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kaka
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:03 pm 
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Hi,
My mini has started to blow some greyish smoke. I recently put some (a small tube) of flashlube in with the fuel. Can this additive create some excess smokey exhaust.
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How much did you mix in? It's an oil after all...

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One tube (about $4.50 each), and about 20 litres of premium unleaded.
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Location: Under the bonnet son!
So it's about 100 mls right? If it is a tiny amount (roughly > 1:200) it should be barely noticeable.

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100mls of Flashlube will do 100L of fuel, so you used 5x too much... :lol:
But yeah as Mick says, it's still a pretty low concentration at 200:1.

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Kaka, are you sure the grey smoke isn't just a bit of steam first thing in the morning?

It's been cold lately. Most cars are a bit steamy until they warm up.
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Hi,
I'm trying to remember if it was twenty litres or twenty dollars(about 12 litres). Getting old. Definitely only one tube.
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Boyracer wrote:
Kaka, are you sure the grey smoke isn't just a bit of steam first thing in the morning?

It's been cold lately. Most cars are a bit steamy until they warm up.


Yep I noticed you're in Brisbane too. The other night I could smell oil burning and looked out my driver mirror and saw smoke pouring out the exhaust!! It scared the crap outta me until I realised that the oil smell was from the Magna in front of me and the smoke was condensation! :lol: :lol:
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You'd need no more than 1/2 a squirt bottle of flashlube per tank of fuel in a Mini. (well a Mini with a standard fuel tank)

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