Esso super unleaded
20 July 2004, 10:46 PM
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I'd deffo use the Esso SUL over the BP Ultimate. I had a Knocklink fitted to my last Scoob so I tried the BP Ultimate and others.
Optimax = 1 green light
Esso SUL = normally 1-2 greens, occasional 1st amber
Texaco SUL = 2 greens, occasional 1st amber
BP Ultimate = regular 2nd amber and occasional red.
Not scientific but I know which petrols I prefer.
Nathan..
Optimax = 1 green light
Esso SUL = normally 1-2 greens, occasional 1st amber
Texaco SUL = 2 greens, occasional 1st amber
BP Ultimate = regular 2nd amber and occasional red.
Not scientific but I know which petrols I prefer.
Nathan..
20 July 2004, 10:58 PM
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50/50 mix of Esso SUL and Optimax, with a dash of booster... and a twist of lemon 
Had 3 counts of Knock on the Link with texaco SUL last week within 15 miles
- shame there's no one to check the grade of petrol without it costing me money to get it tested - and no-one at the garage capable of understanding English when I went back to ask/complain 
Had 3 counts of Knock on the Link with texaco SUL last week within 15 miles
- shame there's no one to check the grade of petrol without it costing me money to get it tested - and no-one at the garage capable of understanding English when I went back to ask/complain
20 July 2004, 11:12 PM
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After Optimax the Esso is the most consistent fuel, BP Ulytimate is pants and I would rather run out than use Texaco, had similar but very serious issues with it to Richard ie mega det instantaneously after fill up even on relatively light loading. Apart from Optimax everything else is 97 ron in the UK afaik. If its a 98 ron true super then the Q8 should be better than Optimax.
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20 July 2004, 11:13 PM
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hi, i was speaking to a well respected scoob tuner the other day and he told me not to use silkoline pro boost(as i had been doing) with optimax as it actually reduces the ron rating, millers is fine and pro boost is fine with other petrols. jus thought it was worth mentioning
20 July 2004, 11:14 PM
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Pretty much the same results as Nathan , on a UK MY00
Ultimate is absolute sh*t, I ran with a tank, and thought I had somehow managed to convert my knocklink into a night rider kitt car light
Ultimate is absolute sh*t, I ran with a tank, and thought I had somehow managed to convert my knocklink into a night rider kitt car light
20 July 2004, 11:14 PM
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[QUOTE=Richard Askew]50/50 mix of Esso SUL and Optimax, with a dash of booster... and a twist of lemon
Not a twist a lemming as well?!? Sorry just been watching Monty Python...
I think i'll just put Esso SUL in as I can't find any Shell garages round here and it's about 4p per litre cheaper than Ultimate.
Oh i ment to add to the original post that it's for a MY04 scooby, if that makes any difference?
Not a twist a lemming as well?!? Sorry just been watching Monty Python...
I think i'll just put Esso SUL in as I can't find any Shell garages round here and it's about 4p per litre cheaper than Ultimate.
Oh i ment to add to the original post that it's for a MY04 scooby, if that makes any difference?
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20 July 2004, 11:32 PM
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No difference at all.
At the end of the day your WR1 has a brand new 3 yr warranty. Unless you're going to start tinkering with the setup you should be fine on Esso SUL.
Nearest Optimax garages are.
Bohemia Rd Hastings.
A259 Peacehaven
A26 St Johns Rd Tunbridge Wells
High Street Wadhurst
At the end of the day your WR1 has a brand new 3 yr warranty. Unless you're going to start tinkering with the setup you should be fine on Esso SUL.
Nearest Optimax garages are.
Bohemia Rd Hastings.
A259 Peacehaven
A26 St Johns Rd Tunbridge Wells
High Street Wadhurst
21 July 2004, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Falkirk.scoob
hi, i was speaking to a well respected scoob tuner the other day and he told me not to use silkoline pro boost(as i had been doing) with optimax as it actually reduces the ron rating, millers is fine and pro boost is fine with other petrols. jus thought it was worth mentioning
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