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It burns cleaner, that's worth the small price premium. Much cheaper than dealing with EGR or DPF issues as the Yeti will be out of warranty next year.You use V Power diesel in a 2 litre Golf? Surely this is a complete waste of money.
Completely wrong. The benefit is cleaning and stopping the injectors getting dirty. Better combustion too means less dpf loading
Like I said it must run cleaner my DPF doesn't clog up anywhere near as fast. I get about 6 months between regens Vs every month on plain diesel.
It burns cleaner, that's worth the small price premium. Much cheaper than dealing with EGR or DPF issues as the Yeti will be out of warranty next year.
I've used tesco fuel for 15 years/ 180k miles without fuel quality problems, but I guess it can happen.
I wonder what safeguards are in place to stop the dregs of the tanker getting into the forecourt tanks and the dregs of the forecourt tanks getting into your own fuel tank when you fill up?
Dpfs have pressure sensors to measure dpf loading. They don’t have a fixed dpf regen cycle. They are only run if needed as they use a lot of fuel.I don't think you know how regens work. They happen almost every journey provided the conditions are met, not evey 6 months
No it doesn't.
I've used tesco fuel for 15 years/ 180k miles without fuel quality problems, but I guess it can happen.
I wonder what safeguards are in place to stop the dregs of the tanker getting into the forecourt tanks and the dregs of the forecourt tanks getting into your own fuel tank when you fill up?
Its funny, I have an aversion to V power, goes back some years to when I was seeing a bird who worked part time at a petrol station, a shell one.
I often used to go in for an hour or two on Sunday evenings waiting for her to finish. She always said the last fuel she would use was Vpower, it was in a smaller tank and hence her boss insisted it was down to the minimum before he would fill it up. So they often, particularly at weekends ended up sell below the level they should, basically going dry if needed. Again the boss, wouldn't put a not available sign up if they could still physically pump more out.
I doubt very much there would be any "dregs" to worry about. Fuel tankers and tank containers are cleaned regularly - in some cases (for tank containers at least), after every delivery, after returning to a depot. Even if they're not, they will be loading the same product (source: I work for a company which provides logistics software to the intermodal industry - including the company which operates Shell fuel tankers).
This is a bit like the urban myth that if you run your fuel tank very low, you'll end up "sucking up all the crap" and destroying your engine. The reality is your fuel tank is probably the cleanest part of the vehicle - there isn't just detritus hanging around at the bottom of it. Evidently there are occasionally issues with contaminated fuel causing problems for people (hence the thread), but they are very rare. I wouldn't worry too much about the dregs in you fuel, it's not like the tanker delivering it is the office coffee machine getting gummed up
Sounds like a lot of crap.
The stuff at the bottom is the same as the stuff at the top.
These things are built with filters. As is your car. Your car should have a fuel filter in it.
So I don't see any issues here personally if the above is true. If anything if he is doing that then at least you know it's being cleaned out then replaced. Whereas another place might have a lot of crap in the bottom for years then you are the unfortunate one who takes it all out in 1 go.
But then you have to ask. Where do you think the fuel comes from. If you think of a straw in a cup when you suck it out. It's the stuff from the bottom that you are sucking out. You wouldn't suck from the top as you would need to lower the straw as you suck which makes things far more complicated.
So are these fuel tanks sucking from the top or bottom? I'm guessing bottom. Which is why I go back to BS.
Fuel filters are a consumable part, and are supposed to be replaced periodically for this reason.I know for sure my mates old VW failed after his GF ran it dry, even after filling up it was running rough. Fuel filter was nigh on 100% blocked, mate changed that and it was running fine again (well as fine as ever). Was it timing of filter getting blocked or was it that last pint or so of fuel.
Not sure if modern tanks have eliminated most of the issue, aren't most plastic now? So the only opportunity for crud is whats added. Where as when they were metal (steel i think) then far more opportunity for self contamination.
I think that things have changed and what was once a known issue is basically living on myth now.
I know for sure my mates old VW failed after his GF ran it dry, even after filling up it was running rough. Fuel filter was nigh on 100% blocked, mate changed that and it was running fine again (well as fine as ever). Was it timing of filter getting blocked or was it that last pint or so of fuel.
My MGB tank was full of crud at the bottom. The filter was like an hourglass
Evidently it's a problem on old cars, but my point was mainly that the likelihood on modern vehicles is very low. I'll happily stand corrected if turns out to be a common problem, but my point was that there's very little chance of deposits in your fuel from the methods used to transport and store it, so in most cases, the bottom of your tank is going to be pretty clean. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
Fuel filters are a consumable part, and are supposed to be replaced periodically for this reason.
Unless you've got proof of contamination (many cars would have been effected), I expect it's equally as likely to be because of condensation in your fuel lines / tank caused by the cold temperatures.
I think you will find it's you that doesn't know how they work. When the DPF load on mine reaches a certain level and the engine is warm enough the car uses an injector in the exhaust to perform a regen which lowers the DPF load.I don't think you know how regens work. They happen almost every journey provided the conditions are met, not evey 6 months
No it doesn't.
I think you will find it's you that doesn't know how they work. When the DPF load on mine reaches a certain level and the engine is warm enough the car uses an injector in the exhaust to perform a regen which lowers the DPF load.
Mine most definitely does not always regen as the load slowly goes up no matter what sort of driving you do only a regen lowers it.
It goes up faster with standard fuel, stop start driving, idling and lower revs for instance.
5th gear at 70mph is cleaner than 6th great at 70mph.
Don't believe me off your laptop or phone into your car if you can and watch the DPF load figures.