Author: mad skiierSubject: which diesel
Posted: 02 Aug 2018 at 8:43am
Nothing wrong with Tesco fuel. They do shift some and if it was all bad, there would be broken down cars with fuel issues all over the place. Engines stripped & the internet would be on fire saying avoid!
The biggest problem of old was going to Ultra low sulphur from Derv, injectors & pumps wore out, no lubrication from ULS diesel. Modern Hdi's were designed around the ULS diesel now available (and now mix of bio diesel)
I think it is the network of British Fuels that supply Tesco, but might be wrong.
Filtration & water ingress is the thing that that Hdi's don't like. so a dirty, water infested underground tank of any fuel station will cause problems. Engines that have had a diet of Morrisons in my experience do have water & dirt in fuel filters.
Engines with no DPF, the premium stuff does clean the exhaust pipe. Whereas a DPF does hide some issues with cheaper fuels. I put a shot of Fuel additive in every now & again just to blast out the DPF.
Next time you fuel up, take a look at the top of the pump, there should be a small read out of how much that pump has served, per fuel. Middlebrook Tesco(Bolton) the pump I used was 1.4 million ltrs!
(I can see a picture next time I go) Then what I said on the opening line, must be truth in that.
