this has proved to be! Glad I'm not affected I must say.brian in the tamar valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13475701925894027724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-72753053717225476222007-03-02T17:21:00.000+00:002007-03-02T17:21:00.000+00:00Looks like they have traced the contaminated fuel ...Looks like they have traced the contaminated fuel to a distributor in Essex(maybe it specifically enhances the Essex boy racers souped up cars,ha ha!). But i do agree with you when you say,non contaminated fuel related problems are going to be taken advantage of by a few cheeky or confused motorists.Running Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405589582631254285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-48449627119555748702007-03-01T16:44:00.000+00:002007-03-01T16:44:00.000+00:00Hello Roger,well that's a bit of a coincidence;i'v...Hello Roger,well that's a bit of a coincidence;i've just been to your site to get your word on the new Honda paint job.<BR/>Yes,well, to be honest, i'm not that interested in Jade Goody myself, but these showbiz stories can 'sometimes' bring in a lot of welcome traffic to the site;it depends.<BR/><BR/>The fuel thing is very interesting,but there's not a lot for me to add.I think someone will have a lot of explaining to do when this a all comes to the surface. <BR/><BR/>I have published your comment anyway with a reply.Hope you don't mind being on a showbiz trivia post mate?.Running Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405589582631254285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-40183584603860589692007-03-01T16:40:00.000+00:002007-03-01T16:40:00.000+00:00Hello Roger,well that's a bit of a coincidence;i'v...Hello Roger,well that's a bit of a coincidence;i've just been to your site to get your word on the new Honda paint job.<BR/>Yes,well, to be honest, i'm not that interested in Jade Goody myself, but these showbiz stories can 'sometimes' bring in a lot of welcome traffic to the site;it depends.<BR/><BR/>The fuel thing is very interesting,but there's not a lot for me to add.I think someone will have a lot of explaining to do when this a all comes to the surface. <BR/><BR/>I've published your comment anyway with a reply,hope you dont mind the association with my showbiz trivia?.Running Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405589582631254285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046052886729663543.post-64717099122263340572007-03-01T16:15:00.000+00:002007-03-01T16:15:00.000+00:00Hello Roger,Check out the paint job on the new Hon...Hello Roger,Check out the paint job on the new Honda F1 by visiting my site.Say what you feel mate!;don't hold back!ha ha.....Shaun.Running Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405589582631254285noreply@blogger.com