What color is ethenol free fuel?

[gride]

The stuff I put in my boat today, 89 eth. Free was seriously neon green. Then, the boat would barely move for the first 10 minutes today. Any ideas if it is a fuel issue?

[scott resick]

never saw fuel that color....unless it was for my chainsaw. I use Blue Stabil EVEREY time I fuel my boat. There are a few threads on here about ethonol. The GOV is about top up the standard from 10% to 15% too. This stuff is awful, but its great for the fictitious global warming!

[gride]

Oh trust me. I know about ethenol. I was just curious Bc of course for morons it's labeled "marine fuel" but it's actually true fuel. I spoke with my service guy here and he said he's been filling 5 gallons from the same place but never seen any green colored. Usually it's just the normal/amber color. This, along with the poor perfmance have me worried. I plan on getting in contact with the distributers manager to get the full rundown, but I was curious Bc it really was the color of the new accurate green wake lines. Another thing is, the only other station with eth. Free gets it from the same place. I've never noticed any green like I did today. It's shell gas.

[AirTool]

I've seen the green before. I pumped some into a red carry tank. When I got home to dispense, it was about the color of lime sherbert. I did not put oil in.

And I don't know what it indicates. but it surprised me.

[RideButter]

I have seen green before. I don't know if there is a standard that ethanol free fuel has to dye a certain color.

I have seen dyed fuels for tax purposes and diesel. Also, aviation gasoline uses a dye system for safety.

[gride]

i spoke with a few folks, one who happens to own an unbranded station with eth. free. their's isn't green, and they said it sounds like a leak in their tank. she actually told me more often than not that station's tanks have leaks. with the 3 feet of rain we've had lately it probably got in there. her quote was, "sounds like algae or anti freeze." anyways, supposedly the green gas is going to be checked, but who knows.

[AirTool]

I don't see how anything dyed could mean "something free" because you could still add the etyhnol which is colorless and not change the dye.

The green is probably some brand/blend of additive. It is not algae.

[gride]

it's shell gasoline. so whatever additives would be the same as regular fuel(assumingly). in short i just wont be buying gas from them again anytime soon. if it's still green in a week I'm calling ADEM.

[scott resick]

I work at a place where part of my job is to appease the EPA by monitoring via computer print out of our 3 4,000 gal tanks. Diesel, Gas and Heating oil. 2" of water in a tank is "acceptable". I work for the state, so im sure our gas stations privately owned dont keep the same standard. Scary to think about. Although I add chems to treat the water, Im sure our BPs and Sunocos couldnt care less.

[AirTool]

it's shell gasoline. so whatever additives would be the same as regular fuel(assumingly).

How do you know that it is "shell" gasoline? ....because you got it from a "shell" station?

Gasoline is basically traded on the open market and it all comes from "the network" of tank farms. The tank farms adds the specified additive generally per truck. I wonder sometimes if it is really the proprietry additive advertized on the pump.

Maybe there was an accidental overdose of the additive (which might be green) and the fuel turned green.

Its common (maybe likely) that the molecules you bought didn't come from a Shell oil well, Shell refinery, or Shell tank form. I can almost guarantee they werent delivered in a Shell tanker truck.

In an oil company: production, refining, and marketing are all separate. Most of the stations are not owned by the oil company.

[gride]

you are correct that it is indeed a shell station, but i'm aware of the fact that gas is the same until shell, bp, chevron, etc put their additives in it. there's only one place near here with ethanol free fuel period, and the next closest distributer is in louisiana. they don't even add ethanol until the very end so it won't corrode their own pipelines. could it have been a delivery mixup? like some diesel got dumped into the wrong tank maybe?

[AirTool]

The only green dye is for aviation. So it was the wrong dye or an additive.

If you can prove it was algae, I'll send you a $20 gift card to your favorite chain restaurant.

[scott resick]

I bought it too Airtool.

[gride]

i don't think it was algae. my riding buddy works for dupont and he's going to take a sample to some of his chemical engineer buddies i think. a little over the top, but why not.

[johnboyy7]

ive seen green gas several times and at several places and never had any issues. i will comment that ive noticed over the last few years that gas smells different.