Not a good day to fill up

[MrMPuk]

Its buying power that brings price down

It really isn't, do you not think that Esso the people who make the fuel would not sell it at a cheaper price then the Supermarkets! Just Google it if you don't believe me!

[transitgeoff]

right my PAL since we were kids drives tankers and he buys his fuel from Esso and wont go near Tesco, he says there fuel is sh*t

[mrgasoil]

"Refinery Additives – The Infineum R series, used by refiners to meet finished fuel quality specifications or to facilitate operations within the refinery

Fuel Performance Additives – The Infineum F series, used by fuel marketers to enhance the fuels performance, thus enabling oil companies to advertise and differentiate their products to their customers.

Fuel Borne Catalysts – Infineum Fuel Borne Catalysts (FBCs) have been developed to meet tightening particulate matter emission legislations and subsequently the growing need for an effective Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) regeneration."



I stand corrected(ish)

The top 2 are just a different ratio of ethanol to methanol mixture. If these where out in any way at a particular refinery it would affect the local fuel quality.

The fuel borne catalyst is just a soap solution

[Gavin]

Hmmmmm not what i've heard. Got chatting to a lot of drivers(and sales reps) from different companies and they say its bo""ocks its all the same stuff

i once had to do a site survey at the buncefield depot ( the one that blew up) and all the different retailers tankers ( shell, tesco et al) filled up from the same rig. though someone i knew who insisted it was all different reckoned they mixed their own additives in the tankers after filling up with the raw fuel

[AndyG]

It's been said so many times before on here, supermarket fuel is sh*t!

right my PAL since we were kids drives tankers and he buys his fuel from Esso and wont go near Tesco, he says there fuel is sh*t

I agree

I run a Lucas EPIC and rely on it everyday, it's my work horse

I'm on 88+000 (town and country) miles and it's still working

I don't put supermarket crap fuel in it




I'll say no more

[matt hayward]

Must admit, i dont ever use supermarket fuel if i can help it. round here thers no difference in price between supermarkets, esso, shell etc. so theres little point.

the huge queues at the supermarket pumps put me off too

[gardener68]

have run my old 89 di on smarket fuel pretty much all the time in the 8 years ive owned it and theres never been any problems.
also used tesco stuff in my 98 td camper for a good 25k and it never did any harm either.

[motorwise]

oxygen sensors in short supply apparently - I have stocks of one, two, three and four wire sensors - order early to avoid disappointment

[sc_BK]

I try to avoid tesco at all costs now as they hate bikers, even my diesel money goes elsewhere.
Usually use morrisons, cos for every oil fields worth you buy you get a £5 voucher to use on food

[Smooth Hound]

oxygen sensors in short supply apparently - I have stocks of one, two, three and four wire sensors - order early to avoid disappointment

Apparently this is the problem and it has spread up to n england now, if you havent got a vehicle with ox censors then it will just miss a bit, Modern technology, good in one way, but a pain in another, a guy on the news with a bm has 2 fitted it is costing him over a grand, and apparently until some cars have there mot tjhey wont know there is a problem, the emmissions test will fail though, Just glad theres no modern electric technology onb my van, Mike

[chadmat]

I use Tesco's diesel in me vans, no problems.
Me bike runs on their unleaded, and the car too.!!
No problems whatsoever. YET!!

[chadmat]

Just seen it on the news, I'm swapping now!!!!!!

[BigNeil]

i town has no unleaded left which is great for me as only have diesel

[Smooth Hound]

I use Tesco's diesel in me vans, no problems.
Me bike runs on their unleaded, and the car too.!!
No problems whatsoever. YET!!

What sort is it though, has it got one of those oxygen censor things.