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Old 18 September 2009, 07:16 PM
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I decided to empty the catch can today, and there seemed to be to be not a lot of oil, but more of a thinner liquid, which smelt a lot like petrol! Is this normal?? It was quite thin stuff, like water, but smelt like petrol!
Old 18 September 2009, 07:22 PM
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thats normal

empty it into a glass, and it will look like a nasty brown mess with a bad smell and the clear oil stuff on the top from what i can remember
Old 18 September 2009, 07:42 PM
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Exactly that mate!!

I was expecting thick oil from it, and was surprised when I emptied it and it was a 'mucky water', which smelt of fuel.

Thanks a lot
Old 20 September 2009, 07:57 PM
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Same in mine as well Chris.
Old 20 September 2009, 08:58 PM
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Mine has not a drop in it, I worry sometimes....

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Dunx, you can't be driving it hard enough !

Why dont you pop over to the North York Moors one night and play with us for a few hours (you might need to bring some tools to empty your catch can tho if your going to try and keep up ).

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Cool, cheers. I was expecting oil stupidly! Rather than a fuel type liquid.
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