unleaded fuel colour
Submitted: Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 17:28
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Member - Ian T6
Did you know unleaded fuel is all same colour now. Caught me i was using red colour of unleaded to help me keep track of different fuels. Since I now have five different fuels in shed. Different colour containers on solve half problems.
Reply By: garrycol - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 18:59
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 18:59
Doesn't surprise me as all our fuel is unleaded and has been since 1986 - no leaded fuel since then.
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 19:30
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 19:30
Mix them all together and use them in your mower! Michael
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Reply By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 23:46
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015 at 23:46
Does that include Opal as sold across central Australia Ian? That was uncoloured whereas ULP were purchase here was coloured with purple.
Our daughter messaged me while refuelling the quad bike when we were shearing to say "Since when did they change the colour of ULP - this is PINK". She wasn't game to use it until I confirmed that it really was ULP we had recently put into the jerrycan.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian T6 - Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:07
Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:07
Ulp used to be purple then they changed it to red with pulp being yellow now since 1 oct 2015 both are undyed (
well when they used up stocks) which makes both colourless to very pale straw....
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:22
Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:22
That explains the change from Purple to Pink for ULP (in 2013), with PULP remaining yellow Ian.
Have you found anything on removal of colour coding now, and why this has occurred?
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian T6 - Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:30
Thursday, Nov 19, 2015 at 00:30
I is having a little trouble posting on tablet. Hope link worked better that time
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Follow Up By: Phil 23 - Friday, Nov 20, 2015 at 08:16
Friday, Nov 20, 2015 at 08:16
Basically sounding like a bad idea.
I can see the unscrupulous taking advantage for lack of dye & selling some not quite Premium Unleaded.
PITA too, as sometimes friends will bring us a drum of fuel for the boat, and have had an occasion where some bought what was not yellow.
Would have been the end of the weekend if this was un-noticed and it had went in the tank.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ups and Downs - Friday, Nov 20, 2015 at 09:22
Friday, Nov 20, 2015 at 09:22
C'mon Phil, where's your trust?
Do you really think big business, or collusion between a supplier and a retailer, would result in the consumer being ripped off?
Nah, wouldn't happen.
Paul
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Follow Up By: Phil 23 - Saturday, Nov 21, 2015 at 08:58
Saturday, Nov 21, 2015 at 08:58
Boat fuel is the biggest concern.
The lazy low revving torquey old 400 Chev screams blue murder if it's not fed 95.
Could have been caught out on a few occasions in the past when people have filled some of my drums unknowingly to me.
Had the opportunity to spot the pink in the siphon hose & pull up.
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