Supermarket fuel (no not again)!
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Does the amount of biodiesel in it vary between brands? The amount in the blend has been increasing in recent years and it's a powerful solvent so presumably can cause issues on some vehicles not designed for it by weakening seals.. My Skoda says in the manual not to use biodiesel but doesn't give any information on how strong a blend it's safe to use.
Matt UK said:
The car is in warranty...
Ask the dealer why they are asking you this question and that and that if they think using supermarket fuel causes problems with their cars, to please detail the issues (potential or actual) in writing.
Have any manufacturers ever said not to use supermarket fuel? I would have thought that based on their global testing, there is fuel out there far inferior to Tesco offering! And that's before we get into the debate about ISO standards and it all coming from the same refineries
This.Ask the dealer why they are asking you this question and that and that if they think using supermarket fuel causes problems with their cars, to please detail the issues (potential or actual) in writing.
Have any manufacturers ever said not to use supermarket fuel? I would have thought that based on their global testing, there is fuel out there far inferior to Tesco offering! And that's before we get into the debate about ISO standards and it all coming from the same refineries
Edited by Matt UK on Tuesday 15th April 11:14
Sounds very much to me like a dealer trying to wriggle out of fixing the car under warranty.
Depending on the location it used to seem that all modded Scoobies for sale were either mapped for Tesco 99 or Shell opti.
Although the biodiesel thing in old cars is interesting as my mechanic mentioned that it's better to fill the diesel commuting shed up in a normal garage as old diesels "just seem to go wrong less" if you avoid Supermakets.
Although the biodiesel thing in old cars is interesting as my mechanic mentioned that it's better to fill the diesel commuting shed up in a normal garage as old diesels "just seem to go wrong less" if you avoid Supermakets.
omgus said:
Depending on the location it used to seem that all modded Scoobies for sale were either mapped for Tesco 99 or Shell opti.
Although the biodiesel thing in old cars is interesting as my mechanic mentioned that it's better to fill the diesel commuting shed up in a normal garage as old diesels "just seem to go wrong less" if you avoid Supermakets.
The same old diesels that run ok on used vegetable oil?Although the biodiesel thing in old cars is interesting as my mechanic mentioned that it's better to fill the diesel commuting shed up in a normal garage as old diesels "just seem to go wrong less" if you avoid Supermakets.
I'd take any anecdotal evidence like this with a large pinch of salt.
People tend to see what they want to see.
Devil2575 said:
The same old diesels that run ok on used vegetable oil?
Completely different stuff. Biodiesel is an alkyl ester and a very powerful solvent. ETA: I use mainly Sainsburys diesel with the occasional tank of Morrisons or Tescos.
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Tuesday 15th April 12:43
Devil2575 said:
This.
Sounds very much to me like a dealer trying to wriggle out of fixing the car under warranty.
I think this is it. It might be back Thursday ish. Told them it's not run on supermarket fuel purely as I don't live near any. I asked why I was asked and they are seeing a patern of premature pump and injector failure with certain supermarket diesel.Sounds very much to me like a dealer trying to wriggle out of fixing the car under warranty.
BFG TERRANO said:
I think this is it. It might be back Thursday ish. Told them it's not run on supermarket fuel purely as I don't live near any. I asked why I was asked and they are seeing a patern of premature pump and injector failure with certain supermarket diesel.
Yep, see my posts earlier although that was about 4 years ago.BFG TERRANO said:
Devil2575 said:
This.
Sounds very much to me like a dealer trying to wriggle out of fixing the car under warranty.
I think this is it. It might be back Thursday ish. Told them it's not run on supermarket fuel purely as I don't live near any. I asked why I was asked and they are seeing a patern of premature pump and injector failure with certain supermarket diesel.Sounds very much to me like a dealer trying to wriggle out of fixing the car under warranty.
I had issues with the small local petrol station having diesel in the petrol pump. Luckily it was a loan car so no real issue, but I believe the loan people passed the bill to the garage.
I tend to find that my shogun does not like morrisons diesel, sound a lot rougher and takes longer to get up to temp, but runs fine on texaco diesel.
Yet my car will happily run on any type of diesel, supermarket or big brand stuff.
I tend to find that my shogun does not like morrisons diesel, sound a lot rougher and takes longer to get up to temp, but runs fine on texaco diesel.
Yet my car will happily run on any type of diesel, supermarket or big brand stuff.
Devil2575 said:
The same old diesels that run ok on used vegetable oil?
I'd take any anecdotal evidence like this with a large pinch of salt.
People tend to see what they want to see.
I'd take any anecdotal evidence like this with a large pinch of salt.
People tend to see what they want to see.
those same diesels.And as he makes most of his spare cash fixing s
tty french diesels i thought it was an interesting observation for him to come out with. Although it could be nothing more than a correlation between the kind of person who buys a cheap, older (possibly french) diesel, doesn't maintain it and likes a local mechanic who is happy to do a bit of cash work also tending to get their fuel when they do their food shop.
I always fill up at the same place because it is next to work. So if my commuter broke i could tell you that diesel in Feltham makes your car stop working.
I wouldn't worry OP, Mazda tried to fob my mum off when her 2year old (company) car started cutting out. They blamed it on the fact that she let it go under a quarter of a tank regularly!
They ended up buying it back off the lease company.
The way I see it, all fuel has to be made to a certain standard, so as long as the petrol station looks like the type of place to conform to the regulations, then I use it
They ended up buying it back off the lease company.
The way I see it, all fuel has to be made to a certain standard, so as long as the petrol station looks like the type of place to conform to the regulations, then I use it
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