Which fuel is best?

[dm1984]

Hey all, just wondering what you think is the best fuel for the Civic FD1s? I recently purchased my car and topped it up with BP Ultimate (95) and only got 400km from a full tank. I called my dealership and the service dude told me that it was a bit worrying, but I should expect that from a new engine. I also saw on a previous thread that BP fuel burns the quickest.
Basically.. wats the best out there in terms of longer lasting and better performane for the vehicle?

[dc2dc2dc2]

ur car is new
of course its gonna pwn more fuel
repost
serach
fuel threads
tehre is like a million of them
just test around
diff people have diff. opinions
see what u like best
and what ur car likes best

[dm1984]

fair enuff..
thanks dude

[markCivicVti]

91Ron ftw! Seriously, no point using 95ron fuel when the engine is designed for 91. A guy here called Buddha gets 6.something litres/100km ... better than advertised!!

My car has done 10,000km.. and still gets 400km before the fuel light comes on. Don't forget when the low fuel light comes on then u still have about 10 litres left in the tank.

So chillax.

[ekhybrid]

shell diesel for your FD1

[dm1984]

I thought 91 was for older model cars?
i mean this may sound like a dumb question, but just because ur getting more distance from 91, does it mean its giving you better performance (not affecting the engine in anyway etc.)

[Alpine]

topped it up with BP Ultimate (95)

Ultimate is 98. Premium is 95.

[mars_panas]

BP Ultimate all the way...

[dm1984]

Sorry my mistake.. I meant Premium

[Riviera_TypeS]

premium wont necessarily give u better milage but your engine will love it more than regular unleaded. just keep in mind that ur civic is tuned to run on regular however if u decided to fill it up with premium.

negligible performance increase but in turn u give engine healthier dose in long run.

my 06 civic can travel around 500-600kms per tank easily with regular unleaded i.e. 91RON and it has 14k kms milage atm so i don't see why u can't achieve similar result

milage heavily depends on how u drive ur car and other factors such as tyres pressure, etc. check these first. it doesn't matter if u fill it up with 98RON and u caned it at each traffic light u still get crap milage

hope that helps

[stylish.]

Want to know the truth about fuel?

98 Octane will show best results IF your car is performance oriented. For example, an Evo or a C63 AMG. 98 Octane on a car like a Civic FD1 will not show a huge amount of difference vs. 91 Octane. Test it out and see for yourself if you don't believe me.

[ej20i]

i use 98 caltex and i achieve around 500 when the lite hits...one of my best record was 550 when the lite hits...but that was grandma driving..hehehe

[denot]

mine got noticeable diff... 95 RON give me avg 12.5L/100kms, while 91 RON give me 11.5L/100kms!!

[stylish.]

^^ That's a noticable difference of 8%, assuming you drove both attempts in the same manner. But damn... is 10L+/100kms normal for the 8th gen Civic? My mum's Astra (ewww) does around 7-8L/100kms on normal 91 octane (its an auto too). I'm planning on getting either an FD1 Civic or a Mazda 3 around January.

[rk 86 wa]

afaik, someone posted that 98 is just wasted on the r18.

i just go bp 95 or caltex 95

shells in perth are dodgy lol

[dm1984]

So what fuel station do you guys recommend is best?
i.e. BP, Mobil, Caltex etc.

just wanting to know cuz im due for my next fill up. i mean.. obviously stay away from 7-11.. but like I heard stuff about shell having "dirty" fuel.. i never thought so much into fuel until now.

[denot]

^^ That's a noticable difference of 8%, assuming you drove both attempts in the same manner. But damn... is 10L+/100kms normal for the 8th gen Civic? My mum's Astra (ewww) does around 7-8L/100kms on normal 91 octane (its an auto too). I'm planning on getting either an FD1 Civic or a Mazda 3 around January.

ya... thats bad eh... I hit the car a bit before when I use 95, but the last one I drive the same way... so dunno what caused it. maybe the different on trafficc condition?

[Jo_e]

hahaha. be grateful you have the option to choose between 91/95 and 98!
some people HAVE to get premium which means when its expensive=broke.

but when I had the civic, 91 does it fine. 95 if you wanna spoil it a little. 98 is totally pointless unless you have money to burn or your doing some serious stuff with your car...like racing it on track or something.

10+L/100km is not normal. a bit on the high side.
maybe its not the petrol. the way you drive can play large role too...

btw i like caltex..coz i get those dockets. lol 4c off ftw!

[Jo_e]

mine got noticeable diff... 95 RON give me avg 12.5L/100kms, while 91 RON give me 11.5L/100kms!!

12.5?! denot...wat the hell? are you sure? that doesnt seem right...lol
im getting 12.5 on a 2.5litre engine...and much heavier car too!

[warwick108]

shell v-power racing.. there is a shell that provides that fuel around here.. but its not at all shell stations.. but i heard they are planning to take that fuel out? (100 octane).. it says 100 octane on the board.. but its more than 100 on brochure if i remember right.. how is that possible? what can be more than 100%.. =S

[ktvin09]

Guys I've always seen people said a tank can serve them 400Km+, how come my fuel light always comes on at around 380km? As far as I know I seldom go over 3,500rpm...

[Riviera_TypeS]

[QUOTE=Jo_e;1878239]hahaha. be grateful you have the option to choose between 91/95 and 98!
some people HAVE to get premium which means when its expensive=broke.
QUOTE]

if u meant additional $4-5 per fuel tank refill (40-50litres) = expensive that's irrelevant imo

say that's per two weeks... so $8-10 per month

per year? $96-120...

i donate to charity more than that!!

go for Caltex or Shell for 91/95RON. for some reason my civic loves Caltex more than Shell. it gets more milage out of it.

[ahmondjai]

I've been putting V-power for the 1st 1xxxxkm,each tank gave me 5xxkm, tried 2 tanks of BP Ultimate and it burns quicker significantly, then, thought might try Mobil 91, but the mileage drop a bit when compared with V-power, currently trying Mobil 8000, and awaiting results to tell it's significant or not~

[dm1984]

Yeh I heard Caltex is the best for mileage.. it beat all the other brands. But is it clean and beneficial for the engine?
Btw thanks for all the replies

[denot]

12.5?! denot...wat the hell? are you sure? that doesnt seem right...lol
im getting 12.5 on a 2.5litre engine...and much heavier car too!

ya... unbelieveable isnt it? but remind you that I do start-stop like hundreds time in 2 hrs when I got this figure (e.g. delivering newspaper to houses).

I only fill with 95 RON once since I quit the paper run, and the its 11.8L/100kms still bad... :(

[buddah51au]

Let me jump on the band wagon, I have an 06 FD1 Auto and have used nothing but standard 91 RON from local woolworths garage which I believe is Caltex. To date my fuel consumption figure is 51,363kms - 3,462.69 liters - average consumption = 6.768 L/100km
Tyre pressure 34 PSI. i consistantly get 350 to 360 from first 1/2 tank & have never had the low fuel warning light come on under 590km. When all lights on fuel gauge disappear you have 5 liters remaining.

[ej20i]

the ron in fuel is not the %age of octane is it??cause i remembered seeing 105 in HK...i mean 105%??huh??

[warwick108]

i think its the percentage of octane thats supose to be in normal fuel.. lets say normal fuel contains 10% octane.. and the rest is other chemicals.. so if i put more octane.. say 14%.. then that would be premium.. because that would mean its only 96% of the other chemical.. =S. im just guessing tho.. but sounds about right.

[SaBReT00tH]

what do you guys think of the E-10 ethanol fuel?

[cracker]

e10 i think is shit, was waiting 4 buddah to school us lil boys...i thought bp ultimate was d best??

[digiozz]

i know a caltex refueler dude and he explained a few things about caltex fuel, which several other peoples confirmed as well. caltex fuel is guaranteed to be a minimum of 98 octane, in general its a few points higher.

once a refueler half filled the 98 tank with 95 premium fuel, it was half full before he realised. caltex tested the octane rating on that mixed 95/98 tank and it was still a 98 rating and they were able to sell it rather than drain the tank

apparently bp ultimate, excellent fuel as it is, runs at 98 octane. i used to use noting but bp ultimate but now use nothing but caltex, either way they are both good but i feel that i get better fuel economy and much better power when i want it with caltex 98

[dm1984]

Thanks for the info digiozz. Much appreciated.
Just wondering though.. i prob wont be running 98 on mine.. most likely 95. I have had a string of bad luck by going to fuel stations that run 91 and i feel that my engine isnt liking it.. but im thinking its more psychological.. lol

anyways.. if 95RON at caltex is good that would be awesome cuz there is one literally 30sec from my home.

[buddah51au]

LOL.....why wait for me to comment. As i have previously said on this forum by using E10 you will decrease performance by appox 10%, and increase fuel consumption by about the same margin. The is a lot of information on Ethenol fiel on the internet for those who are willing to spend the time and research.

[cracker]

cuz i remember you knowing alot about fuel and fd's

[denot]

^^^ agree :thumbsup: for buddah

[digiozz]

...remembering the caltex story, same goes with their 95ron fuel...its a minimum 95 octane, usually much more so it probably runs at 98 anyways. good luck and enjoy :-)