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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 TDI => Topic started by: MK4_20VT on 31 January 2010, 20:33
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Hey guys, I need to fill my tractor up the other day & pulled up at the wrong pump (only had the high end diesel)
I though, s*d it, i'l give it ago & WOW it feels better than the normal shell diesel. It feels more responsive & a bit quicker (mpg looks better too)
I have a Tdi 130 mk4 & it loves the stuff
Jay
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Hey guys, I need to fill my tractor up the other day & pulled up at the wrong pump (only had the high end diesel)
I though, s*d it, i'l give it ago & WOW it feels better than the normal shell diesel. It feels more responsive & a bit quicker (mpg looks better too)
I have a Tdi 130 mk4 & it loves the stuff
Jay
let us know how much you get from the full tank as I'm getting around 450miles from the normal shell in the Golf, and around 550 from the Passat.
Lak
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how much more does it cost?
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how much more does it cost?
It was 119.9 last time I was @ Shell :shocked:
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how much more does it cost?
It was 119.9 last time I was @ Shell :shocked:
I accidentally put that BP Ultimate stuff in, 143.9ppl and didn't feel any difference.
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HOW MUCH!!!!! :shocked: :shocked:
I'll be sticking to normal diesel then :grin:
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It will be a bit of a placebo effect as it takes a few fill ups for the ECU to adjust to the different fuel.
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It will be a bit of a placebo effect as it takes a few fill ups for the ECU to adjust to the different fuel.
Going on BP stuff that works out at about 71 quid a tank, 141 for 2! Na won't be doing that mistake again.
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Mine's about £80~ (not bone dry ofc, for those that are pedantic) on normal diesel juice because it's a 70L tank :cry:
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I always use the V-Power, i had a play with numbers a while back and for the same money you get about the same distance.
so you get less fuel but it'll take you the same distance.
on a tank you should get more but i've never actually done it......
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Sorry don't want to preach to the already converted but for those doubters it is absolutely not a placebo effect.
Spend some time and do some research - Shell V Power diesel is not a marketing gimmick. It's a Gas To Liquid synthetic fuel. Chemically developed and perfected in a lab, then has the additives added to it. It not only has a better cetane rating than any other diesel out there but it's also continually cleaning your engine and fuel system as it passes through.
I mod on another large car forum and we've had this debate a number of times... more of than not when our members have switched to VPD they've all come back and just said 'wow'.
BP Ultimate is just reguarl diesel (derived from the petrol distillation process as a by product of petrol) and has additives added to it.
Shell VPD is genuinely unique.
Can't guarantee it will give you better MPG but there's a strong possibility it will, and make it enough to justify the premium. What it will do is make your engine noticably quieter, more responsive and emit less smoke. If your car is remapped, you'll almost certainly feel the difference.
You might need to run a few tankfulls through before you notice the difference. My brother bought his GT TDI 150 this weekend and I made him switch to the stuff straight away, he even commented on how better it felt after 100 miles.
Look at the fuel in a jar, it's closer to petrol than diesel!
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Im currently on 460miles, under quater of a tank left. Using tesco's fuel as its closest. 1.9Tdi 100bhp. Havent thrashed, wanted to see what the best about I can get is.