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V8_Disco Member Since: 24 Dec 2020 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 101 |
Thanks all, well I put 75 worth of shell premium in let’s see how I feel after running around on it, every little bit helps with those EGR/Dpf etc add ons is my thought |
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6th Feb 2021 9:14am |
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SS.Lyria Member Since: 01 Dec 2016 Location: London Posts: 243 |
I’ve had this conversation at a few ‘school reunions’ with an old buddy who’s been a tanker driver most of his working life and he’s of the strong opinion that supermarket fuel being inferior is an urban myth.
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6th Feb 2021 10:57am |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8499 |
I follow one strict rule, if its running low on fuel, put more in from which ever is the closest filling station.
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6th Feb 2021 11:57am |
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TomV8 Member Since: 25 Sep 2017 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 107 |
It’s an interesting debate the premium fuel one, with most people firmly on one side or the other. I did a load of googling and reading on it a couple of years ago. One thing that stuck in my mind was a fuel chemist saying that: with premium petrol, any benefit will be pretty immediate; but with diesel, it would take 5,000 to 10,000 miles for benefits to show.
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6th Feb 2021 1:08pm |
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bigbo Member Since: 07 Jul 2014 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 565 |
As SS.Lyria says it's all the same stuff.
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6th Feb 2021 1:11pm |
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 |
It is most definitely not all the same. There are different standards for the different types available. There are different labels and then also different RON.
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6th Feb 2021 1:14pm |
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dingg1 Member Since: 29 Jun 2013 Location: PORTUGAL Posts: 1339 |
Its, all from the same refinary, base stock is the same for texaco, bp, shell, asda, morrison etc etc, additional additives are blended into the base stock at the companies requirements to increase octane and antiknock and clean running capabilities.
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6th Feb 2021 1:23pm |
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supershuttle Member Since: 20 Mar 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3763 |
I'm a big fan of washing etc as well - my car always goes better when it gets some TLC. I'll leave the conclusionless debate about fuel to others - obviously it keeps everyone amused in lockdown Geoff |
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6th Feb 2021 1:30pm |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8499 |
EN 590:2009 gives the minimum standard for the current Diesel at all the pumps. All fuel sold in the UK and Europe needs to meet that. Some may be better. None are be allowed to be worse.
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6th Feb 2021 1:52pm |
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ilard Member Since: 21 Oct 2012 Location: London Posts: 708 |
This is petrol, not diesel, but I think it helps illustrate the benefits of special cleaners in fuel. Premium fuel is convenient, but specialist additives are better and are better value.
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6th Feb 2021 2:20pm |
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ur20v Member Since: 19 Feb 2019 Location: None Posts: 634 |
All petroleum fuels are produced by a few refineries, most are owned and operated by companies other than the big brand oil companies and most fuel stations are now not owned by the big oil companies but are franchises. Neither Shell or BP refine in the UK now.
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6th Feb 2021 2:37pm |
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bigbo Member Since: 07 Jul 2014 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 565 |
Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
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6th Feb 2021 3:01pm |
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Bl4ckD0g Member Since: 16 Feb 2020 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1322 |
Just because something comes out of the same “factory” does not have to mean it is the same. Foxconn makes iPads for Apple and Kindle for Amazon, as an example. The parameters of manufacturing aren’t just different products but also to entirely different quality criteria and many other difference. Yet they do all follow regulatory standards. That doesn’t mean that the iPad and the Kindle are the same.
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6th Feb 2021 6:29pm |
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AJGalaxy2012 Member Since: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 1464 |
I'm surprised BP or Shell havent tried marketing premium electricity for EV's, electrons with added whoomph, leaves your fuses and semiconductors cleaner for a longer life LOL BMW i3 Electric Car
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6th Feb 2021 8:02pm |
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