Supermarket Performance Fuels
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Topic: Supermarket Performance Fuels
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Subject: Supermarket Performance Fuels
Date Posted: 09-February-2015 at 14:50
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Now I'm agreat believer in putting in decent petrol in my car. I use Shell Unleaded with a tank full of VPower ever third tank or so.
Having used supermarket unleaded before (not in my E60) previously I got dreadful mpg and the car felt unresponsive so have avoided it for over 8 years. But now with getting 20 pence a litre off a month at Tesco, what about using their premium fuels? I haven't yet put supermarket fuel into my E60, the wife's Focus is currently running around with a tank of Tesco Super unleaded (or whatever it is called) and it appears that the engine is smoother.
Thoughts on using supermarket super unleaded? ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
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Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 09-February-2015 at 16:38
| I use Tesco Premium in my car mate, its great. |
Posted By: shorty
Date Posted: 09-February-2015 at 17:26
+1..... Me too ...had a tank of V-Power recently ......... & seamed just the same !!!  -------------  |
Cambell wrote:Posted By: Beelailydude
Date Posted: 09-February-2015 at 19:04
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I did find noticeable running difference with my TDi Discovery. Not so much mpg but smoothness. Petrol ive found no difference and also use Tesco especially when the frugal wife gets 20p litre off last fuel i put in cost 95p litre.------------- 1999 E36 Avus Blue 323i Vert 1985 Mini auto |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 10-February-2015 at 07:50
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Thanks guys, I don't notice a difference in performance when using VPower but I do notice an improvement in mpg provided I haven't had to spend ages idling to defrost in the morning which is why when I last filled up and reset the trip I was resetting on 20.6 mpg. I'm in no way complaining about my cars thirst here, it's just the offers at Tesco are almost too good to be true! Besides buying beer and whisky at Tesco means The car can have a decent drink of something good too! But the worry is, that Tesco will force all the Shell stations to close then they'll stop their offers and fuel prices rocket. The nearest Shell station to me shut because Tesco opened up nearby! ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: Cambell
Date Posted: 10-February-2015 at 07:59
| Make Hay while its sunny mate ! |
Posted By: johne46
Date Posted: 10-February-2015 at 10:06
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Mmmmm Tesco will force shell to close if they dont get the price right? never will happen One Tesco is getting better fuel, there is some older and some new cars run crap on this fuel? On there running fuel, just serviced 2 year old C30 D2 R 1.6 D ,runs a dream this wee Volvo is one of the best wee cars we have ever got i love it so cheep to run and its a fast wee thing misses stars to get fuel at Tesco after one week running car gos into limp home mood!! Turns out blocked fuel filter and was told to use better fuel!!! ( just saying) -------------  M3 Evo 4 door |
Posted By: Andrew Rolland
Date Posted: 11-February-2015 at 14:10
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I'm suprised at that John, usually DIEsels are more tolerant to imperfections in the fuel as it is thicker than Petrol. Could have been a bad batch of fuel or contaminants in the DIEsel tank at that particular filling station right enough.
I'll top up my tank with VPower before going in for the emissions test at Mondays MOT, fingers crossed! ------------- Be exclusive and drive a Petrol 5 Series! Current '13 62 F10 535i MSport Auto Previous '04 04 E60 545i SE Auto '03 53 E60 545i SE Auto (Stolen) '98 S E39 523i SE Auto |
Posted By: vpricey
Date Posted: 13-February-2015 at 07:45
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My M3 and M5 only run on Tesco 99 super unleaded. The M5 gets the occasional tank of Shell or esso fuel if I'm short, but I've had no problems as Tesco is closest and usually pretty cheap too 😃👍 ------------- Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5 
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Posted By: gary w.
Date Posted: 14-February-2015 at 19:06
With the common rail systems on Diesels, they run at such a high pressure, anything up to 25000-30000 psi, the slightest bit of contamination can damage the injectors and a matter of a few hundred miles. Most filtration systems will filter fuel to around 2 microns, which if slightly contaminated fuel is used, isn't long in blocking the filters. I'd rather have to replace a £40 filter though than a set of injectors at £400 each. Years ago old Cat and Cummins engines would near enough run on water/ dirt  ------------- Melbourne Red E92 M3, Black Leather, all the toys! |
Posted By: jim-beamer
Date Posted: 21-February-2015 at 23:08
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my young sister is an industrial chemist with BP in Grangemouth.....and she analyses fuel for industrial and commercial and consumers....difference between the octane outputs level is negligible according to her...so I done waste my time going for so called special high octane fuels...lol...( personal opinion ), other opinions may vary, and other fuels are available... hehehehe -------------  E53 X5, 2003 318i SE, Suzuki GSXR www.jgrecovery.com |