New tesco petrol
Discussion
francisb said:
[quote=DustyC]An administrator from Scoobynet has been told by tesco's customer services that its not 99RON but 98RON..[quote]
hmmm i think that might be illegal...
whatever, its as good as optimax and better than esso,texaco and bp
Not better than, just has a high RON rating.
Could still be crap fuel. (but more than likely isn't).
DustyC said:
An administrator from Scoobynet has been told by tesco's customer services that its not 99RON but 98RON.
If this is the case then no difference to Optimax
(unless of course you are in Germany or Italy were the equivalent "V-Power" is 100RON and 99RON, lucky buggers!).
The lowest octane rating it could be is 98.8 otherwise they are breaking the law...
I work at a oil refinery and thought you might ne interested some facts (which you may alresdy know): 1. Most refineries do swaps, ie all sorts of supermarket and other major oil companies road tankers load at the refinery I work at.
2. The additives (for individual customers) are added at the 'bulk plant' (where the tankers load). Which additive is used by which customer (and which additives are best), I can't tell you...... because I value my job and pension.
3. All petrol is not the same, ie some refineries have 'cat crackers', cracked napthas tend to gum/varnish engine internals. Not really a problem in 2007 as these tend to go into blends for 'third world nations' who aren't so fussy about certain components of the fuel. The example of the cat cracker is just one of many.
4. Petrol/diesel blends in summer are different than petrol/diesel blends in winter. For example winter diesel has up to 30% jet fuel in it!!! (Think about it, less demand for jet fuel in the winter and jet lowers the 'waxing problem' diesel has in very cold temps).
5. Be careful if you are buying 'synthetic' oil as companies that further process normal oil can now call in 'sythentic'.
Holy thread resurrection, Batman!gim said:
I work at a oil refinery and thought you might ne interested some facts (which you may alresdy know): 1. Most refineries do swaps, ie all sorts of supermarket and other major oil companies road tankers load at the refinery I work at.
2. The additives (for individual customers) are added at the 'bulk plant' (where the tankers load). Which additive is used by which customer (and which additives are best), I can't tell you...... because I value my job and pension.
3. All petrol is not the same, ie some refineries have 'cat crackers', cracked napthas tend to gum/varnish engine internals. Not really a problem in 2007 as these tend to go into blends for 'third world nations' who aren't so fussy about certain components of the fuel. The example of the cat cracker is just one of many.
4. Petrol/diesel blends in summer are different than petrol/diesel blends in winter. For example winter diesel has up to 30% jet fuel in it!!! (Think about it, less demand for jet fuel in the winter and jet lowers the 'waxing problem' diesel has in very cold temps).
5. Be careful if you are buying 'synthetic' oil as companies that further process normal oil can now call in 'sythentic'.
Hmmm, very old one to reply to but that makes it no less of a really interesting post. Now I can show off my jet fuel powered car
Info about Tesco 99 RON - actually supplied by Greenergy
www.greenergy.co.uk/products/99_octane.html
There's a list of locations selling the stuff too.
Steve
www.greenergy.co.uk/products/99_octane.html
There's a list of locations selling the stuff too.
Steve
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