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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by Phantom » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:43 am

try the 99 ron at Tescos, I've noticed a difference using that
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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by Allys Cally » Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:07 pm

well i go where evers cheapest and never had any problems with any of them wither it's asda's, tesco's, shell or sainsbury's.
as Steve have already said unless its a turbo or highly modified n/a engine you shouldn't notice that much of a difference
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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by BazV6er » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:51 am

well i put some fuel injector cleaner in with a tank of fuel saver 95 ron from shell and the car feels great now and im going to see how many miles to the gallon i can get from full down to a quarter and then i can see if i was right about the dirtyness of tescos fuel compared to shell .but saying that asda and sainsburys ive never felt any problem

Im also finding i cant go by the fuel computer as it changes from time to time , lets say i have 250 miles on the computer and if you drive it considerate the next time you start it up it has changed to 275 or something like that

I can feel a difference with the cars behavior as well and next month it will be having a new oil change so no oil cooler blows etc by leaving it too long (i may of made my mistakes in the past but i have learned from them .

I have also noticed that a few mths after the new clutch was fitted i seem to have some gearbox oil slightly leaking from what looks like the selector pin on top of the gearbox or maybe a seal .But its still running great as always after 3.5 years (robbiev said this was a great car and he wasnt wrong.
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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by BazV6er » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:25 am

well i know when there was the scare at tesco outlets there was a distillery problem with dirty fuel , a few years ago ,like i said i can tell the difference between the shell fuel ive been using for the past year and the tescos i used last mth and the car felt horrible but as i went back to shell the car feels good again .Im only telling you guys how my v6 ran last mth which was just a weird sensation and it was as if the engine was slightly pinking , topped up with shell and brimmed the tank and it feels great again
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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by Fraz » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:47 am

But you put a injection cleaner through it so as said that is what has made the difference not the change of fuel.

And the FC will adjust the mpg every 10 miles so if you drive like a nutter for 30 miles then next 20 sensibly your mpg will in up

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Re: supermarket fuel vs vpower /fuel saver shell fuel query

by v6 steve » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:21 am

it will be tesco 97 for me this week as im putting the se2 on the RR with an other club Tv are going so fingers crossed, and iv got a coupon 15p off a litre :clap:
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