Super Unleaded
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forget ron rating for a second here event though they have a knock sensor and will adjust.
Tesco 99 momentum has 4 times the additives than normal tesco fuel - these additives help keep your internals cleaner. proof of this has been shown at various car shows with cameras inside of engines that have used either fuel wholly for a number of miles.
then you do certainly get added benefit of a few more mpg so it evens out in terms of cost of the fuels.
my problem is that the only garage near me or on my route is an asda. i'd prefer it was tesco for 99 momentum or a BP for ultimate.
consensus is if you have a half decent car buy premium fuel. if you drive a run of the mill cheap car then don't bother. so i try to use premium whenever i can in the z4. the wife's mini gets asda every time with the odd tank of BP ultimate to give it a bit of a clean, however it is mainly asda in the mini 99% of the time.
Tesco 99 momentum has 4 times the additives than normal tesco fuel - these additives help keep your internals cleaner. proof of this has been shown at various car shows with cameras inside of engines that have used either fuel wholly for a number of miles.
then you do certainly get added benefit of a few more mpg so it evens out in terms of cost of the fuels.
my problem is that the only garage near me or on my route is an asda. i'd prefer it was tesco for 99 momentum or a BP for ultimate.
consensus is if you have a half decent car buy premium fuel. if you drive a run of the mill cheap car then don't bother. so i try to use premium whenever i can in the z4. the wife's mini gets asda every time with the odd tank of BP ultimate to give it a bit of a clean, however it is mainly asda in the mini 99% of the time.
A few years back I remember watching a test on 5th Gear, can't remember all the cars they tested but it ranged from a Yaris to a Scooby. The nuts and bolts of it was if you run a grandma's shopping trolley then don't waste your money but if you have a performance car, particularly a turbo/supercharged car then it does make a difference.
lordgrover
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That would suggest Shell V-Power is above the recommended 91-98...ronk said:lordgrover said:Doesn't it say recommended minimum is 95?Busterboo said:BMW say use 95 in the 35iS, so I do.
35is Info on fuel flap (Sept 2016)
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That's interesting, I'll check my 35i if/when I finally get it back.
If you read the 'Honest John' motoring column in the Telegraph he is a big fan of the better quality higher octane fuel. He claims it helps to keep the engine clean and improves mpg. On the whole what he writes is sensible and his advice is usually sound. I don't know whether I am just a sucker but I use it in the Z4 but not in the everyday car.
whether it lives up to it's claims I don't know.
whether it lives up to it's claims I don't know.
Busterboo said:john-e89 said:
98 is the maximum:
Shell V power nitro + rated at 99 ron has up to 5% ethanol mix, the cap suggests and the handbook says you can fill up with fuels with no more than 10% ethanol mix, therefore 99 ron would seem perfectly ok to use, I'd say that was backed up by BMW not, to my knowledge anyway, putting out a statement stating not to use 99 ron nitro for example, especially as they have a connection with Shell. I would suggest the cap sticker is from the E89 first sales in 2009 and hasn't been updated since. Shell nitro + was introduced in 2015.
