What do Tesco do to their fuel??

aliasojo

cardinalbiggles wrote: »

Nope sorry, you are talking nonsense there.

What do you think happens? The tanker driver trundles up with a tanker full of petrol and then squirts in a few litres of additives before pumping the product into the tanks?

The additives do get added at the depot during loading and not the petrol station during delivery.

mutley74

4 of us earlier this year had the same issue after filling up with Tesco diesel - blocked fuel filters leading to engine malfunction.
Tesco HQ denied any responsibility, even though the Tesco fuel store manager said its a common problem (urm I never heard of it before till it happened to me). Lesson learned ....avoid Tesco fuel...not worth it just to see a pound in a tank.

Ultrasonic

cardinalbiggles wrote: »

Its just scaremongering by people living in the past...

What do you make of the data in my earlier post?

the same ones that wont run their tanks empty cos they think they are getting crud into the fuel system...

Out of curiousity, why isn't that a potential issue? Unless you just mean any 'crud' should get caught in the fuel filter and not get any further? Not running the tank virtually empty is also a good idea so that the fuel pump doesn't overheat.

Jamie_Carter

goonarmy wrote: »

I have no credibility in this matter, ive never had an issue with fuel. Im just saying what a friend of mine has told me. No one here has anymore credibility than that.
No one.:j

Do you know what the word credibility means?

FACT: petrol burns violently, no matter what the quality is.

Iceweasel

Petrol will flare up violently - even crap adulterated petrol - if you throw a match into it.

Diesel now - that's a different matter - quite difficult to set fire to - unless it's heated.

And engine oil - that's difficult too.

Do not try this at home.

Ask a fireman (NOT Fireman Bill) after November 5th.

Joe_Horner

goonarmy wrote: »

If a baker baked an apple pie, I ate it and said i didnt like apples couldthe baker say its my fault?;)

Better analogy for you:

In the UK we have a 50 hz mains electricity supply with a standard (specified) voltage of 230v RMS +10 / -6 %. In other words, within the standard it can be anything between 216.2V and 253V.

So, let's say you buy a TV that's sold (and labelled) to use the UK standard 230V supply. A few days later, while you're watching Jezzer Kyle, the voltage increases to 250V - still within the standard) - and the TV bursts into flames.

When you complain to the manufacturer for burning your house down, they tell you that they didn't design it to take 250V and it's not their fault that the voltage got close to the "high" end of the standard. Would you accept that from them and go complain to the electricity supplier?

Because that's exactly what someone is saying if they claim that an engine running badly on standard fuel is the fuel's fault!

vikingaero

Millions of vehicles fuel up every day of the week. After fuelling up there are bound to be some that break down immediately after, or the ECU has a wobbly and injects too much fuel into the system or the starter motor cranks for a fraction longer and messes up sensors.

Same with collecting a car after a service tens of thousands of cars are serviced everyday, so some will break down at random.

Paradigm

As I've said before & Joe Horner has argued there is a minimum standard for road fuels throughout the EU, EN590 for diesel & EN228 for petrol.

These standards have been in force since 1993 but have been revised a 2/3 times since (latest 2009)

All car manufacturers selling in the EU are well aware of the minimum standard & should be making engines that will run correctly on this minimum standard fuel, no excuses!

This is not to say that some brands may have additives that others don't & that those additives "may" help the engine stay cleaner/run better/achieve magical mpg figures but these additives are not included in the relevent standards.

Basically, the fuel you buy from a supermarket must conform to the standard & if your engine doesn't run correctly when using it, take it up with the maker who knows full well what the standards are.

goonarmy

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Do you know what the word credibility means?

FACT: petrol burns violently, no matter what the quality is.

Yes. Do you? No one here has professed to being a petro chemist. Yet. I would give them the most credibility. Everyone else i take with a pinch of salt. Read back through my post on this thread i said the same for my posts:beer:

Jamie_Carter

goonarmy wrote: »

Yes. Do you? No one here has professed to being a petro chemist. Yet. I would give them the most credibility. Everyone else i take with a pinch of salt. Read back through my post on this thread i said the same for my posts:beer:

FACT: petrol burns violently, no matter what the quality is.

If someone told you otherwise, and you believed them, then you have no credibility. In fact the guy who told you is probably laughing to himself for the fact that you were so gullible. :rotfl: