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    Quote Originally Posted by johno90 View Post
    Red stuff is what happens when you use ethanol blended fuel, like E10 etc. Fucks everything, if you wanna use e10 you must use it in 95 octane blend (read label at pump cause you can get e10 from 89 through to 101 octane at different servos)
    Had this issue heaps when e10 first came out, people didn't understand that the car said it was ok but didn't read the fine print as to what blend to use, Replaced many of plugs for engines running rough from it haha
    Many people pretty shitty cause they all thought it would be under warranty.
    Probably 'cos ethanol creates more moisture on combustion.
    Mine runs on LPG most of the time & I've never used E10, so the above red residue in mine's more likely due
    to coolant water getting into the combustion chamber and causing the chemical reaction to produce the red oxide buildup.
    I think it's just fine ferric oxide for the most part. The high pressure & high temperature inside the combustion chamber is
    ideal to produce that particular oxide of iron.
    Last edited by dom14; 18th December 2017 at 12:55 AM.
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