BP oil question
 

Hi Guys,

I bought some Jet stuff from a guy, and he gave me a 5 gal jug of Kero. He said it had a quart of PB turbine oil in it. BUT... before I do anything with this fuel... I need to know... does the BP oil have a color?

I know the Shell 500 was amber.... but the DTE that I started using this year was clear.

Thanks

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Yes it has an amber color to it. I have used BP, Mobil, Aeroshell, Exxon. The turbine oils all have some color to them.
Vin...

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Thanks.

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Exxon 2380 is pretty much clear(has a slight purple tint). I used to hate chasing oil leaks when the plane had that stuff. I know BP makes the same stuff but not sure if its the same color.

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Bp is clear. You can barely see a purple tint through when poured straight out of the can.

If it was me and i wasnt 100% sure on the status of the fuel mix, i wouldnt chance it. Kero and oill is cheap compared to bearings

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Well................


That's what my thoughts were. BUT... I don't want to burn it in my shop heater if it has something that will be toxic either. I wish I still had my Diesel truck. I'd just pour it in the tank. (lol)

So the question is... what to do with it??

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BP is a clear with a slight blue shine, if that makes since

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Well....
I used some left over jet fuel for weed killer. It works great. The EPA probably wont like that much but heck I have seen some old hawkers leak more fuel just sitting over night on the ramp then I poured along a fence to kill weeds.

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BP Oil turns amber when exposed to the sun.

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It is very easy... pour a little on a clear glass container and see the sun through it. It should look "oily" (some colors). Compare to a straight kero sample and you will see the difference. and even if the oil is clear, if you leave it in the sun for a few hours it will turn brownish

if you are still uncomfortable, just add another can of oil. It won't hurt the engine

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I know this has been beaten to death elsewhere as far as mixing your own (or so I recall) but can you make smoke oil out of "suspect" or old kerosene? Not so much of a "show smoke" but as practice smoke for any given Sunday... I think you could add some baby oil or vegetable oil to decrease the flammability and increase the flash point a bit and you'd have the value of your kero back in your pocket compared to what smoke oil costs. Just one possible other use for the stuff.

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Bp 2380 is clear. I've probably poured 4-5 cases worth over the past 4-5 years and it's always been clear. We buy it by the case for our spray planes.

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All of the turbine oils look clear when you are pouring them from the can. Assuming you are running the clear kero, take a sample of the " mixed" kero and put it in a glass jar then compare it with "non" mixed clear kero. There will be a distinct color difference between the two.
Vin...

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I am curious why you don't believe the guy.  Is there something you are not saying? [:o]

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Uhhh ok maybe it mixes to a different color I thought the question was if it's clear or not.

Plus if you don't know don't use it! Fuel and oil is cheap. I don't have an RC turbine so I'm not a expert or even a noob.

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Nope... not at all. He was a nice guy, and there isn't a reason to not believe him. But... I know I've questioned myself a bunch of times... and I just don't want to loose a turbine by trying to salvage $20 worth of fuel. And... as above, if there is oil in it... I don't want to poison myself by using it in a shop heater.

Now... if it's like AeroShell 500... it's very dark, and it's easy to tell if the oil is in it.

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Aero shell oil has no color to it. Mobil oil does though.

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Really? I've only used a few cans before switching to DTE... but mine were all very dark. (like new car motor oil)