Petrol stations - Page 2

saxo1980 · 15th January 2019, 13:04

Well it's took me an week to empty the tank of NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- lol and now it's back to normal plumes of back smoke now gone proper fuel in not this cheap stuff no black smoke anymore so each to the own in fuel like
Am no fan of cheap rubbish like this for sake few pence

Lesson learned hard way as normal

Lucky some people don't have any problems at all some do I guess just wanted people's opinions thanks

roverbarmy · 15th January 2019, 13:22

The HP baked beans always taste better when I pay more for them!

Dallas · 15th January 2019, 13:42

Maybe its a ploy by the government to speed up the process to rid the roads of petrol and diesel motors by selling low grade fuel.

saxo1980 · 15th January 2019, 13:42

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

The HP baked beans always taste better when I pay more for them!

Lol very true

saxo1980 · 15th January 2019, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

I've never found a problem with supermarket fuels - maybe you had a specific problem with that batch of fuel?

Worth letting them know. If they get complaints then they can sort it and might even offer some compensation.

Cracked it just been talking the man next door and he had same issue and he said sure it when the fill the petrol stations up with fuel . Late at nite or early in morning needs time to settle back down I dunno but made me mpg poor. Made me car lag
Now it ok. Never mind

SCP440 · 15th January 2019, 16:09

A customer has a 1972 Rover 3500 P6. It has a high compression engine and is tuned to run on High octane fuel, if he uses Super Market high octane fuel it always pinks but on branded fuel it is fine. He has even tried Tesco's 99 and though it is marginally better than some it still pinks.

In his view the best ones to use are BP, Shell and Texaco.

planenut · 15th January 2019, 16:10

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Originally Posted by saxo1980

Cracked it just been talking the man next door and he had same issue and he said sure it when the fill the petrol stations up with fuel . Late at nite or early in morning needs time to settle back down I dunno but made me mpg poor. Made me car lag
Now it ok. Never mind

I think I understand.

tourer · 15th January 2019, 18:27

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Originally Posted by planenut

I think I understand.

You, sir, would have been perfect at Bletchley Park in the war as a code breaker.

Darcydog · 15th January 2019, 18:30

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Originally Posted by SCP440

A customer has a 1972 Rover 3500 P6. It has a high compression engine and is tuned to run on High octane fuel, if he uses Super Market high octane fuel it always pinks but on branded fuel it is fine. He has even tried Tesco's 99 and though it is marginally better than some it still pinks.

In his view the best ones to use are BP, Shell and Texaco.

I can confirm this with two similar engines in my LR’s - my 3.5litre in the Range Rover Classic and the 3.9 litre in the Discovery.

I ran both on LPG and as LPG is circa 97 to 99 Octane both engines loved it. Tickover was smooth as silk and could be as low as 300 rpm. In contrast both engines on petrol were lumpy and required a lower tickover rpm of closer to 500 to not cut out. Even then the would “hunt” all the time.

So not surprising that with diesel a higher cetane rating gives smoother running. I do therefore think that as my cdti does not run as well on Tesco’s fuel as on Shell that the Tesco’s stuff is lower cetane.

Forestgreen · 16th January 2019, 14:13

I'm convinced my V6 runs more quietly on Vpower - I certainly get better economy which is probably worth the additional at-pump cost. I've tried Tesco Momentum a few times and each time have had dismal economy compared to other brands.

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saxo1980 Gets stuck in BMW 118i m sport Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Home Posts: 524 Thanks: 506 Thanked 174 Times in 77 Posts	Well it's took me an week to empty the tank of NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- lol and now it's back to normal plumes of back smoke now gone proper fuel in not this cheap stuff no black smoke anymore so each to the own in fuel like Am no fan of cheap rubbish like this for sake few pence Lesson learned hard way as normal Lucky some people don't have any problems at all some do I guess just wanted people's opinions thanks Last edited by saxo1980; 15th January 2019 at 13:07..

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Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Maybe its a ploy by the government to speed up the process to rid the roads of petrol and diesel motors by selling low grade fuel.

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SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	A customer has a 1972 Rover 3500 P6. It has a high compression engine and is tuned to run on High octane fuel, if he uses Super Market high octane fuel it always pinks but on branded fuel it is fine. He has even tried Tesco's 99 and though it is marginally better than some it still pinks. In his view the best ones to use are BP, Shell and Texaco.

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Forestgreen Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 V6 saloon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Birmingham Posts: 770 Thanks: 47 Thanked 105 Times in 54 Posts	I'm convinced my V6 runs more quietly on Vpower - I certainly get better economy which is probably worth the additional at-pump cost. I've tried Tesco Momentum a few times and each time have had dismal economy compared to other brands.