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junglemaster

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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:58 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

I run Mobil 8000 (98 octane) it is a yellowish colour.

Oh really...hmmmm..I hope thats not a red herring for me. But after the draing the problem went away (for a while).

Anyway..I think it's time for someone who knoews more than me. Mechanic me thinks

Dave

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9YaTaH

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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 6:54 pm

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Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 11:32 am
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Location: Sthrn HiLoLands, NSW, Australia

junglemaster wrote:

9YaTaH wrote:

the new fuel may have found a pocket of the old stuff and is tainted again...but unlikely.

The crap running has probably burn't your points ...have a look there and pull the plugs as well.

Old stuff: possible...which is why I only put 5L back in (in case I need to drain again. Maybe i'll do that tomorrow morning!

Points/Plugs: I pulled the plugs which look "ok"..gave them a cleanup and made no difference. Not really sure what I am looking for at the points end of things.

Dave

More than likely it will be your points, burnt/blackness...number one cause of Mini electrickcal problems. If the points are blackened or closed up when you rotate the engine thats probably your...ergh..problem.

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afh001

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:03 am

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Location: Melbourne

drmini in aust wrote:

I run Mobil 8000 (98 octane) it is a yellowish colour.

Yeah so is Shell VPower.. Sounds like some sort of 98 octane to me..

Andrew

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xplosion77

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:18 am

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Location: Geelong, Victoria

diesel is yellow

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junglemaster

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:15 am

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Location: Brisbane

xplosion77 wrote:

diesel is yellow

I did NOT put diesel in it

So maybe just a high-octane fuel? That shouldn't hurt the Mini. Maybe they did something else to the car? But why would it behave after draining the tank (for a while). Because the engine was hot?

So the question might be; in what circumstances would it misfire/lumpy when cold/warm but then run fine hot?

Dave

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Timbo

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:53 am

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Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:48 pm
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania

I just went and had a look in my Moke's tank, premium unleaded is definitely yellow. I run my moke on premium, but thats only when I can't get ultra-premium, which is also yellow. It won't hurt your mini, its what you should be using (unless you have a Rover maybe?)

My Moke always plays up when its cold, runs quite well once its warmed up though :wink:

Its better on ultra-premium but still coughs a bit when its cold.

Tim

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mattsmini1971

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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:00 am

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Location: coffs harbour

yer ive seen a couple of different fuels that are yellow.

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