bad gas color chart :)

[bounce]

this looks more bad than good doesn't it?

[impulsive]

Heh, yeah... Unless that jar has some sort of urine tinge to it.. Or, maybe thats an alcohol fueled car... Prepped for dark rum?

[Jeff G 78]

I assume the smell is rather uh... strong? Been there, done that.

[sblake01]

Like varnish?

[TomoHawk]

What is the correct colour for automotive gasoline made for use in the U.S., then?

thxZ

[bounce]

What is the correct colour for automotive gasoline made for use in the U.S., then?

thxZ

don't know....different grades and I bet manufacturererers have diff color fuels...

for the most part 87 octane is white / clear ? when fresh and apparently turns to a nice golden tannin varnish

[TomoHawk]

So far that's what I've been reading. Gas is gas, and it all depends on the additives added by the distributor.

[tlorber]

Should be clear with maybe a pinkish tinge. Over time it discolors like brake fluid, or takes on the color of whatever it is dissolving.

[MikeW]

My understanding is that in the old days there was one brand of gasoline that truly had a color difference: Amoco (now BP) premium. That gas was often called 'white Amoco' because it was clear while other brands had a color to them caused by the lead additive. This Amoco high octane gas was always unleaded even when lead was still allowed.

After the switch was made away from leaded all gasoline effectively became the same across brands with only the fancy additives making a difference (techron, V-power, etc.) Here in the east all gasoline comes through one of two pipelines from the gulf coast. While different fuels can be pushed sequentially through the same pipe (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc.) they end up at tank yards where the additives are added before truck shipment to individual stations.

Edited July 21, 2010 by MikeW
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[JohnnyO]

I used to only run Amoco premium in my 76 Cutlass then continued the trend in my 84 Mustang GT (unleaded by then). That was the best gas you could buy in south Florida in the 70's and 80's.

Nowadays I buy my premium from a local coop that does not add ethanol to it's premium line. This is about as clear as water as you can get.

Here's a short but interesting read about the switch to unleaded for anyone interested:

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/airpage.nsf/webpage/Leaded+Gas+Phaseout

John

[Bonzi Lon]

Back in 70 I was a 14 year old gas pump jocky, way before self-serve and unleaded out of a pump here.

Unleaded was known as 'White Gas' as it was clear. We sold it out of a 55 gal barrel, mostly for Coleman products. To this day it is still shipped clear, however discolors due to oxidation.

Leaded Reagular had a pink tint.

Leaded 'Eythel', now known as premium, was bright red.

Desiel used on public roads is always tinted green, green handle on the pumps.

Desiel used as farm or non rode use is tinted bright red, red handle available in rural areas. You DO NOT want to get caught with this in your public road vehicle tank.

The jar above has nothing on the 26 year old vintage I got out of my tank.

Bonzi Lon

[bounce]

this gasoline works....amazingly.... I did double the amount of gas in the tank with 92 octane and add some Stabil.....z runs good...