fuel

[Shane001]

Also be aware that brand quality varies from state to state. There are only 1 or 2 refineries in each state, and everyone gets there fuel from these refineries. Can't remember who is which state. I'll see if I can find it and post it up.

PS: Ben about time you got a f**king decent avatar

[Bennoz]

[aza013]

Also be aware that brand quality varies from state to state. There are only 1 or 2 refineries in each state, and everyone gets there fuel from these refineries. Can't remember who is which state. I'll see if I can find it and post it up.

PS: Ben about time you got a f**king decent avatar

I can tell you the answer to that :-
BP & Shell are out of the Shell refinery
Mobil & caltex are out of the Mobil refinery.
In Sydney any way.

[Shane001]

Yeah that sounds about right, and it's the reverse in Melb.

[Gholdwayne]

WTF ?! Should we be scared now since BP gets their fuel from shell along with crappiness that blew aza's engine?

[aza013]

Why do you think I only use caltex 98

[zuihoujueding]

sometimes maybe just unlucky. got contaminated fuels from dodgy tankers, bad maintained kiosks, people sabotaging the filler point, etc...
a brand new Shell station built just 20m away from where i live. cant say no to that!

[Gholdwayne]

Why do you think I only use caltex 98

You mean you never use BP anymore?

If so, do you like the caltex 98s then?

[silverGPX]

lol i work at a bp and we get our fuel from the Caltex Lytton Refinery. Its all from the same place guys LOL. Its all the same, its up to how its carried and what the conditions of the tanks are on site.

[Grue]

Christ guys... if i was getting 400km on a tank I'd be freaking out something was seriously wrong! 600km is pretty average for me. More if it's open highway/granny driving.

Have to make do with 95 as no damn 98 for at least 150km from where i live. Shame on you if you've got it and don't use it! As for 91 users... give me your keys. Go drive a Fiat Panda.

[Kuran]

From a pure chemical point of view I would say NEVER use E10, in any car. The combustion of ethanol produces water as a by-product. You'll often see water coming from the exhaust of a car that has filled up with ethanol blend fuel. I'm not much of a mechanic, but I'd say that couldn't be good for the engine system Also BP or Caltex 98. I've heard heaps of bad reports about V-Power!

[payaya]

Christ guys... if i was getting 400km on a tank I'd be freaking out something was seriously wrong! 600km is pretty average for me. More if it's open highway/granny driving.

Have to make do with 95 as no damn 98 for at least 150km from where i live. Shame on you if you've got it and don't use it! As for 91 users... give me your keys. Go drive a Fiat Panda.

Man you don't have traffic we do in Australia! The only thing you have to dodge on the road is sheep! I never have gotten 600km a tank.

[Grue]

Ha! True. AND we don't have Roo's to dodge (sorry Simon)

[Kustom]

[Shane001]

From a pure chemical point of view I would say NEVER use E10, in any car. The combustion of ethanol produces water as a by-product. You'll often see water coming from the exhaust of a car that has filled up with ethanol blend fuel. I'm not much of a mechanic, but I'd say that couldn't be good for the engine system

I'm no expert on the chemical by products of E10 fuels, but water injection to your intake is actually a very good thing for both fuel economy and power, as it takes some of the heat out of the intake charge, also helps to keep the combustion chamber clean. So maybe this is why E10 / E85 fuels are actually very good, especially for turbo cars. The only issue you have with E10/E85 fuels is compatibility with your fuel lines, fuel pump and injectors, but most modern cars don't have any issue with this. The other biggie is your tune. If the ecu can't handle the extra volume of fuel required to maintain a safe AFR then you can quickly lean out your fuel mix and experience pinging.

[Shane001]

lol i work at a bp and we get our fuel from the Caltex Lytton Refinery. Its all from the same place guys LOL. Its all the same, its up to how its carried and what the conditions of the tanks are on site.

That sounds about right. It's all the same from the refinery into the tanker, but each vendor puts their own mix of additives in. So 98 from Shell is not the same as 98 from BP, etc, though the source raw fuel is.

The other big factor is how long the fuel has been sitting in the tanks at the servo. Always buy your fuel from a busy service station. The additives they put in evaporate over time...