How To Differentiate Octane 92 & 95?

Indikagune · June 5, 2015

Does any one knows what is the method of differentiate octane 92 & 95? Is there any color different or any visual way? If nothing, that means we have to strict with what pump station refills?

I know this might be somewhat silly but I have asked from several 95 users & they also not known about this.

The Don · June 7, 2015

As far as I know you are reliant on the station to provide you the correct grade of fuel. So there is an element of trust.

When pumping fuel, you need to be vigilant anyway.

Harshitha · August 5, 2015

It should be yellow for 92 and red for 95....Visually you can't differentiate whether it is 92 or 95. In some stations i got yellowish color for 92..some other stations i got much whiter color for 92.

Edited August 5, 2015 by Harshitha

Sampath Gunasekera · August 5, 2015

On 8/5/2015 at 7:41 AM, Harshitha said:
It should be yellow for 92 and red for 95....Visually you can't differentiate whether it is 92 or 95. In some stations i got yellowish color for 92..some other stations i got much whiter color for 92.

Fuels are getting various colours by adding Fuel Dyes. This is for easy identification of the particular fuel/grade.

But I haven't observed any colour reference in Sri Lanka.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_dyes

I heard that when Mahaweli Project operate here, special coloured diesel issued for project vehicles/equipments to avoid/minimize fuel theft by drivers and workers.