Brian Coat wrote:We discussed TEL in June '16 and there would be some big challenges ...
You need loads of it. The amount actually getting to the chamber would be hard to meter. It's easy to detect. It may affect the primary function of oil - lubrication.
Last year FIA tested Merc's oil and found fuel in it. There's always some fuel in the oil (blowby etc.) For a quali-lap benefit, a special 'oil' blend could be exploited, don't you think?
Not saying it was, though ...
You could get away with not having to mix it in the engine oil if you had a simple chamber machined inside the crank case with a suction channel connecting to the intake. Only problem is passing fuel past the flow meter is a clear breach of the rules no matter where it comes from : oil, a chamber, the air filter...
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How could I not realise that any such cheating is easily caught by the FIA! All they have to do is request the AFR logs, the fuel flow logs, injector logs, MAP or air flow meter (if equiped?) logs and they can easily tell if you are burning excess hydrocarbons. What do you guys think?