Depending on which article you read, the fule has been contanimated with silicon or silicone. As far as I know these are two very
different substances! ...although a search on Wikipedia says that silicon is a component of silicone:
"In the form of silica and silicates, silicon forms useful glasses, cementes, and ceramics. It is also a component of silicones, a class-name for
various synthetic plastic substances made of silicon, oxygen, carbon, germanium, and hydrogen, often confused with silicon itself."
Any idea which is the real culprit? Intuitively, you would think silicone is more lilkely to be found, but ???
AFAIK, the mystery ingredient is silicone, which leaves silicon oxide/dioxide on the oxygen sensor when burnt in a petrol engine.
But I may well be wrong...
That's modern journalism for you. It's not that they can't spell, it's just that they don't have to have a clue about what
they write about ( See dictionary under Jeremy Clarkson).
silicone is likely cause, it is generally in oil form and is silicon (element) bonded to other bits and bobs (itself, hydrogen, oxygen etc.)
Silicone oil is wierd stuff, really low surface tension so it gets everywhere and very difficult to get off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_oil
They are used in those things to make your bumpers black again.
Matt
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Originally posted by matt_gsxr
silicone is likely cause, it is generally in oil form and is silicon (element) bonded to other bits and bobs (itself, hydrogen, oxygen etc.)
Silicone oil is wierd stuff, really low surface tension so it gets everywhere and very difficult to get off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_oil
They are used in those things to make your bumpers black again.
Matt
Might be wrong here.
but they add this to Derv to stop it frotting so assume someone had dosed the wrong tank ? opps wander if someone is still employed.
Regards
Agriv8
The silcon(e) additive, whichever it is, is an additive to diesel to stop frothing, as has already been said. It seems pretty clear that someone
added diesel additives to the petrol by mistake.
You shouldn't blame tesco for the problem, they just buy the fuel in.
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Originally posted by Agriv8
Might be wrong here.
but they add this to Derv to stop it frotting so assume someone had dosed the wrong tank ? opps wander if someone is still employed.
Regards
Agriv8
quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
Might be wrong here.
but they add this to Derv to stop it frotting
Regards
Agriv8
LOL OOPppps,
That was a typo and a half ! Must be a down wouth thing .
Regards
Agriv8