Glenbirnie
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Ive just had a chat with my builder and joiner about a problem he was having with his Iveco truck and the topic of fuel came up. The builder who does some truck driving course every so often, not HGV but something more than a normal car test says its also been discussed on the course that supermarket fuel isnt as good as branded fuel (shell, bp etc). He lives close to a BP near me and says he consistently see's Tesco and ASDA fuel tankers filling up there.
Also has a friend who did a back to back fuel economy test with his vehicle and got 80 miles more out of a full tank using branded fuel than supermarket fuel. I think that 80 seems a bit excessive and may be the old pub story growing arms and legs but is the concept right.
Does anyone know if there is any truth in this?
They were saying supermarket diesel doesnt have detergents in so doesnt keep injectors etc clean and also has a higher wax content and lower octane rating.
????
Also has a friend who did a back to back fuel economy test with his vehicle and got 80 miles more out of a full tank using branded fuel than supermarket fuel. I think that 80 seems a bit excessive and may be the old pub story growing arms and legs but is the concept right.
Does anyone know if there is any truth in this?
They were saying supermarket diesel doesnt have detergents in so doesnt keep injectors etc clean and also has a higher wax content and lower octane rating.
????
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