Posted on 27/02/2014 15:48
Has anyone got any strong opinions on the merits or otherwise of using branded fuel, ie. Shell/Esso over supermarket fuel. Do you get more mpg using branded, is it better for your engine ? I tend to look for the cheapest option but is this a false economy ?
Posted on 11/02/2019 19:38 by commeyrasYawn. Hasn't this subject been discussed to death already
. For my twopeneth, I have been using supermarket fuel for years and years and years and years etc (must be over 300k miles); no complaints: no DPF or injector problems. If the Esso offer is cheaper that Tesco then Esso it is. But I do not care!!!
Our resident expert Jasper, agrees no difference.
Posted on 17/02/2019 06:27
I have no idea whats right and what's wrong,. But when we bought a peugeot 3008 tdi we were warned not to use supermarket fuel ss those peugeot injectors were susceptable to clogging. We ignored that advice and followed the 'there's no difference' advice. By 60,000 miles we had two injectors fail at a total cost of £1500. Then until we sold it at 100,000 miles it ran on branded fuel with no more problems.
I am aware this was an isolated case and not scientific in any way andt it'sprobably pure coincidence and mere superstition but the replacement car only gets the occasional tank of supermarket fuel
Posted on 17/02/2019 06:27 byI have no idea whats right and what's wrong,. But when we bought a peugeot 3008 tdi we were warned not to use supermarket fuel ss those peugeot injectors were susceptable to clogging. We ignored that advice and followed the 'there's no difference' advice. By 60,000 miles we had two injectors fail at a total cost of £1500. Then until we sold it at 100,000 miles it ran on branded fuel with no more problems.
I am aware this was an isolated case and not scientific in any way andt it'sprobably pure coincidence and mere superstition but the replacement car only gets the occasional tank of supermarket fuel
Posted on 18/02/2019 22:00
I had a car with a V8 petrol engine it had done mainly town driving before i got it and had the check engine light come frequently showing catalytic converters below efficiency. When running on supermarket fuel the light would come on after a couple of days on esso fuel it would stay off for months go back to supermarket fuel and light back on in a couple of days.
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