BEST PETROL to use?

[JACK250]

What are people's opinions on ethanol?

[Mr Hardware]

What are people's opinions on ethanol?

9 times out of 10, it ain't worth it. The 2/3cpl saving is more than negated by the lesser energy content per litre.

[DJM83]

Another BP ultimate user here

[xw383]

I only use B.P Ultimate in my XW. Friend of mine runs a fuel injection business and was a crew chief on a Prostock drag car and he suggested it after his own tests. I also use the new B.P diesel in my 4x4.

[rusty_]

lucky, BPs only 300m down the street from me

my dad said he used bp for 10 years and then once he went for something else the old alfaromeo, it broke down. coinsidence or petrol? hmmm

[gazza414]

Back to the original question--a simple question--how do you quantify BEST?

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by rusty_

my dad said he used bp for 10 years and then once he went for something else the old alfaromeo, it broke down. coinsidence or petrol? hmmm

Nah because its an Alfa

Sorry Mauz

[screaminB]

I have always used vpower from shell and never had any pinging issues.Most of my ford mates use it as well.

[platinumXR]

Yeah Optimax / Vpower solved my pinging issues as well.

Vortex and Synergy are kerosene as far as I am concerned.

[Spanrz]

Originally Posted by platinumXR

Vortex and Synergy are kerosene as far as I am concerned.

+1

out: .....Vortex and Synergy

[jphanna]

Originally Posted by rusty_

ive heard alot of debate on whats the cleanest, best fuel for your car.
i have a 03 xr6 and i tend to use BP 95 premium which does the job.
my mate has the same car and thinks shell 95 works better, and tells me to never use 7-11 petrol because its watered down...?
to be honest i dont know the difference so what do you guys think is the best fuel company?

the part that says 'watered down' is interesting. the reason i say this is my orig mechanic in adelaide, did his usual tune up/service etc back in the early 90's....and handed me a bottle of FUEL SET. It is a green fuel additive that claimed to absorbed water in fuel. I have always been very sceptical of 'voodoo whichcraft' fuel additives that claim to do all sorts of things. does anyone out there ever heard of the stuff?

[rusty_]

should just put a poll up haha.
its weird that no one has asked and an official hasnt proved actual stats, or a proper answer.
should get A CURRENT AFFAIR to investigate!

[rusty_]

Originally Posted by jphanna

the part that says 'watered down' is interesting. the reason i say this is my orig mechanic in adelaide, did his usual tune up/service etc back in the early 90's....and handed me a bottle of FUEL SET. It is a green fuel additive that claimed to absorbed water in fuel. I have always been very sceptical of 'voodoo whichcraft' fuel additives that claim to do all sorts of things. does anyone out there ever heard of the stuff?

its interesting that u say that, a home brand mechanics/petrol station up the road from mine was found to be watering down their petrol cos peoples cars were starting to stuff up after using it and they got fined big time! didnt get shutdown although.
where do u get this fuel set from these days?

[jphanna]

Originally Posted by rusty_

its interesting that u say that, a home brand mechanics/petrol station up the road from mine was found to be watering down their petrol cos peoples cars were starting to stuff up after using it and they got fined big time! didnt get shutdown although.
where do u get this fuel set from these days?

well i used this stuff. it was made by a WA company called LIQUID ENGiNEERING. as it turned out....i found that it gave the car a bit of extra poke, and it revved out much sweeter. it also idled smoother and when i stopped using it it went back to normal, then try it again and it went better again. i tried it in friends cars and they got back to me reporting the same effect. i never stopped using it, but it is only found in a marine shop in SA. (for obvious reasons with water absorbing properties). because both my cars are LPG, i dont need it for them but i still use it for the jet ski.

it is the ONE and only time that a 'voodoo magic witchcraft' product, i was happy to pay for.

[platinumXR]

Originally Posted by rusty_

should just put a poll up haha.
its weird that no one has asked and an official hasnt proved actual stats, or a proper answer.
should get A CURRENT AFFAIR to investigate!

Honestly; there isn't really a proper or right answer as such: the best way is to try different fuels and see what happens. Every blender/supplier is going to tell you their fuel is 'better, cleaner, safer, makes more HP...blah...blah' Some different brand fuels are the same fuel anyway (most are Caltex).

I use Shell because it is the only fuel that does not make any of my cars ping and I seem to get the best MPG as an incidental.

Although as others have stated on this thread: I would recommend staying with a higher octane fuel as a matter of course purely from a preventative maintenance standpoint. If you ask ten different people you will get ten different answers...every one can provide you with anecdotal evidence about which fuel is better but...try them and decide for yourself.

[malazn mafia]

I usually run premium unleaded in the dual fuel xr6t. Was stuck at a small town where there was no fuel apart from 91 octane. Car seemed to pull harder on the 91 than it did on premium unleaded...

[Bearman]

For my BA XR6 I aint fussy, pretty much anything goes in. Running RON98 in it makes bugger all difference so there's no way I'll spend the extra 12c per litre.

With the coupe I only use BP Ultimate with octane boost. I was advised by an engine builder and dyno operator that BP Ultimate was the most consistent and stable fuel he'd encountered. Sounded like good advice to me!!

[LeadFoot81]

I used to run V-power; I didnt notice any major differences between it and the other major players (Caltex Vortex, Mobil Synergy 8000 and BP Ultimate)

When I was going to get my car tuned they strongly recommended BP Ultimate (as a side note Ive been told before to avoid Shell V-Power because in general its dirty fuel, and that Ultimate is the best because its clean and consistent re: octane)

I foolishly ignored their advice and continued with V-Power as theres a Shell servo right near me. Post tune on V-Power I struggled to get 470kms per tank with mixed driving (mostly freeway kms) so about a month ago I thought Id give BP Ultimate a go (I searched a whole lot of Forums online Ford/Holden/Jap/Euro and found so many people swearing by this fuel; plus BP market the heck out of it, saying how clean it is, and that you should get extra kms out of a tank straight away)

After filling up I soon noticed the car ran smoother and I noticed I wasnt going through as much fuel (gauge was pretty static) I ended up getting almost 550kms (I couldve gotten more but my right foot got the better of me)

Is it the tune, the fuel or both? Regardless I now go out of my way to fuel up on BP Ultimate. Im trying it on the Mrs' Fiesta to see how that goes on it (the Fez isnt to fond of anything but premium)

[Billy99]

[Is it the tune, the fuel or both? Regardless I now go out of my way to fuel up on BP Ultimate. Im trying it on the Mrs' Fiesta to see how that goes on it (the Fez isnt to fond of anything but premium)]

Just purchased a Fiesta myself, great little car. Initially I ran it on 95 octane then after looking at the handbook noticed the compression ratio was 11:1 This being the case decided to give 98 Octane (Shell V power) a go. Runs like a scolded cat, abolute hoot to drive. Might give BP Ultimate a try after all the tesimonials.

[ieatsports_cars]

i live in maryborough and i drive to hervey bay just to get shell v power very impressed with the millage and power, some people say fuel come form the same place, i dont belive that

[cobramania]

The Cobra & XR8 only get BP Ultimate.
As has been mentioned, BP are the only ones that guarantee their fuels, should anything happen fuel wise (even if it's a problem from the local servo), BP will pay for any repairs, others will (without a big fight) give you nothing. Also as BP guarantees their fuel, they have to give you the quality they claim, others can give you whatever quality fuel they can get out of the refinery, as they make no guarantees on it, or the quality, (it does have to be a certain quality within reason though).

[LeadFoot81]

Our Fez has been run on premium (V-Power) since new, one week the Mrs put regular ULP in and the car lost a heap of power, ran a little rough as well. Back on PULP and it was all good. It seems the Euro stuff is very highly strung and prefers PULP.

Originally Posted by Billy99

Just purchased a Fiesta myself, great little car. Initially I ran it on 95 octane then after looking at the handbook noticed the compression ratio was 11:1 This being the case decided to give 98 Octane (Shell V power) a go. Runs like a scolded cat, abolute hoot to drive. Might give BP Ultimate a try after all the tesimonials.

[imugli]

For those that use Mobil...

http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...42-462,00.html

[GT0132]

Originally Posted by cobramania

The Cobra & XR8 only get BP Ultimate.
As has been mentioned, BP are the only ones that guarantee their fuels, should anything happen fuel wise (even if it's a problem from the local servo), BP will pay for any repairs, others will (without a big fight) give you nothing. Also as BP guarantees their fuel, they have to give you the quality they claim, others can give you whatever quality fuel they can get out of the refinery, as they make no guarantees on it, or the quality, (it does have to be a certain quality within reason though).

So if you suffer mechanical failure due to the quality of petrol, how do you prove you've used BP in your car exclusively?

[Kieron]

Originally Posted by auslandau

Seeing that the original question was for a BA XR6 ......

mine I run what ever nozzel fits into the hole, E10 95, 91 unleaded or anything else that is near when running on empty. Found not one hoot of difference between any and never had a drama with well over 100,000 on the clock.

+1

I had a BA XR6, tried the different fuels, no discernible difference worth worrying about. It ran slightly smoother on 95 but certainly not worth the extra dough.

FG XR8 (stock) gets Caltex 95, I couldn't be bothered mucking about testing other fuels/octanes, not worth it.

[cobramania]

Originally Posted by GT0132

So if you suffer mechanical failure due to the quality of petrol, how do you prove you've used BP in your car exclusively?

You don't have to prove you've used BP fuel exclusively, a mechanical failure due to bad fuel isn't going to suddenly turn up 7 tanks full after the bad fuel went in, it will happen within the tank you currently have, BP's guaranteeing their fuel, not your cars fuel system.

If you put 15 litres in a 60 litre tank they might be sceptical, but if you can prove you bought BP fuel, they will test the fuel in your tank & test the fuel from where you bought it, & if there's a problem with the fuel at the servo, they'll most likely give you compensation, if there's no problems with the fuel at the servo, it's not likely the failure came from their fuel.

I use BP, cause I don't want to take the risk of something going wrong. If there were 2 TV sets in the local electrical store, 1 manufacturer guaranteed their TV for 6 months & 1 manufacturer didn't guarantee their TV at all, which one would you choose to purchase?

Read the BP Fuel Guarantee, it's on page 2 & is pretty basic & self explanatory. BP Fuel Guarantee

[cjf]

MY BF GT and BA XR8 both running BP Ultimate

[lemon]

Originally Posted by GT0336

i run the GT only on BP Ultimate. Good stuff.

hOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING FOR YOUR PETROL :

[cjf]

Originally Posted by lemon

hOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING FOR YOUR PETROL :

I filled the GT up today and paid $1.31 per litre.
Thats in Maclean NSW and we have been flooded in for the last 6 days so price is up a little.

[LeadFoot81]

$1.25 per litre in S.E Vic