Dirty Petrol

[Aidy06]

You really notice the difference from driving on supermarket fuel to Shell, i used to use Morrisons alot because they were cheap. Been using Shell for a while now though and my car seems to feel better and my fuel lasts alot longer

[VWKev]

Just read the full 4 page other thread, it talks about morrisons fuel. Thats it. Nothing about this being supermarkets in general, nothing about any extra additives etc used in esso/shell/bp fuels and not a jot about how dirty the tankers are that supermarkets use.

 

I suggest you use this site then

www.google.co.uk

jeez - why does everyone need to be spoon fed on this site

Ah ok cool, so why do we have a forum if were just to use google ?

[Rhyso]

Just read the full 4 page other thread, it talks about morrisons fuel. Thats it. Nothing about this being supermarkets in general, nothing about any extra additives etc used in esso/shell/bp fuels and not a jot about how dirty the tankers are that supermarkets use.

 

I suggest you use this site then

www.google.co.uk

jeez - why does everyone need to be spoon fed on this site

Ah ok cool, so why do we have a forum if were just to use google ?

so you lot got somewhere to argue about tyres and manual vs DSG

forums are generally for sharing tips, tricks, how-to's and problems and how to resolve them

the way you posted suggests, because you didn't get EXACTLY the answer you wanted, that you couldn't be bothered to go and find out the information yourself

if you do a search I believe there are several threads kicking about regarding supermarket fuel in general

[Rolfe]

Oh crud, I read about this earlier, but what was the first thing I did when I picked up Mr. Blue Graphite Prospero?

There was only about a quarter-tank there when I picked him up, and as I live in a village where the nearest petrol station is 9 miles away, I decided I'd better fill up while I had the chance.  I had a couple of things to pick up at Morrison's, because out local Tesco doesn't stock them (and as for the village, Co-op, don't make me laugh).  So I just went into the petrol station there and filled up, without a second thought.

Well, I don't suppose 40 litres is going to kill anyone, and I don't usually fill up there any more.

Rolfe.

[percymon]

I  live 10 miles from one of the biggest refineries int he UK. I cant tell you now that tankers leaving that site are all the same, bar for the addition of an additive package thats added manually after filling the tanker itself for the premium branded fuels.  The tankers themselves (whatever label they wear) are all treated the same regarding clean outs.

When fuel shortages were around, i often saw Esso or Shell tankers at my local Asda


What you should do is buy fuel from outlets that have high throughput, [particularly for superunleaded fuels. Superunleaded loses octane rating in storage. Long storage periods of any fuel in a part filled forecourt tank will lead to condensation in the tank and water entering the fuel.  Very old forecourts may have less than perfect underground tanks to.

Buy from modern outlets with high throughput!

[R32UK]

Cheers for the info percymon!!

I have used nothing but tesco 99 (despite hating them ) since I got the car. This being from my local Tesco extra which is relatively new and offers slightly cheaper petrol than all the other competition, hence it is very very busy no matter what time you go!!

This weekend i was away and had to use cheaper grades from quiet garages in rural locations, and over the last 150miles have definately been able to tell the difference!! most probably down to what you say and the slightly lower rating

[matchboy]

i'm sticking with 95 (BP) as that's what it says on the cap.  plus, the price of petrol at the mo (107.9 last night!) is so ridiculous it cost me 55 notes to fill up on the normal stuff!   

[R32UK]

i'm sticking with 95 (BP) as that's what it says on the cap.  plus, the price of petrol at the mo (107.9 last night!) is so ridiculous it cost me 55 notes to fill up on the normal stuff!   

Use the 99 stuff and you will see better mpg, and performance

[matchboy]

i'm sticking with 95 (BP) as that's what it says on the cap.  plus, the price of petrol at the mo (107.9 last night!) is so ridiculous it cost me 55 notes to fill up on the normal stuff!   

Use the 99 stuff and you will see better mpg, and performance

is this what you have found then?  i'm sure someone earlier in this thread said the effect is minimal but maybe that was my wallet talking to me 

[AlanD]

FYI R32UK, the MK6 GTI engine is designed to run on 95 RON so if I had a MK6 id save the money and stick to 95.

Although If I had a MK6 Id get it remapped and then have to use the 99 stuff lol