Pumps with fuel density display

[mahadev_kc]

When I filled the tank yesterday, it was displaying 737 at IOC pump, Kodigehalli, bangalore. Question is what is the ideal figure?

[Rehaan]

Originally Posted by Mp421b

What should be the ideal display on the meter for unadultered fuel?

Originally Posted by mahadev_kc

Question is what is the ideal figure?

The denser the better (the higher the number the better).

I googled "Density of petrol" to see what the average figure was, and 3rd on the list was this very informative link

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...ent-fuels.html (Fuel Density - what should it be for different fuels)

cya
R

[Mpower]

Originally Posted by nitrous

You beat me to it.
its been over a month since i've been gassing up in these pumps. the fuel bunk guys don't know what it is...
i've noticed marginal variations of about 3-4% between midday and night fillings.

Are we seeing a trend of generally better fuel FE reported in cooler places like Kashmir compared to Rajasthan. Can anybody comment on that?

[silver_shadow]

today i filled up petrol in my bike from an IOC pump on sarjapur road near HSR layout bangalore. normally i've been filling my bike & car with petrol from this pump - xtrapremium till today when i decided to try the normal unleaded stuff in my bike.

i *think* the bike *feels* a bit rougher than while using the premium stuff, but i'm not entirely sure.

but more importantly, i noticed that the pump had these LEDs below the rupees and liter indicators. one LED which was on said "invalid density" next to it. to the right of the LEDs was a digital readout which was supposed to give the exact density of the petrol in kg/m3. it was indicating "unreadable".

now i never noticed this on the other pumps at the same station while filling premium, but i was wondering whether anyone knew whether it was common to see this not working. because if it is indeed working normally, then this would be a clear cut indication of fuel adulteration. if this is the case then we could easily tell which pumps to avoid unless there is an emergency.

[Crazy_Eddy]

The IOC bunk near the Chennai airport used to have density meters running much much earlier (they've stopped now).

Funny thing was, when they first installed those meters.. the density for the XtraPremium blend would be a bit higher than the regular unleaded.. and things flipped over sometime later. Now the question is - Which was the right one?!

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by mahadev_kc

When I filled the tank yesterday, it was displaying 737 at IOC pump, Kodigehalli, bangalore. Question is what is the ideal figure?

Wasnt there an LED which glow red or green?

Originally Posted by silver_shadow

today i filled up petrol in my bike from an IOC pump on sarjapur road near HSR layout bangalore. normally i've been filling my bike & car with petrol from this pump - xtrapremium till today when i decided to try the normal unleaded stuff in my bike.

Remember the reading? 400?

[Rehaan]

Originally Posted by silver_shadow

...one LED which was on said "invalid density" next to it. to the right of the LEDs was a digital readout which was supposed to give the exact density of the petrol in kg/m3. it was indicating "unreadable".....

Maybe they have disconnected the sensor or "oops its broken" on purpose so that the customers dont know what they are getting.

For example - you still filled up though the readout said "unreadable", but you probably would not have filled up if the readout said "648" (~100 less than the acceptable limit) right?

cya
R

[silver_shadow]

the reading showed something like "J000"

not sure what to infer from that.

[LLL]

Originally Posted by Mpower

Are we seeing a trend of generally better fuel FE reported in cooler places like Kashmir compared to Rajasthan. Can anybody comment on that?

The FE data from Kashmir/NE & Rajasthan could have been analysed if the fuel quality was same and same amount was dispensed from the pump. Due to adulteration and cheating while filling fuel, any study will not give true results.

[silver_shadow]

Originally Posted by silver_shadow

today i filled up petrol in my bike from an IOC pump on sarjapur road near HSR layout bangalore. normally i've been filling my bike & car with petrol from this pump - xtrapremium till today when i decided to try the normal unleaded stuff in my bike.

i *think* the bike *feels* a bit rougher than while using the premium stuff, but i'm not entirely sure.

but more importantly, i noticed that the pump had these LEDs below the rupees and liter indicators. one LED which was on said "invalid density" next to it. to the right of the LEDs was a digital readout which was supposed to give the exact density of the petrol in kg/m3. it was indicating "unreadable".

now i never noticed this on the other pumps at the same station while filling premium, but i was wondering whether anyone knew whether it was common to see this not working. because if it is indeed working normally, then this would be a clear cut indication of fuel adulteration. if this is the case then we could easily tell which pumps to avoid unless there is an emergency.

more on this: the other day i filled up at the same place. this time xtrapremium - it was 786. is that ok? i noticed it was showing this same number 2-3 times recently so i'm guessing that it is alright.