Hi all as the title says what colour is unleaded petrol meant to be.the reason i ask is i went to the petrol station earlier and filled a can up with unleaded petrol to fill my dirt bike up with,i already had about a quater of a tank in the bike and it had been running fine.I then filled the tank to the top with the petrol i'd just bought,it ran ok for about 10 minutes then started to smoke heavily.It then just cut out when reving the throttle,and would only tick over.I dumped all the fuel out to see if there was any crap in the tank...there wasn't! I then put the fuel back in the tank,the bike then run fine for about 15 minutes,but was still smoking heavily.Now it will kick up b ut any throttle added just makes the engine cut out straight away.The only thing i can think of is the fuel i bought today,i've had no problems what so ever apart from today.Any advice/info is greatly apreciated all many thanks.
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What Colour Is Unleaded Petrol Meant To Be
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Posted 24 November 2010 - 11:31 PM
A light golden colour, but if it's smoking bad could well be it needs oil, and nothing to do with the fuel. so best to check that as well.
it will also smoke if you tipped the bike upside down.
it will also smoke if you tipped the bike upside down.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 12:14 AM
Thanks for the reply hts,iv'e checked the oil level and it's fine,the bike wont even tick over properly as when it does start just reving it causes the engine to cut out.i thought it maybe the fuel as it's been fine up untill i put the new fuel in it.i checked the colour of the fule i bought and it was an illuminous green cloudy colour which i thought is odd.A light golden colour, but if it's smoking bad could well be it needs oil, and nothing to do with the fuel. so best to check that as well.
it will also smoke if you tipped the bike upside down.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 01:29 AM
I'm sure if the fuel was the problem the petrol station you purchased it from would have customers banging on their door to complain. Best thing is to try fuel from another petrol station.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 01:35 AM
the colour of the fule i bought and it was an illuminous green cloudy colour which i thought is odd.
Dosent sound too healthy to me..not that i know nothing about it really..but im sure petrol has a clear/yellowish tinge to it..sounds like liquid Kyrptonite they must have put in the tanks.http://kereta.info/w...SSO-MOBIL-2.jpg
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 09:09 AM
If you bought the petrol from a TOTAL garage then odds on that it will be topped up with water !!! (they do this to make the petrol cheaper)
To resolve the problems - goto a BP garage and fill the bike up with their BP ULTIMATE -- This solves a lot of problems with both bikes & cars.. (I used to have a common ANTIPOLUTION FAULT crop up on my puggy due to using cheap fuel - this fault used to stay lit for weeks on end, I filled up with BP ULTIMATE and the fault dissapeared within an hour)
To resolve the problems - goto a BP garage and fill the bike up with their BP ULTIMATE -- This solves a lot of problems with both bikes & cars.. (I used to have a common ANTIPOLUTION FAULT crop up on my puggy due to using cheap fuel - this fault used to stay lit for weeks on end, I filled up with BP ULTIMATE and the fault dissapeared within an hour)
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 12:50 PM
Is it two stroke or 4 stroke? If its two the oil pump might be broke and letting too much oil in causing a lot of smoke 
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 02:40 PM
The local youth club had a bike which did exactly that, it would start ok then as soon as throttle applied it would cut out. It turned out to be an ignition fault in the end (spark side).
Thats about my total knowledge of Bikes though. Always been a car man.
But he petrol colour does sound interesting to say the least. Any chance of a photo of some in a clear glass container?
Thats about my total knowledge of Bikes though. Always been a car man.
But he petrol colour does sound interesting to say the least. Any chance of a photo of some in a clear glass container?
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 04:50 PM
Thankyou to all for your comments/advice after taking the carb off and stripping the engine down i then refilled with the fuel i bought yesterday,still no change.I went to tescos filled up with there unleaded filled my bike with that it fired first time smoked for about 5 seconds and it's back to normal running fine.I decided to check the fuel i got from tescos compared to the shit i got from bp,the one from bp was illuminous green and the one from tescos was was a very light copper colour.So i've rather had the dreggs from the bottom of the tank or the fuels been contaminated in the pumps.
I've also tried to light a fire with the fuel from bp and it wont even ignite,so theres sommat not right there.
I've also tried to light a fire with the fuel from bp and it wont even ignite,so theres sommat not right there.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 05:54 PM
I've also tried to light a fire with the fuel from bp and it wont even ignite,so theres sommat not right there.
Defo...you wouldnt make a very good arsonist Tommy. 
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 06:15 PM
then odds on that it will be topped up with water !!!
I so doubted this reply Darienne, going back to my school days I thought this could only be achieved with additives to create a 'school chemistry lesson practical experiment'....let alone run an engine in it's raw form...
Was easy to see this is possible by reading http://www.business-...-fuel-does-mix/
I'm really gobsmacked tbh.
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 06:51 PM
Methinks you bought deisel mate.#and the one from tescos was was a very light copper colour.So i've rather had the dreggs from the bottom of the tank or the fuels been contaminated in the pumps.
I've also tried to light a fire with the fuel from bp and it wont even ignite,so theres sommat not right there.
does it smell like petrol??
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 06:58 PM
Methinks you bought deisel mate.
Next Q .. What's petrol smell like?
At todays prices it STINKS!
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Posted 25 November 2010 - 07:08 PM
Petrol smells like petrol funily enough and yeah it stinks, desiel smells worse lol, and won't ignite, afalk, so like i said i think tommy has stuck desiel in the can by mistake,especially as he says it is a red/brown colour.Next Q .. What's petrol smell like?
At todays prices it STINKS!
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 03:02 AM
No Tommy said " an illuminous green cloudy colour which i thought is odd" not red/brown.Petrol smells like petrol funily enough and yeah it stinks, desiel smells worse lol, and won't ignite, afalk, so like i said i think tommy has stuck desiel in the can by mistake,especially as he says it is a red/brown colour.
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 07:52 AM
I so doubted this reply Darienne, going back to my school days I thought this could only be achieved with additives to create a 'school chemistry lesson practical experiment'....let alone run an engine in it's raw form...
Was easy to see this is possible by reading http://www.business-...-fuel-does-mix/
I'm really gobsmacked tbh.
Replies on here say it all.... My link
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 02:32 PM
Sounds like it was diesel, it comes in different colours depending where you are.
Red,Green, or a light blue colour. Country Green is UK Diesel
If there was a bit of petrol still in the tank it would of mixed and the bike still would of run as you say.
The smoke it due to the oil in the diesel.
Should be ok as long as you fill it up with petrol, the diesel will burn off Tommy.
Red,Green, or a light blue colour. Country Green is UK Diesel
If there was a bit of petrol still in the tank it would of mixed and the bike still would of run as you say.
The smoke it due to the oil in the diesel.
Should be ok as long as you fill it up with petrol, the diesel will burn off Tommy.
Edited by weaselboy39, 26 November 2010 - 02:36 PM.
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 05:42 PM
defo diesel tommy!! i used to drive the fuel tankers + the illuminous yellow green colour is due 2 additives 4 the winter, + as mentioned earlier all diesels are diff colour depending where purchased + the quality 
but instead of admiting it was you just blame the garage + if it was me i would be demanding compensation!!!!!
but instead of admiting it was you just blame the garage + if it was me i would be demanding compensation!!!!!
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 08:06 PM
Heres a piccie of the two side by side,i'll let you lot guess which is the dodgy one lol.I can guarantee you the pump i pumped it from said unleaded,the other two pumps were locked and out fo order.please note the pic was took off my mobile phone and in the out house storage so it aint that good.
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Posted 26 November 2010 - 10:03 PM
to be honest tommy i'll tell you what it looks like, it looks like a high percentage petrol but with diesel in. this is quite common if the driver loads petrol on top of some diesel that was left in the pot from a previous delivery, eg,,, the truck was parked on a slope or he arrived with too much diesel as the pumps were full, then he may have say 100 litres left in the compartment, he then loads 7000 litres of petrol in the same pot, the result is that shit!!! for most cars no problem but for sensitive bikes it is bad news as you discovered. but wot is more common is when red diesel is left in the tanker, the driver then loads white diesel in same pot, guess wot?? the driver now has left over white diesel 4 HIS CAR!!!!!!Heres a piccie of the two side by side,i'll let you lot guess which is the dodgy one lol.I can guarantee you the pump i pumped it from said unleaded,the other two pumps were locked and out fo order.please note the pic was took off my mobile phone and in the out house storage so it aint that good.
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