SHELL fuel

**LAGOOT** · 23-02-2005 09:01 PM

ONLY BP Ultimate for me

**Steer^Gimic** · 23-02-2005 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Muckafutha

the turnover for shell fuels is much higher than other brands so i dun think the problem is with shelf life.

you would be suprised. how much they turn over may not indicate how they reserve there fuel. just cause they sell lots doesnt necessarily mean they are getting rid of it quicker

**hong_ung** · 23-02-2005 11:27 PM

I filled up at Shells yesturdai, but after bout 6 bux worth, the system jsut stopped

When i drove off i smelt some type of burnign scent

Shit...

ANyways, Im ditching Optimax for BP

**ET!** · 24-02-2005 09:36 AM

i still got a bit (say a few L's) in my car and it seems to still be ****ing it around, but when i have a full flush out i hope my car works (properly) again.

**Q_ball** · 24-02-2005 09:41 AM

ive never had a prob with shell optimax ey...i find my car runs the best with it
similar to wat sum1 said b4, id go out of my way to buy the bitch lol
but then agn it could b due to the fact that i like redlining my car...
=P

**tegstar83** · 28-02-2005 03:21 AM

Yeah me too Ive never had probs whith shell I find its the best fuel out there and gives more power over other shiet!
I also go out the way to buy it.( HEY SHELL SOME FREE PROMOTION HERE HOW BOUT A YEARS SUPPLY OF OPTIMAX???) But anyway ill go out and do the runs at other servos just to satisfy myself that shell is crazy

**Speeder** · 03-03-2005 10:07 PM

I use shell....or pretty much any premium petrol, never had a problem, if anything I found BP a comprimise between distance and power, while with optimax, it kinda feels like you can rev it harder and faster, but miss out a few km.......
I also use shell because there is about 3 near my house, while BP is further away and usually costs more.
If anything, I hate mobil 8000. IMO, they dont last and crap in the performance department.
Each of their own I guess.

**tegstar83** · 03-03-2005 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by Speeder

I use shell....or pretty much any premium petrol, never had a problem, if anything I found BP a comprimise between distance and power, while with optimax, it kinda feels like you can rev it harder and faster, but miss out a few km.......
I also use shell because there is about 3 near my house, while BP is further away and usually costs more.
If anything, I hate mobil 8000. IMO, they dont last and crap in the performance department.
Each of their own I guess.

Yeah man BP an Mobil are crap Shell has got the highest octaine available at 98.4 ron all the others only have 98ron or under
I find i get more power from shell and more kms out of each tank of optimax

for shell

**yfin** · 04-03-2005 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by ET!

leaving the station i felt my car was running a little under the weather (really shitty low idle and almost stalled, btw my cars an auto) so i keep going not thinking to much of it untill i was stopped at the lights about 1 day later and it was in drive i had my foot on the brake and the idle just kept getting worse and worse until i decided nuetral would be a good idea so i put it in N and revved it and it was still feeling a little chunky....

It sounds like a small amount of debris or water got into your tank. It happens more than you'd think - especially when the underground tanks are very low or when a tanker is adding fuel (as it stirs around crap that could be in the underground tanks).

I used to work in petrol stations for close to 10 years.

**yfin** · 04-03-2005 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by PhatSol

The refinery has very strict quality controls. I think you will find the problem lies with the service station operators. Poorly maintained storage tanks, old fuel, etc... I have had water in my optimax before. Moral of the story - never go back to that service station.

You are on the money. It will not be "old fuel" though - the turnover at petrol stations sees deliveries every 1 to 7 days. If a petrol station gets less tanker deliveries they will be out of business as they will not have sold much fuel! I think this is water - it can happen at ANY petrol station. It can happen anywhere in the supply chain - refinery / truck / station, etc - my dad's petrol station used to get tanker deliveries that definately had some water in them! The fuel they used to bring in from Singapore was the worst and caused the most customer complaints about water in fuel.

**PhatSol** · 04-03-2005 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by yfin

You are on the money. It will not be "old fuel" though - the turnover at petrol stations sees deliveries every 1 to 7 days. If a petrol station gets less tanker deliveries they will be out of business as they will not have sold much fuel! I think this is water - it can happen at ANY petrol station. It can happen anywhere in the supply chain - refinery / truck / station, etc - my dad's petrol station used to get tanker deliveries that definately had some water in them! The fuel they used to bring in from Singapore was the worst and caused the most customer complaints about water in fuel.

Well there you go, the inside info