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Petrol I just bought from a filling station has a reddish color. What could be the reason for this and is it safe to use for my gen?

Why am I thinking of boiled Yam? 🤔

Just last week ago, i came in contact with three(3) different colours of petrol. The first was pink, second blue, third was a sun-dawn kind of appearance.

Later i remembered that these premium spirits are being mixed with colours for identification.

Some say the color is for boosting the efficiency, some say it is to distinguish them. I am so scared of putting it into my gen. It is an Ecoflow smart gen and I can't tell how sensitive it will be to the added material. That is why I brought the issue here to get clarification.

In the past the colour of petrol in Nigeria used to be red but not as red as the one I am seeing here now

donareal:
Petrol I just bought from a filling station has a reddish color. What could be the reason for this and is it safe to use for my gen?

Color dye for identification, safe to use.

Your information isn't complete... which filling station and State/locality?

Dwarfgod:
Your information isn't complete... which filling station and State/locality?

I don't intend to smear the filling station. I just want to know if it is normal and safe.

Dwarfgod:
Your information isn't complete... which filling station and State/locality?

I don't intend to smear the filling station without proper info. I just want to know if it is normal and safe first.

You are not smearing just answer the question people might get to know if importers are at it again. Those in Dangote will tell you it is not theirs or you might start to know what color is the best fuel

Yes..definitely from the ph refinery

na dj cuppy get the pinky petrol

Except you want to spoil your car or generator engine you can use it

donareal:
Some say the color is for boosting the efficiency, some say it is to distinguish them. I am so scared of putting it into my gen. It is an Ecoflow smart gen and I can't tell how sensitive it will be to the added material. That is why I brought the issue here to get clarification.

Op, leave Story, check if the odour smells petrol, then use it..

This petrol is from the strait of Hormuz

Ok if u no want use am, kindly send it across.

One thing I have decided these days is to try and choose a few filling stations per locality to buy fuel from. Every time, you keep seeing different colours and I think one might be risking engine health that way. I tend to try and buy more from stations of those major marketers (not franchise ooo).
These mushroom stations all over the place dey do ooo

Bumkry petrol.
Not all petrol you put in your engine. It makes me wonder, why is it that all petrol stations buys from nnpc, but not all petrol stations have one color of petrol.

This petrol I'm seeing here might be the type that gets exhausted within 10-15 minutes of use.

donareal:
Petrol I just bought from a filling station has a reddish color. What could be the reason for this and is it safe to use for my gen?

To be frank, that is the real color of petrol refined in Warri Refinery and Petrochemical and used in the 80s and 90s which they named "SUPER" and it does not burn like the ones of these days.

Na wah oh, na blood them drop inside, tilumbu govt everything na fraud, wayo, magomago, honestly this white coco sniffer need to go,

WHY DO PETROL COME IN DIFFERENT COLOURS, DOES THE COLOUR MATTER ?

Written by:
Engr Gozie Atueyi.
20th May, 2024.

First of all real name of petrol is PMS (premium motor spirit). Reason for this name is because theybelong to family of spirits like your alcohol and other volatile solvents.
Petrol can come in different colors because of the type of additives used in refining it and there are reasons for that.

Some of the reasons are:
1. EASE OF IDENTIFICATION :
We have about 3 popular categories of petrol, they are:
i) PREMIUN = this one is a high grade and normally comes in pink/ wine red colour.
ii) REGULAR = this one is normally greenish in colour.
iii) The Mid grade, this one is in between the premium and the regular.

The best grade of petrol suppose be the Premium and thats why they named petrol Premium Motor Spirit but its unfortunate we hardly see this grade in this country because they prefer importing the lower grades because they are cheaper.

2. DYE ADDITIVES :
During refining, they normally add dye additives to help indentify the type of fuel and its octane rating for specific uses.

3. OCTANE RATING :
Petrol with higher octane ratings are usually differenciated from the ones with lower octane rating by colour. Different types of engines are built to use specific type of petrol just the way they use different ratings of engine oil. Turning your engine to anything goes fuel is very dangerous to the engine. Always stick to manufacturers recommendation.

4. ADDITIVES AND TREATMENT :
Some petrol contains additives and detergents for cleaning of the internal components of the engine for improved performance, reduction in emissions and engine lubrication. This is why when you open an engine that comes from abroad no matter how old the car is the engine still looks very clean without sludge but once the car stays here and use our fuel for few months the engine and fuel pump colour changes from gold to dirty brown or black.

5. REGULATION AND CONTROL :
Some countries use different petrol colours for differenciation in areas of control and regulation.
You cant expect a heavy duty petrol engine to use lowest rating of fuel and give you same result, no way.

DIFFERENT COLOURS AND THEIR MEANING.

▪︎ RED = Premium or higher octane fuel.
▪︎ GREEN = Higher octane fuel with additives.
▪︎ Yellow = Regular unleaded fuel.
▪︎ Clear/ water like = Ethanol blended. This is the most common in this country. This is suppose to be for very light engines but see where we are today. Fill your tank, weather you drive or not the fuel will keep evaporating.

First thing i consider before i buy fuel in any filling station is the quality of fuel they sell. Most of our people here are only concerned on the ones selling at cheaper rate without knowing that when you buy white fuel from them at cheaper rate you ended up short changing yourself because its combustion rate will keep you wondering if you actually bought fuel or not.

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For red cars only.
Use on white cars at your own risk!!
On a serious note, I think it's safe.
The colour may be a result of additives which doesn't significantly affect it's performance in car engines.

Olden days 90s fuel ....use it.

donareal:
Petrol I just bought from a filling station has a reddish color. What could be the reason for this and is it safe to use for my gen?

are you sure you didnot over use video effect on this image for this colour being displayed thia way

It's very safe. That's the colour of petrol in USA

Very very safe to use . Carry on

Petrol in the 1980s and 1990s had red colour and very very cool when touched.

colours are for identification

Blood Money......eem eemm, Blood Petrol i mean to say.

Not well blend.... A biker brough petrol this afternoon and it looks so white and clear in the plastic bottle he buy with.

donareal:
Some say the color is for boosting the efficiency, some say it is to distinguish them. I am so scared of putting it into my gen. It is an Ecoflow smart gen and I can't tell how sensitive it will be to the added material. That is why I brought the issue here to get clarification.

don't put it in your gen please, it will damage it completely, waybill it to me, I need it to drive my car to work tomorrow, that's the only solution