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3rd Oct 2018, 06:58

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The TEL doesn't alter the combustion characteristics of the fuel, it's there to prevent detonation from occurring.

Let me fix that for you:

TEL reduces the probabilities of detonation occurring by altering the combustion characteristics of the fuel.

How else could adding TEL to fuel “prevent detonation from occurring” if, as you state, TEL doesn’t alter the combustion characteristics of the fuel?

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