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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:24 pm 
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Have you all seen this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6405701.stm

It might be a coincidence that my car started smoking after i filled up with Tesco Fuel from Huntingdon, could the O2 sensor cause smoke or am i just wishing?

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:00 pm 
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Can cause black smoking if it is telling teh ecu to richen it up. Not Blue smoke though I wouldn't think - that is indicating you are burning oil.

May be worth a claim though to Tesco?

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:58 pm 
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Interesting news item that......I was just reading that the corn based 'green' fuel used in some race cars is prone to 'separating' into its constituent parts e.g. ethanol and gasoline. The ethanol then attacks the rubber membrane of the safety fuel cell which means a big bill for replacing it and other components in the fuel line like pumps, filters, seals etc. The price of being GREEN I guess :mrgreen:

Personally I'll stick with Shell V-Power as the quality assurance is probably better than the supermarket fuels.

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