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fuel for gti?
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:20 pm
by oliverpologti
what fuel should i be using in the gti do i have to use v power or bp ultimate or is just standard petrol fine?
also if using preium petrol any recommendations?
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:56 pm
by more-bhp
Anything will work...
The more modded you go the geater need for good fuel..
Tesco 99 Ron is OK and not too expensive
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:43 pm
by Jeff GTi
personally i use v power, have done from day 1, and always will
the petrol cap warning advises 98 ron fuel or more, so thats gonna be all the main branded super unleaded fuels, like the below
tesco 99 ron
sainsburys super unleaded
bp ultimate
shell v power
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:18 pm
by Dink
i've only ever used v power in my gti.
still waiting to get some money off vouchers from the v power club points.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:16 am
by flyfs6
From long term experience it runs best on Tesco 99. I'd otherwise run it on Vpower or non super market unleaded. Urban myth leads to believe there can be issues with cheap super market unleaded.
99 Ron is an exception.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:06 pm
by Rich_T
only use bog standard fuel here! never had a problem..
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:11 pm
by Grapo
Jeff GTi wrote:
the petrol cap warning advises 98 ron fuel or more,
No it doesnt! It says 95ron/98ron
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:38 pm
by whitegtipolo
mine just says min ron 95 in the cap no mention of 97ron?? anyway i use whatever is nearest but always 97ron or higher , mainly tesco rocket fuel 99ron, put that in my mates megane 225 and it blew a boost pipe LOL
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:18 pm
by Grapo
Yeah maybe mine just says 95ron too. Either way it doesnt say 98ron or above! Mine seems to run well on ordinary Shell fuel, dont really see any benefit from premium unleadeds.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:32 pm
by daa709
http://www.petrolprices.com/about-fuel.html
Awesome website, but have a look at the bottom of this page.
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:17 am
by whitegtipolo
read this they did a genuine test on a RR with different fuels
http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuni ... ults.shtml
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:26 pm
by aiden
only use cheapest fuel after the remap it drinks like a horse! but no problems yet
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:30 pm
by whitegtipolo
mine drinks like horse but, with 99ron it does last alot longer than 95ron, also try not booting it LOL
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:57 pm
by daa709
Did try BP ultimate once, but tbh didn't notice much from the 1.4.
Saying that my Mum's Merc Kompressor loved the stuff and flew in sport mode..!
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:40 pm
by LeMeph
that last little passage is bloody interesting... german performance cars eh.. with bosch or siemens management... what are most us in the gti's running? lol