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As long as you're not red-lining it everywhere then I don't see the problem with using 95RON at all.
I only very rarely use V-Power in my 200 and I've not had any issues at all, yes I'm aware that it's an older engine and the like but for general cruising around town and work trips, it's fine.
If I was going on a track day or spirited driving around the back roads then I would definitely put the proper stuff in.
I only very rarely use V-Power in my 200 and I've not had any issues at all, yes I'm aware that it's an older engine and the like but for general cruising around town and work trips, it's fine.
If I was going on a track day or spirited driving around the back roads then I would definitely put the proper stuff in.
Petrol quality makes no difference to intake port carbon build up
Petrol quality makes no difference to intake port carbon build up
I was told that a fuel which doesnt burn cleanly puts out more soot. Some of which gets recirculated through the EGR valve and ends up on the intake side of the engine?
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Petrol quality makes no difference to intake port carbon build up
Why didnt you quote me #33. We could have played Jeopardy.
Petrol quality makes no difference to intake port carbon build up
Sauce.
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I'm guessing that was an aftermarket S/C? Reason I'm asking is that my Dad's Corolla Compressor actually goes into limp-home mode if it isn't 99RON!
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See this mentioned a lot, any evidence though?
Not evidence as such, but I drive an incredibly underpowered car*, and I find that it is even worse when running on cheap fuel. There are noticeable power dips under acceleration and I've even had "kangaroo juice" incidents once or twice with supermarket petrol. The engine is more responsive and there have been no such incidents with better fuel.
Things you may not notice unless you drive a car where you need to use all of the power a-lot of the time.
Tried BP Ulti once as well, I think it was a little better but it was probably just a placebo effect. I'm not going to start putting super in a Polo though.
*Car weighs 1.1 tonnes, has just under 54BHP.
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Not in the public domain no
You'd have thought given the multi billion dollar petroleum industry that the fuel companies would be shouting it from the roof tops if it was true. Rather than dubious marketing strategies.
It'd be very easy to run two engines on a test bed and compare the intake valves of one on premium fuel and one on boggo fuel, yet I've never seen the pics.
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V-Power cleared an EML on my now sold Peugeot 307 which was on for 6 months.
It cleared it within 2 miles, and stayed out ever since.
It cleared it within 2 miles, and stayed out ever since.
You'd have thought so but it's quite a sensitive subject. You cant make claims based on single data points - A company did that with the 1% claim on Fuel saver - the UK ASA soon asked them to remove the claim and it needs to be relevant to each countries car parc. Also a lot of the work is co-funded by OEMs as ultimately they want to understand problems/ issues with hardware.
In any case DI is relatively new in mainstream cars and new fuel technologies take a long time to develop, im sure there will be more on fuel benefits in the future...
I'd argue that if you're driving 30 miles on reserve tank, that argument for using premium fuels is null and void given you've likely already dragged a load of sediment and other crap through the injectors.
Tanks empty downwards. Any 'sediment and other crap' would come out first, not last.
Show me some sediment or other crap in the bottom of a fuel tank, I challenge you.