Fishy Petrol?

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:41 pm

I was filling up with Optimax at the end of last week and there was a smell of day-old seafood/salty water. I thought maybe a fish van had been at the pump before me.

However, I have since opened my fuel cap for a sniff, and my tank smells fishy now...so it must have been the petrol.

Anyone any idea what's happened?

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:04 pm

Its the Omega 3 they put in Optimax. You engine will last longer and produce more power .

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:29 pm

You are joking, aren't you tenkfeet?

No smiley, so perhaps not.......

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:31 pm

does your car have a knock sensor Rory?

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:35 pm

Never wondered why all the optimax adverts had fish darting around??

Now you know.

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:47 pm

Greg - don't know to be honest

I thought the ECU just did it's thing continuously monitoring the mixture to avoid knock.

I have used Optimax since I bought the CTR new in 2004, and never smelled rotten fish before.
Is it just this new V-power stuff that is getting the Copydex treatment?

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:48 pm

reason I asked mate, is if you're on a yota engine you'll be running Optimax as it makes a difference. If you're running a K-series, there's no point, ergo don't put in optimax and the fishy smell should fade

Post by ed » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:50 pm

Rory has a CTR!

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:51 pm

Ha ha....running a Honda engine mate

BTW is that a new motor? Haven't seen it parked round Comely Bank yet.

Post by ed » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:52 pm

In his dreams!

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:56 pm

Sadly the Paineatron is correct. Nothing like my car at the moment... but looking at it makes me smile

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:00 pm

Rory wrote:I was filling up with Optimax at the end of last week and there was a smell of day-old seafood/salty water. I thought maybe a fish van had been at the pump before me.

However, I have since opened my fuel cap for a sniff, and my tank smells fishy now...so it must have been the petrol.

Anyone any idea what's happened?

Beggs the question.... what were you doing having 'a wee sniff at the petrol tank'??

S'pose fishy petrol is better than fishy anything else

.........

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:03 pm

http://www.sniffpetrol.com

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:13 pm

I wondered how long it would be before the innuendo.

(innuendo n. Italian suppository)

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:39 pm

Rory wrote: I wondered how long it would be before the innuendo.

(innuendo n. Italian suppository)

I'm just amazed that i beat Shug to it! There must be a hot chick buying an MP3 player

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