BP Ultimate Diesel is now in NSW

[GippsCC]

Sadly no BP Ultimate Diesel in Victoria yet

I've always used BP - and while it may have nothing to do with it - I've still had no fuel or engine related problems over 7 years of VW TDI ownership (I understand higher turnover fuel stations are, however, the best source of fuel over anything else but so much gets said and really I don't know THAT much about fuel other than you get it out of a pump lol). So I like BP diesel (even if it's just coincidence), I just wish I had an option of BP Ultimate Diesel because I reckon it couldn't hurt, and may even help.

Diesel_vert you seem pretty across the fuel stuff - what's your thoughts on additives? Do they help? And what would you recommend?

[Ozsko]

(I understand higher turnover fuel stations are, however, the best source of fuel over anything else but so much gets said and really I don't know THAT much about fuel other than you get it out of a pump lol).

I think that is most peoples perception. I am in the heavy transport industry and we only refuel at very high turnover outlets and have proven the above perception to be dubious at best. I can show you the repair bills for motors going into the hundreds of thousands and which the fuel company involved paid for most of it. The fuel was obtained from multiple outlets which led us to question the belief that high turnover is good. One station sells far more diesel that petrol and our drivers have been threatened with death if they refuel there again and the owner is screaming as he just lost thousands of dollars a month. I don't think anyone knows if it is an advantage to refuel at high turnover stations as there is no way to prove it just gut feeling that it should be so.

[Dr freedom]

They have this at BP Mortdale (NSW), Ill be filling up tonight with it to check it out.

I hope its a notable difference like Ultimate 98 is!

[wai]

I think that is most peoples perception. I am in the heavy transport industry and we only refuel at very high turnover outlets and have proven the above perception to be dubious at best. I can show you the repair bills for motors going into the hundreds of thousands and which the fuel company involved paid for most of it. The fuel was obtained from multiple outlets which led us to question the belief that high turnover is good. One station sells far more diesel that petrol and our drivers have been threatened with death if they refuel there again and the owner is screaming as he just lost thousands of dollars a month. I don't think anyone knows if it is an advantage to refuel at high turnover stations as there is no way to prove it just gut feeling that it should be so.

Any diesel bulk tank installation should have a basket pre-strainer, a final filter and a water separator as part of the system before it is pumped into your tank.

The problem with diesel in particular is that there is a lot of substitution that takes place, and it is not easily detected by the person refuelling. It is not as easy to do substitution with petrol.

What happened to the little transparent bubble with the flow indicator that you used to see on bowsers? All fuels are specifically coloured, and apart from giving you a visual indication of flow, you were able to verify the colour of what you were putting in your tank. I also seem to recall that there used to be a colour chart so that you could compare colours.

[Dr freedom]

So the price of the Ultimate is the same as their normal blend at my local, also imo when stepping on the gas, the difference between Ultimate & normal is not as notable as the difference between Ultimate 98 & 95.
I do appear tho to be getting a few more klms than normal. Will confirm that at the end of the tank.

[benough]

My first tank definitely went further, but had an irregular driving week b/c of Anzac day etc.

See how it goes overall.

Doesn't feel faster though.

[manol]

Apart from letting anyone know that the product is available, these threads are completely useless.

1. Fuel usage is different for everyone.
2. Every car is slightly different.
3. No one can tell off the seat of their pants if a car is 'faster' or not because they've used different fuel.
4. You'd need a PRETTY CONTROLLED dyno environment to convince me otherwise.

[Dr freedom]

Apart from letting anyone know that the product is available, these threads are completely useless.

1. Fuel usage is different for everyone.
2. Every car is slightly different.
3. No one can tell off the seat of their pants if a car is 'faster' or not because they've used different fuel.
4. You'd need a PRETTY CONTROLLED dyno environment to convince me otherwise.

Negative.. they are guides, not completely useless.
1: Its either metro or country driving, stop start, or highway kays
2: Comparing the same models, slightly yes, majorly no
3: When you have experience, you know what your feeling, especially when those have been driving reflashed & modded cars for years n years. Besides, its not faster that you get, its more torque & pull, once again, experienced folks already know this.
4: Ive been on 5 different dynos up here, 2 of them give me the same numbers, the other 3 are close but no cigar.