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Offline DC90

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Re: fuel
« Reply #20 on: 30 June 2010, 10:58 »
Quote from: caistor_bmx on 30 June 2010, 10:56
A super dumper to run in(to) it, thats the best super to run a mk3



ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha......

no seriously  :rolleyes:
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Re: fuel
« Reply #21 on: 02 July 2010, 23:41 »
Quote from: caistor_bmx on 30 June 2010, 10:07
And sand in your tank, dont let it get to red!

Definitly Dont let it get to red, I learned that the hard way =[ My fuel pump f**ked up big time, £690 and that was just for the part (reconditioned) ... the car got scrapped =[ I walked away from scrappy with £90 =[
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Offline tony_ack

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Re: fuel
« Reply #22 on: 04 July 2010, 17:02 »
My Mk2 8v hated supermarket stuff and BP Ultimate, was okay on V-Power, and purred on Total Super.

One of my girlfirends friends did a dissetation on the quality differences between different fuels for her PhD and found a substantial contrast between branded and supermarket fuels, to the point where the extra you pay for a tank of branded stuff is made up for by the improved MPG.
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Offline emery1990

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Re: fuel
« Reply #23 on: 04 July 2010, 17:12 »
So is Shell Dirty then ? I use it all the time. Is all the rubbish floating on top then? or is it at the bottom?
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Offline OakeyDoak16v

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Re: fuel
« Reply #24 on: 08 July 2010, 01:39 »
I prefer V-Power. I put in BP Ultimate (or whatever it's called) yesterday and it was £1.35 a litre!! :shocked:
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Re: fuel
« Reply #25 on: 08 July 2010, 18:23 »
Quote from: SoundillusioN on 29 June 2010, 21:29
I use 4 star (leaded) imported from saudi arabia.  if my dealer lets me down i have to resort to hollowed out pencils, lead ground down and left soaking in a vat of Asda unleaded for 48 hours.

So you use graphite fuel?
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Re: fuel
« Reply #26 on: 08 July 2010, 18:24 »
Quote from: glamourgirllexus on 02 July 2010, 23:41
Quote from: caistor_bmx on 30 June 2010, 10:07
And sand in your tank, dont let it get to red!

Definitly Dont let it get to red, I learned that the hard way =[ My fuel pump f**ked up big time, £690 and that was just for the part (reconditioned) ... the car got scrapped =[ I walked away from scrappy with £90 =[


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mk3-vw-Golf-GTi-16-valve-Fuel-Pump-/110555182642?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19bd9a3632


£690 for a fuel pump?!?!?!  :shocked:
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Offline DC90

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Re: fuel
« Reply #27 on: 03 August 2010, 12:25 »
I think my car is slightly happier and less thirsty on v-power but its a 3 or 4 mile drive to my local shell so I fill with BP which is 2 seconds away, only slight different with a mk3 IMO.
Also when i was in Cumbria visiting my GF's family i only say 2 shell garages, and unlimited BPs on the dual carriageways.

Will older cars such as a mk3 adapt to the fuel they are given like a newer ecu will?
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Offline Chris-White

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Re: fuel
« Reply #28 on: 03 August 2010, 13:15 »
Quote from: DC90 on 30 June 2010, 08:48
Found this on another forum.


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I work with for esso, so i'll let you into some lesser known secrets.


fixed that post for you
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Re: fuel
« Reply #29 on: 03 August 2010, 13:22 »
bp super isn't 102ron, its 97ron, thats why people prefer vpower and tescos super

bp do a 102 ron in a few stations, but i saw it for sale in egham bp at 240p a litre  :shocked:
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