"Top Tier Fuel" Still Need Cleaners?

[wileyE]

After the big fuel squeeze post hurricane the govt gave the companys the ok to do whatever it took to keep the supply chain moving. Including blends mixes cross shipping into regions that regulation would mandate different fuel etc. Not sure if things are back to normal now but who knows what we were getting for fuel then?

How do cleaners know the difference between carbon and oil film that's supposed to be there? could continued use result in a nice clean worn out engine?

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Gasoline alone leaves deposits on the valves, piston tops, and C.Cs. Additives remove these deposits.

There's no such thing as "Gasoline-alone" with top-tier fuels.

 

[TonyMazz]

According to a recent GM TSB, it advises that there is no need to run any additives if you use TopTier fuels....

 

[vairox]

saw a gas truck dump gas at a shell then pulled over to a beacon and dumped gas there, IMO gas is gas period.

i want my beacon v-power.

 

[Hammer]

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saw a gas truck dump gas at a shell then pulled over to a beacon and dumped gas there, IMO gas is gas period.

i want my beacon v-power.

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Most gas tankers have compartments. The gas dropped at shell could easily had the Shell proprietary additives injected in at the tanker filling, and the beacon gas could have had it's additives injected in at the tanker filling. I have talked to gas tanker drivers and many say that this is what occurs.

Straying a bit off topic, The flying-J diesel tank drivers dump raw additives into the in-ground tank before dumping their untreated diesel from the tanker. I saw one dumping the additive and I went up and talked to him and he explained that is how Flying-J adds additive to their diesel.

Hammer

 

[vairox]

hmmm... could be, so a gas tanker driver can get his hands on raw v-power additive? how about a whole gallon of straight v-power....

 

[Eli89SHO]

I used to fill up with BP Ultimate. Once I got my first gallon of FP60, I tried the FP with Hess 93 octane (what is recommended for my 89 Ford Taurus SHO) and guess what? The car felt just fine with both Hess and BP. The price difference however between the Hess gas and BP is like $.10. Thats enough for me. I am now on my second gallon of FP60

 

[thooks]

I didn't read all of the posts, but the few I read indicate that many of you need educating.


Here is how it all works:

Gas is made (refined) at a refinery and piped to terminals. These terminals distribute fuel to a large area. Other teminals may "overflow" into another's area. It all depends on who owns the store where you are buying it and where the agreements are.

Then, a tanker will fill up at the terminal. Usually, this is a 9,000 +/- gallon tanker, with three individual tanks. The driver will then drop the fuel at the stores the dispatcher has indicated. He may make a delivery at a Chevron, Shell and Exxon. All three stores may be owned by the same company.

When the driver gets to the Chevron, he will dump in the amount of chemical that corresponds to the amount of fuel he is dumping, of Chevron's chemical.

He may drive across the road to the Exxon and dump fuel there, along with Exxon's chemical.

He may drive to the Shell and dump what he has, then make another trip to the terminal.

I've seen it happen, I know it happens. I happen to know someone real well that is in this business.


Your "Shell" gas is pretty much what is being sold down the road at "Uncle Billy-Bob's discount store".