I realise there have been many threads on the lack optimax. But My car was mapped for optimax and for over a year and a half ago and since then I have religiously visited only optimax filling stations. On finding the lack of optimax i was forced to move the BP ultimate fuel ( I was also carring octane booster just in case). Due to the poor weather over the christmas period i did not drive the car that hard. But as a pleasent supprise i found that the knock link did not light up like a christmas tree.
Dis anybody esle try another petrol over the "dry" period and have a similar experinance.

Peter

 

Tried the normal UL Shell stuff. Found my car smoother and less lag at lower revs, but lights up the knocklink at high revs. I like the smoothness/less lag, but that also may be giving slightly less power (I can't quite tell). A tank of the BP Ultimate behaved like the Optimax - so no difference there.

Whether its the petrol or not, I'm going to try looking around now rather than be a loyal supporter of Optimax. Certainly in my case they've forced me to look around an compare other brands, which is surely not the way to retain customers.

 

try Tesco 99 if available near you.

 

Me too. Shell have let us down big time and deserve no loyalty. Soon as I can find a similar or better fuel thats it. Optimax was promoted to death not so long ago so to simply pull supplies to satisfy ordinary u/l customers is not good enough!!!!!

 

back in northfleet (kent) but for a limited time and deliveries will be eratic to say the least (well, the girl behind the jump said 'buggered if i know when it'll be delivered again, those **** don't tell us anything ) i guess that translates to 'eratic'

 

i am running on jet 95ron

i have not ran the car on boost scince we ran out of optimax, mine has been 100% fine

mine is mapped for 100ron
weather has not really permitted any high speed frolics anyway so i dont see the problem?

 

My MY 04 STI-PPP has been running on BP Ultimate for the last week or so. It's been very sluggish on starting (close to stalling, taking a couple of seconds to rev up) and feels like it lacks some go. No Knocklink, so I have no idea whether I am getting any det - but just in case I have not been using it much. Just put half a tank of Optimax in, so running a 50/50 mix at the moment (some spirited driving to do the mixing!).

 

hi
my apexi power fc is mapped for optimax ,went to the local shell garage
sold out.
ended up putting in standard unleaded this was monday.
so far so good,car seem's to be running fine.
peter

 

Got about 50/50 Optimax/Ultimate in my tank at present, seems to be running fine (03STi ppp). Strange thing is my fuel consumption seems better with the Ultimate added.

Cheers, Diccy.

 

my local shell garage in reading had optimax today after two weeks without so hopefully things getting back to normal

 

I've put in BP Ultimate for a couple of weeks now in my decatted UK300, and definately doesn't seem to have as much punch. In desperate need for some Optimax.

 

Which one is that? may be worth a de-tour from the M4 if the one nr J11!

 

yep that's the one at worton grange

had opti at 1pm today but forgot to ask how much they had

 

All 3 Optimax pumps open at Shell garage, Fleet, Hampshire.

Enjoy !!


Ian

 

Think yourself lucky, the only Shell station in Plymouth has closed down!!

 

Crossroads Garage shell station (on the way to Wembury) is now texaco - they just sell their HIGH OCTANE/HIGH PERFORMANCE (Super Unleaded - to u and me)

South Brent run may be needed - but non there last time I passed it

I'm in Exeter - we have 2!!!

 

All the Shell garages near me have been out of Optimax for 2 weeks or more.

I've been using Super unleaded from Esso, BP and Total. All seem good enough, but supplies of Super unleaded at other stations appears to be a bit hit and miss as well.

 

had a text before that there is loads about 5 miles from where i am now

 

I have now manged to get some of the nice fuel (optimax).
I have at least with the help of the knocklink not done any harm to the engine via gentle driving.
Peter
Up north we don't have any of the 99ron tesco stuff yet.....!

 

i contacted shell and they said supplies in the south had been disrupted due to hemel. BUT normal deliveries are resuming over the next few days. supposedly these began on monday

 

I've been loyal to Shell Optimax for my 350z but no more after the last few weeks.

BP ultimate has kept me going fine in the interim and I think I'll stick with that.

Might be lured back if a free tank were on offer...............

Ed

 

Optimax should be back in the next day or two according to a reliable source, fyi I have MY99 UK classic and tried the BP stuff, the car hated it! So I let it run right down and put Shell 95 in and the car is back to its normal self...will be sticking with normal 95 or Optimax from now on.