RE: Supermarket fuel: is it good enough?
Discussion
PJR said:
If you read what actually happened then you'll know that this fuel mishap was a mistake which lets face it, could just as easily have happened to any fuel company.
But it didn't happen to a major fuel company, it happened to a small distributor with poor quality control. There's more to producing gasoline than just meeting EN228, all the oil majors are well aware of this, and now I imagine that the supermarkets and their suppliers will be too.
esselte said:
mark r skinner said:
I wonder if Tesco/Morrison etc will have the cheek to pass this on........
I think they all will. Personally I think it's the last time I use a supermarket for Unleaded. Diesel I still will, as they're more robust engines...
haven't you heard? there is no such thing as a free lunch! the reason supermarket fuel is cheaper is that they blend the fuel with "cheaper" additives, therefore they can sell the fuel at the pump cheaper than the main brands. I have been in the car business for 17 years and have always advised my customers to avoid supermarket fuel - so this scandal is no surprise to me. The only surprise that it has not come into the public domain before now.
Re Asda Fuel
I would like to add that I have filled my Volvo T5 up at Asda over the past 2 years? (this was because we buy vouchers to support the local school). After the emissions light activating and being burnt off by a diesel Mondeo I decided to check it out. The local Volvo specialist found the compression down the 100 psi in all cylinders. The emissions warning kept coming on after approx 150 miles after new plugs fitted. The engineers came to the conlusion that the fuel was to blame - I gave up with the car and sold it on losing £2500. I now own a VXR Vectra and will not be fuelling up at Asda. I would appreciated any comments on the above subject. Josh
I would like to add that I have filled my Volvo T5 up at Asda over the past 2 years? (this was because we buy vouchers to support the local school). After the emissions light activating and being burnt off by a diesel Mondeo I decided to check it out. The local Volvo specialist found the compression down the 100 psi in all cylinders. The emissions warning kept coming on after approx 150 miles after new plugs fitted. The engineers came to the conlusion that the fuel was to blame - I gave up with the car and sold it on losing £2500. I now own a VXR Vectra and will not be fuelling up at Asda. I would appreciated any comments on the above subject. Josh
Utter tosh.
Having been a manager of a couple of supermarkets with attached forecourts, they source the fuel via brokers who get the best deal they can from any of the large oil companies.
The blend may be slightly different - ie. supermarket fuels won't contain the 'cleaning' additives which are added to 'premium' brands, but it's exactly the same stuff in all other respects.
I run all our cars and bikes almost exclusively on supermarket fuel.
Any issues with that car were *not* down to the fuel you used.
Having been a manager of a couple of supermarkets with attached forecourts, they source the fuel via brokers who get the best deal they can from any of the large oil companies.
The blend may be slightly different - ie. supermarket fuels won't contain the 'cleaning' additives which are added to 'premium' brands, but it's exactly the same stuff in all other respects.
I run all our cars and bikes almost exclusively on supermarket fuel.
Any issues with that car were *not* down to the fuel you used.
I have an alfa romeo 156. I fueled up in asda in hatfield and on my way back to plymouth my car struggled to go faster than 70 mph. Also up hills i started to lose alot of power. When i opened her up at 70 it felt like she was kind of missing. No power and no speed gain. The last time i had this problem was when i fueled up with a bad fuel mix in a different car. THE LAST TIME I BUY FUEL FROM ASDA!!!! I think that these petrol stations need to take these problems seriousily.
(sorry about my spelling)
(sorry about my spelling)
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