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Old 11 June 2012, 10:21 PM
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just read a thread on fuel and ratings and thought foook had car for a week and have used unleaded fuel from morrisons and not sure what octane ive being using not done many miles as walk to work but looks like i should be using 98ron like it says in flap but im sure its 95 ron ive used HELP PLEASE.......
Old 11 June 2012, 10:29 PM
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buy a decent octane booster throw that in the tank should be ok
Old 11 June 2012, 10:35 PM
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and use v-power or tesco 99 ron
Old 11 June 2012, 10:38 PM
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is it ok to use £30 in tank of 95 ron if driven steady ?
Old 11 June 2012, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by tonka2
is it ok to use £30 in tank of 95 ron if driven steady ?
Stay off boost or risk destroying your engine. Put octane booster in like millers cv turbo and use v-power or tesco momentum in future.
Old 11 June 2012, 10:42 PM
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Bung a bottle of octane booster from halfords in there and take it easy until fill up of Tesco 99 or vpower.
Old 11 June 2012, 10:56 PM
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i will drive reall steady till empty then use a 98ron...cheers lads.hope to good will be ok...reading book says can use 95 but reduces power and drivabilty..

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Old 11 June 2012, 10:59 PM
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Using 95 will cause det on boost and engine going bang.don't bother trying to find 98 just use Tesco momentum 99 or shell v-power.
Old 11 June 2012, 11:53 PM
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1. Run the tank down a bit and stick some V-Power in.
2. Take it steady until that's run down a bit and then top up with more of the potent stuff.
3. Nail it.....
Old 11 June 2012, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
1. Run the tank down a bit and stick some V-Power in.
2. Take it steady until that's run down a bit and then top up with more of the potent stuff.
3. Nail it.....
I read somewhere (probably here) that it takes 3 tanks of v-power until all the low ron stuff is gone entirely.
Old 12 June 2012, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by chopperman
I read somewhere (probably here) that it takes 3 tanks of v-power until all the low ron stuff is gone entirely.
It does. I'm certainly not arguing Mattys point as he's a mate on here, Bob Rawle said to me when mapping my Scoob that three full tanks of the good stuff is required to dilute the normal stuff enough to rid the chances of a fubared engine from poor fuel. In that time of three tanks you will be driving like miss daisy too, which on a td04 is fûckin' hard to do
Old 12 June 2012, 12:33 AM
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Yep yep, no doubt that after three tanks you'll be fine.
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
It does. I'm certainly not arguing Mattys point as he's a mate on here, Bob Rawle said to me when mapping my Scoob that three full tanks of the good stuff is required to dilute the normal stuff enough to rid the chances of a fubared engine from poor fuel. In that time of three tanks you will be driving like miss daisy too, which on a td04 is fûckin' hard to do
I may very well have been Bob who told me as well mate.
Old 12 June 2012, 10:16 AM
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[QUOTE=tonka2;10661544]just read a thread on fuel and ratings and thought foook had car for a week and have used unleaded fuel from morrisons and not sure what octane ive being using


With all due respect, surely you must have had some clue as to what you were putting in the tank? At least it wasn't diesel!

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Old 12 June 2012, 01:45 PM
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Hi will going to halfords after work In wife's car to add millers cvl 500ml to tank I have bout 20lts in tank and this adds 4numbers to my 95 ron
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I hope this is better than running tank down and topping up
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Originally Posted by tonka2
Hi will going to halfords after work In wife's car to add millers cvl 500ml to tank I have bout 20lts in tank and this adds 4numbers to my 95 ron
That's what i would do mate.
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Still wouldn't give it the beans though until the crap fuel is all gone.
Old 12 June 2012, 04:59 PM
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I'm not going to but can't wait to get miller in tank piece of mind... Just didn't give it any thought
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I'd be filling to brim with V-Power too.
Old 12 June 2012, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by MattyB1983
I'd be filling to brim with V-Power too.
Probably need 2 bottles of miller cv turbo if he is filling the tank. I think one bottle only does 25 litres?
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Originally Posted by tonka2
Hi will going to halfords after work In wife's car to add millers cvl 500ml to tank I have bout 20lts in tank and this adds 4numbers to my 95 ron
Don't use CVL too much if your car still has catalytic convertors

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Originally Posted by JohnD
Don't use CVL too much if your car still has catalytic convertors

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Why?
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I'm only planning on using miller once on wots in tank now bout 20ltrs then shall run her steady till petrol light comes on then shall fill her up with 99ron
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Originally Posted by chopperman
Why?
Unlike the discontinued Octane Plus, Millers don't recommend continued use of CVL in cat equiped cars.

http://www.millersoils.co.uk/automot...ket=Automotive

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Originally Posted by JohnD
Unlike the discontinued Octane Plus, Millers don't recommend continued use of CVL in cat equiped cars.

http://www.millersoils.co.uk/automot...ket=Automotive

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Learned something today. Did not realise that.
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Just stick a bottle in and fill with V-Power. Run that to near empty and re-fill with V-Power again.
It'll be fine after that mate.
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Originally Posted by tonka2
just read a thread on fuel and ratings and thought foook had car for a week and have used unleaded fuel from morrisons and not sure what octane ive being using not done many miles as walk to work but looks like i should be using 98ron like it says in flap but im sure its 95 ron ive used HELP PLEASE.......

What model and year car? Is it UK/EU model or a Jap import? modified?

As SOME imprezas can run on 95Ron all day long without any issue..
Old 12 June 2012, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ALi-B
What model and year car? Is it UK/EU model or a Jap import? modified?

As SOME imprezas can run on 95Ron all day long without any issue..
Well he did say in his first post that is states 98 ron in the filler cap so probably a later uk car.
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