Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 22y 22d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 01/08/04 09:50 AM Share Posted 01/08/04 09:50 AM yeah there does , glad it's not me Dumb answers to even dumber questions. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LOK@ChipTorque Guests Posted 02/08/04 12:47 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 12:47 AM Guys I had taken out spark plugs today only to find the ceramic with a film of orange powder.Is this because of fuel?Or wrong plug?Any suugestion are welcomedMost common cause - too much octane booster. By the time its a noticable orange film, it's normally conductive ie. forms a suitable current path to ground instead of allowing a spark across the plug gap under boost/high loadLachlan Hey Lok can you explain more....l mean too much octane boost??? l've run all my cars on optimax and never change types, does that mean we should use UL every so often too?Octane BOOSTER the "tip in the tank" kind. They contain"Tri-Methyl-Ethyl-my-grandmother-has-a-long-molecular-chain-name-description" something , part of which ends up as a conductive carbon-like film on the ceramic under certain combustion process events. I would generally recommend using a stable "pump" fuel for most all applications. If you're going to race and want "race fuel", get race fuel, or use Methyl-Benzine or Toluene (I think they are trade names) at not greater than 30% mix with your "Optimax" "Ultimate" etc. This is just based on our testing. The "NF" black worked well when we tested it some years ago as an "Octane Booster", but I haven't done much with this type of tip-in for a while.Unless they're damaged (including the conductive film type damage above) the plugs should be fine for 30-50k. It's very simple, if they're bad replace them, if not, leave them alone.Lachlan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris xr6 Member 376 Member For: 21y 1d Location: Shire Posted 02/08/04 01:05 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 01:05 AM MMMMMmmmm Methyl Benzine just watch out when handling this one very carcenogenic! oh yeah its good sh*te! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 22y 14d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 02/08/04 02:45 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 02:45 AM I'VE JUST FINISHED A DRUM & AM TOSSING UP WETHER I'LL GET ANOTHER.sCOTTYfUGN cAPS lOCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macktheknife Xtreme Xalted Member Donating Members 3,112 Member For: 21y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: BrisVegas Posted 02/08/04 03:17 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 03:17 AM I'VE JUST FINISHED A DRUM & AM TOSSING UP WETHER I'LL GET ANOTHER.sCOTTYfUGN cAPS lOCK You'd be better off sticking to the Bundy Scotty.That other stuff will make your keys all sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 22y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/08/04 03:49 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 03:49 AM It's the manganese in the octane booster that causes the orange/reddish film.Here's a brief link for some concise information.http://tech.rennlist.com/993/993octaneboosersweiner.PDFIf add MB to your fuel I wouldn't add more than 15% in a mix. Also wear gloves and be careful.Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 22y 22d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 02/08/04 06:15 AM Share Posted 02/08/04 06:15 AM Octane BOOSTER the "tip in the tank" kind. They contain"Tri-Methyl-Ethyl-my-grandmother-has-a-long-molecular-chain-name-description" something , part of which ends up as a conductive carbon-like film on the ceramic under certain combustion process events. I would generally recommend using a stable "pump" fuel for most all applications. If you're going to race and want "race fuel", get race fuel, or use Methyl-Benzine or Toluene (I think they are trade names) at not greater than 30% mix with your "Optimax" "Ultimate" etc. This is just based on our testing. The "NF" black worked well when we tested it some years ago as an "Octane Booster", but I haven't done much with this type of tip-in for a while.Unless they're damaged (including the conductive film type damage above) the plugs should be fine for 30-50k. It's very simple, if they're bad replace them, if not, leave them alone.Lachlan Thanks Lok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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