Which is the BEST E5 Petrol to use and WHY?? Lets review 7 of them | E5 Super Unleaded Fuel Test
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- Today we discover which is the BEST E5 Petrol to use and WHY?? We review 7 of the most popular Super Unleaded petrols available to find out which is best. Included in the test is Gulf Endurance 97, Shell V-Power 99, Texaco Supreme 99, BP Ultimate 97, Tesco Momentum 99, Esso Synergy Supreme + 99, Sainsbury's super unleaded 97.
The Fuel Reviewer is your video guide to finding the best UK fuel brands with the lowest Ethanol content. After months of people asking which fuel contains the least amount of Ethanol on enthusiast sites and groups, I set out to test some of the highly recommended brands and bring you the results regularly in each episode.
This channel has been created for car, motorcycle and combustion engine enthusiasts, classic or modern, who want the best for their vehicle in the long term.
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As a chemical engineer, with 30 years refinery experience, I think this is a great video. Although there is no commentary on the degree of other additives, it was very interesting to see what ethanol blends are on forecourts now. Looking forward to something similar for E10 and perhaps diesel fuels.
Thanks Simon. I'd love to be able to break down them down to see what additives they contain. I do have an E10 video in the same format. I'd also looked at doing diesel but I'm not sure how I could separate the bio from pure diesel at home in my garage. Any tips would be appreciated.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 I shall follow up on the E10 video. I didn’t do much work on blending, per se. I am pretty sure that biodiesel would be totally miscible when added to any refined cut, so it would not be possible to separate. The Cetane Number enhancers are usually nitrates. It would need lab equipment and experience to test for quantity of such additives.. On reflection, an analysis at home on diesel would not be as practicable as for petrol.
@@simongeorgeturner yes, that was the conclusion I came up with after a bit of research.
Simon, just out of curiosity, which premium petrol would you use then all things considered? In a 3.0 litre sports car ?
@@seandavies386 Sean, as an engineer, I would change my vehicle engine to a diesel.
If one is sticking with petrol, the choice depends on driving style. For an economy style, Shell Fuel Save. For performance, any V-Power would do. All fuel meets a minimum Spec. The additives differentiate fuels at each forecourt. The market leaders use more additives, the supermarkets much less. These make a difference when it comes to servicing and wear. For example, the cleaning agents inhibit coking. So much so, a mechanic can tell if you regularly use supermarket petrol. Something to think about.
Great video well explained, I use tesco 99 in my car. Amazing how prices have shot up since this video was uploaded
Thanks Chris 👍🏻
I worked for Texaco in the 90’s when they launched ‘Clean System 3’. It was 3p p/l more & hugely expensive to produce the additive. I later worked with Esso & Shell, but Texaco was always more advanced.
That's really interesting. Do you still work in the fuel industry now?
I went to the clean system 3 launch at the NEC
Nice one, good and interesting review of E5. Perhaps you need to repeat this test again as manufacturers can alter their petrol?
I totally agree. I will be doing these again very soon.
Great stuff, thank you for all the effort you are putting into the testing.
Looking forward to the E10 results.
You're welcome and thanks for watching them 👍🏻
I'm looking forward to doing the E10's myself. Let's see if supermarket fuel is as bad people say 🤣
I had no idea some of these premium fuels were 0% ethanol. This would explain why my car always ran much better when I occasionally used BP Ultimate. Not that I can afford it in 2022.
I didn't either until I started to test them. I know what you mean about prices.... How high will it go???
Vpower is now £2.11 near me
@@MTB_FPV disgusting gave they come down now im all for costco atm because these prices are just a legitimate scam when 50% is tax
I have both a BP and Texaco filling station quite close to my home, but will still nevertheless put fuel stabiliser into my bike's tank when I SORN it for 6 months, come the end of September, just in case they 'change the recipe', so to speak, of these two fuels. Incidentally, I happened to fill a 5 litre can at the BP one a short while ago and the pump I used was a mile out, regarding calibration. I reported it to the nationwide concessionaire, who did precisely nothing and failed to reply, so I reported them to Weights and Measures. The last time I passed that station, the pump in question was still out of use, which leads me to believe that chicanery is afoot, perhaps nationwide. I'll buy another 5 litres soon, from a different pump there and report the place again if the result is the same. We pay enough for road fuel as it is, without allowing ourselves to be robbed. I'm of the opinion that Weights and Measures should have tested EVERY pump there.
I agree, we pay far too much for fuel as it is. I retested Texaco the other day and it was still excellent. Unfortunately some of the others aren't doing as well.
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I put BP ultimate into my car based off your video. I started putting it in. I turned around and look at the screen and it was bloody 170.
Great video thanks, would you recommend using E5 primarily in a Hybrid?
On a side note you sound like Tyson Fury 😂
Brilliant, thank you so much for a great video, well done.
Please keep up the good work.
Texaco here I come !!!
Thank you 👍🏻
Nice one for doing this test mate! I have a mk5 GTi and I live 2 minutes away from a Texaco garage which I will now be using as my regular fill up station (was using Tesco) a friend of mine has an 08 plate civic type r and he always goes to Costco, would be interesting to see this test on their fuel. Thanks again.
I've been using the Texaco 99 and I can really feel a difference over the others. A viewer offered to get me some Costco fuel to test and I was going to meet up with them, but unfortunately it never happened. I've not got one local to me or I'd do it.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 Can you tell me where you buy your blue dyed water from please pal, I want to do my own test on my local Texaco to make sure there's no trickery goin on there, ps convinced my friend to start using Texaco from now on 👍🏻
I just mix some food dye in water. The best way I've found to separate the Ethanol from fuel is to poor the fuel into the measuring jug with the water, then back out and in a few times. Leave it to settle for a good half an hour. Shaking it up doesn't work as well.
I live in South Australia, every service station must report their prices for the next 24 hours to the Government, this is used by app developers and can be viewed on your phone, any non compliance means trouble for the owner of the service station, good for us consumers to find the best deals
Very interesting and useful video, keep it up! I notice you said you were in West Yorkshire I think it would be good to state that in the description as fuels are likely to vary in other parts of the UK. Maybe there are others in different parts who are doing similar tests?
Thank you. Yes there is a chap doing it in the south. Where abouts are you?
@@thefuelreviewer7451 yes I'm in the South-East, I'll check out other reviews thanks for the tip.
I'd be tempted to buy a bit in a can and test it yourself if you want to know for sure.
Just found this as I've been trying the various E5 fuels recently (I drive an older car and am concerned about using E10). Thanks for a helpful video. Fwiw, I find my car is happiest when using BP Ultimate. I get better pickup, smoother running and noticeably better mpg (to the extent that it negates the increased price). Interesting to learn that it contains no ethanol. Of the others that I've tried, Esso Supreme is second best and Tesco Momentum is OK, as is Sainsburys Super and Shell V Power. It doesn't seem to like Texaco so much. Haven't tried Gulf - not many of their forecourts round my way - but will look out for and try it. Thanks again.
After coming across this channel and watching this review this morning, I went out to find the nearest texaco and bought the 99 octane E5 in my c43 amg and believe me I wasn’t disappointed, there is a massive difference between regular fuel and the texaco 99 octane.
I found exactly the same compared to the other super unleaded fuels too. Glad you like it 👍🏻
texaco uses 97ron buddy not 99. Only companies in the UK that have 99ron are shell vpower, tesco momentum and Esso 99+ synergy. All the rest are 97
@@ArnestoGTITexaco performance + is 99 Ron now. Old texaco supreme was 97 Ron they’ve changed the name and upped the Ron
Interesting. The only reason I'm here is I put Tesco's Momentum in my '99 SV650 today and I didn't feel it ran as well, so looked it up and your video was first on Goggle. I'd be dead interested in the comparative tests you reference as a future project in terms of degradation. Good video and very helpful. thanks.
Have you seen my latest tesco momentum video?? It's worse than some E10's.
@@thefuelreviewer7451wait tesco octane 99 no good?
Please clarify "one sixty 3" is 163 and one fifty three is 153. Not easy to differentiate from your accent. Many thanks, keep up this great info source.
Which brand was it?
When you checked Tesco Momentum 99 before it was at 5%, now this time 2.5%? 🤔
Do you plan to re-run this test on E5 fuels?
I’m just wondering to see if the fuel blend has changed in the last year.
I second this
Interesting, i might be selling my kids soon to pay for a full tank of Texaco 99 soon, eager to see the results
Thanks for all your reviews! Good to hear that the Texaco Supreme 99 is ethanol-free. I'm pretty sure that this is the fuel supplied by Co-Op branded forecourts, as they recently signed a supply deal with Valera, the company behind Texaco in the UK. My local Co-Op was Esso-branded until a year or so ago, so I'm hoping that the current "Co-Op" fuel they supply is Texaco Supreme 99 by any other name - it's clearly labelled as "99", so I'm pretty sure it's Texaco. Of course, being Co-Op, it's excellent value! Thanks again for your great site!
That's interesting. I do have a fairly local co-op branded petrol station. It might not be the exact same blends as Texaco though. Maybe I'll test it soon.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 Excellent set of videos. It would be interesting to see if these fuels are changing drastically due to Ukraine etc.
But if your running a turbo car then they actually thrive on higher ethanol content!
Thanks for this very useful. When E10 came out initially last year. Shell said their Super unleaded would be labeled E5 because they had to by law, but assured us that it would contain no ethanol. I will never buy petrol from Shell ever again.
I'm glad you like them. The E10's could be very interesting when I test those.
Yes I think Shell E5 is a con. It's very expensive yet it has 2.5% ethanol. Daylight robbery.
Very interesting, I usually use shell or esso 99, my car hates 97. I'll be trying texaco next time 👍🏻
I tried it in mine yesterday for the first time and it was great. I was previously using Esso 99. Let me know how it goes if you do 👍🏻
Could you not do a review on the diesel fuels aka the cetane ratings allegedly BP Ultimate is supposed to be the highest?
Useful non bias vid. It would be useful to know what else is in them as I use higher octane fuels every third or fourth tank in my VFR1200X for the cleaning adatives.
Keep it up 👍
You living legend thank you so much for making these videos. After few months make the same video I wonder if the tankers make mistakes to fill up the fuel pump
They do make mistakes, got diesel from sainsburys petrol pump once!
@@nothanks9050 I see what you did there 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@mwk1939 It's 100% true! Was a company vehcile as well, having the receipt to prove it saved me a huge bollocking, nobody believed me until we could speak to sainsburys next day. Sainsburys were actually very good about it, immediately admitted it, (lots of people affected over 2 hour period that evening) they were very keen to pay all flush out/repair costs, any associated costs even hire vehicle etc if necessary, wanted it all quietly smoothed over asap. Must have cost a small fortune overall. Still, I got my mum her 00000000.2p worth of nectar points!
I accidentally put Texaco supreme in my 320i the other day. Noticed a difference immediately. I think I've had better milage too.
It's amazing how many people say their cars go so much better on E5. It would be interesting to see how much extra milage you're getting.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 If I get the chance I'll run a little experiment and let you know.
My local Texaco in London - West Hendon Broadway NW9 7DN wants 198.9 for Texaco Supreme 99. I nearly fell off my chair when I called them.
Haha that is expensive. Just tried it in my car and it's really good stuff.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 my fuel capacity is 94 litre, it would probably be cheaper to use BP Ultimate with a Octane booster to take the 97 to 99.
Great videos BTW
@@rrp1985 be cheaper to use premium vodka...
I use sainsburys 97 in my car along with millers ecomax petrol additive which still works out way cheaper than shell or bp and ends up 99 octane with the additve . Car runs superb ........ winner 🏆
Thanks again for this review. So it's BP Gulf and Texaco to avoid ethanol. I'm not using Esso again. I think it's 2.5% everywhere and what they say in their website is out of date. One point is the colour of the Texaco. Presumably because of the higher octane?
You're welcome 👍🏻 Yes I think it could be what Texaco are boosting the octane with. I'll certainly be trying Texaco come the spring and I'll report on how it performs as my car is really fussy on fuel. My next choice would be Gulf, which is only down to price.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 I now use BP my way. My car is also fussy and can't use E10 anyway. It seems to perform really well even though BP is only 97 octane. It's also cheaper than Esso which is really expensive. If I come across Gulf or Texaco I'll try them.
Right now BP ultimate 97 is 178p, Gulf super unleaded 97 is 158p. I switched from BP to Gulf.
Prices are all over at the moment aren't they. Have you noticed any differencebegweeb the two?? They both tested well.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 Doubtful i will notice the difference. I didn't notice changing regular petrol to BP ultimate. I just did it to clean the engine and for no ethanol.
Damn I'm getting Esso 99 in my tvr. Seems to run ok. Mine costs 151.9 per litre.
Thank you for doing this for us.
You're welcome.
Just another request for Jet fuel. Have tried their ultra premium 97 and is certainly ok. But just wondered what the ethanol content would be? Obviously hoping it's 0%
Seen as a few have asked, I'll make sure I include Jet in the next tests 😉
@@thefuelreviewer7451😁
SHELL V-power absorbs the least amount of AIR.
Your injectors will last much longer using V-power......but add in 1ml , Ox-cetane per gallon of fuel....this greatly improves the fuels 'Air release properties'
Octane rating is for anti knock in those engines that suffer from pre-ignition of fuel 😊
I love your videos. The one test it would be good to know is which fuel has the best detergents but I'm not sure there's an easy way to check that?
Thank you. I'd like to test that too but I don't think it's something I could do at home.
It's great to see just how different each brand is compared with the South. Most of our Super Unleadeds are ethanol-free, bar Texaco (only It's still 97RON here), but I've only tested two E10s and I only do occasional videos on fuel tests. Please feel free to reference any of the tests I've done as a comparison (it might help with some people being confused over why they thought say.. V-Power was ethanol-free). I've subscribed and look forward to seeing how the blends change over the coming months/years, as I too don't want the shite anywhere near my classics.
Welcome aboard 👍🏻 I feel the same about using fuel with ethanol in it. It's just a way of culling cars and bikes off. The stuff is terrible, especially for older vehicles where it all settles at the bottom of the tank. I've done the E10 filming, just need to edit it which I'll do this week. That's produced some interesting results.
Interesting videos, thank you.
You mentioned that you run an octane booster in your Subaru.
Which one do you use?
My Volvo C30 T5 is mapped to run 99 octane minimum and I'd like to keep a bottle of octane booster in the boot in case I can only get 97 octane.
Water and fuel dont mix, you may damage your engine if you use it like that.
We used fuel separators to remove water from fuel when i was a marine engineer.
Hope it helps
I used Sainsbury's super but now moving to tesco momentum thanks
What's your problem with ethanol?
I drove E100 in Brazil and it's fantastic! 😃
Silent, good running engine, very clean. 👍
If I could buy E25 or E30 here in Germany with a good base fuel and then the ethanol added so that you have far over RON 100 I'd buy it with pleasure! No easier way to clean the combustion chamber and the exhaust pipe. 😉
ethanol is highly corrosive to things like silicone or rubber fuel lines, rubber seals, gaskets, petrol tanks, fuel injectors, etc. It is also hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs moisture from wherever it encounters it, including from the atmosphere. This is BAD for engines. Ethanol is 33% LESS efficient than gasoline, which for E10 means that the net efficiency is down 4-7% against using pure gasoline. It burns cooler. Per volume, it does not produce anywhere near the same amount of power as burning gasoline in the same engine (for comparisons, use EITHER an engine rated at Euro 4 or 5 petrol, which can use 92 octane or better fuel (E5 or boosted E10), or an older, carbureted engine that HAS NOT been specifically REtuned to burn ethanol (actually probably shouldn't try that, you WILL destroy the engine trying to burn ethanol in it)). I'd rather not have to fork out on engine repairs because some zealot wants to fuck up my mileage AND break my bike in the name of some delusional green agenda that in fact INCREASES the net carbon footprint to produce over pumping oil out of the ground and distilling it. If and when I can, I buy E0 or E5. My bike is NEVER getting forcefed E10.
I'm also from West Yorkshire, what brand do you currently use (if any) for E5 petrol?
I have a 414bhp AMG A45. with shell V power i get NO pops or bangs at all. so it is not fun. maybe it is slightly faster but thats all. with the BP ultimate i get more pops and bangs
I’m Buying a brand new Mini Countryman JCW it’s a 2lt 306 bhp and to be fair had not thought about the fuel it needs?
Should I be using the performance fuels?
Thanks for any advice
I would absolutely use the best fuel you can if you plan on keeping it long term and want the best from it.
I have a nearly 40yo car that doesn't like ethanol because alcohol wasn't a thing when it was designed and built.
Have even thought of water washing my fuel to extract the ethanol but it drinks so much I'd have to retire and wash petrol full time to make it worthwhile.
Any way to test diesel fuels to see which one is best? Many people claim that supermarket diesel gets less mpg than branded fuel stations
Are the octane ratings the same as American ratings? If so you have higher octane punk fuels than we do my local shell only has 91 premium
switched from Shell V-Power to Esso Supreme 99+ a year ago as the latter is cheaper and has 0% Ethanol in most parts of the country.
If you want parts to test sitting in fuel, get a bunch of cheap diaphragms from little 2 stroke carbs, chainsaw/strimmer zama type etc just find the cheapest kit and get some, this is the main thing I fix on small 2 stroke carbs for customers, caused by sitting around with old fuel and I reckon accelerated by low quality fuel. The new diaphragms are soft/pliable/supple, one part is like rubber with metal disc the other is plastic both paper thin and big surface area. They go hard and crinkly which affects fuel pumping and metering, early symptom usually starts/idles but bogs down trying to rev, progressing to non runner. Running my own fleet of machines professionally I only ever used good fuel, never had an issue even on machines that sat a bit. Majority of client's bringing me non runners today are home owners who I'm certain buy exclusively cheapest fuel. These little parts are vulnerable and first to die, usually carbs are still clean/nothing else wrong. I reckon you'll see a noticeable difference between E10 and ethanol free. Would be very interested to see how quick it happens.
That's a great idea. I'll have a look on eBay and get some ordered.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 Awesome, will be very interested to see, used to live in UK, now in France, E10 has been sold here for a few years, you can even get E85 to run in converted or flex fuel vehicles but horrible mpg negates a big chunk of savings, lpg much better option for conversion, local machinery dealer has a big sign telling people not to use E10 in either 2 or 4 stroke engines. Had a 2007 E10 safe octavia tfsi, did many trips between UK and France, used both, more miles from a tank of ethanol free or E5 every time. Not 100% scientific but very similar conditions, same journey etc. Ethanol free 95 and super unleaded still widely available here, most people with older or classic cars and pretty much all motorcyclists avoid E10. Not all diesel is the same either but that's another story!
A fuel reviewer. Now I've seen it all.
Talking to a maintenance fitter, who works at different refineries, said the blend of constituents varies according to the availability of base stocks at the time & price.
So the quantity of ethanol can vary from batch to batch. Some E 10 could be as low as 2.5% or lower. Refinery balance, cost of Ethanol versus penalty for not including in batch. Other additives pack, tend to be consistent, within tolerances. There's no way of knowing exactly what you are going to get at the pump, even from same brand, but different areas of the country.
Thanks for your time & effort. Hope helps people in your region.
I guess we'll find out over time as I keep reviewing them. Some brands do state they have zero ethanol in certain areas, so I presume ethanol is something fuel companies can optionally add in with other ingredients as they blend it into their own product.
Should test Costco. Very reasonable prices and great fuel
I’d be interested to know your thoughts on premium diesel fuel
All these vids are two years old. Is the chanel dormant?
Does the region make a difference to the ethanol rating?
I used Shell V-Power 99, then I change to Esso Synergy Supreme + 99, there is no different in performance, it the same as I use the same throttle, same road, same time, it low, middle and top range speed is the same except I feel the different in Esso Synergy Supreme + 99, is smoothness, my bike run smoother, softer sound and less vibration than the Shell V-Power 99, and also the price different, the Shell V-Power 99 is more expensive than Esso Synergy Supreme + 99.
That's what I've found fuels with less ethanol are like compared to one's with more ethanol. The engines are much happier with less ethanol. I've got a few bikes and a couple of Turbo cars. The cars are much more fussy on fuel than say my ZX10R is.
I use Tesco 99 as it's £1.48.7 locally. (South Hampshire)
What’s the most ideal E10 fuel to use with the least Ethanol?
Fascinating but you ignore performance, cleaning additives etc. Yes, if you want no ethanol this is great but if your engine doesn't perform as efficiently you will be potentially using more MPG and over the lifespan of your car your engine may suffer more? Just a thought but a fun video nonetheless.
Shell (V-Power) is just so much more expensive, it's an irrational decision to buy it. It's like 10-15% more expensive. They claim they have "additives" but considering a fill-up costs £10 more at shell, I can buy additives separately and it will still be cheaper! A can of premium fuel additive is like £20 so I can add one can every other fill-up and at least I know what additive I am adding.
Thanks for the video. Very interesting to me as I have a Dacia duster. I mainly run on LPG but it needs petrol to start and it can last many many weeks. My concern is what fuel is best left for long periods in the tank because of this. I was using Esso supreme+ 99. I’m in the south east and was under the impression Esso had no ethanol. I see you mention a TH-camr does the south east, could you point me in the right direction? Thanks again
I'd take a look on the Esso website and maybe reach out to them. When I last tested Esso it was very low.
dunno where your getting your prices from, im in london and the BP ultimate is 170.
Not surprised with the winner, I used to drive 80 miles every day and found it to be the best for power and smooth running, had plenty enough years to try them all, this is with diesel mind but so good knowing this 👍
Please do this again with all the standard fuels.
I used E10 in my old Rd 250 & if it sits around too long it just clogs up the carbs.
I now only use E5 , i cant find any ethanol free fuel anywhere. !!
If I recall Tesco is just Esso rebadged.
In Wales Texaco is in general is the most expensive fuel you can buy .
I think it would add a lot to your vids to buy an octane tester
On my Ford Fiesta it hates E10 the engine sounds rough and fuel consumption is high. Yet on my other car Golf it seems fine on E10 and no increase in fuel consumption. Both are compatible for E10.
What fiesta is it? They might say they are compatible with E10, but the amount of people who comment with pretty new vehicles (Including hybrids) saying their car runs poor on E10 is crazy.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 I really hate E10, but unfortunately E5 is even more expensive which in the age of high fuel prices is unaffordable. The only E10 which seemed ok was BP
Do you have an ecoboost Fiesta? Have you tried Texaco 99? That stuff is really good. My personal opinion is that E10 will deliberately prematurely ruin vehicles to take them off the road.
Which is better gulf or tesco?
Did you say gulf?.... haven't seen gulf or fina anywhere in south of England since 1999/2000
Very Interesting…. This maybe explains the slight increase in MPG I’ve seen since filling up with Texaco Supreme 99.
My car is a 2.0 turbo and no matter how gentle I drive it the trip computer never reads over 40mpg (38-39 is average). Since filling up with Texaco the car is reading 41.4 mpg over the last few hundred miles, something I’ve never seen in three years of owning it and always using 97/99 fuel.
I know there’s always a ton of variables (and that the trip computer is extremely optimistic!!) but I’ve never seen over 40 before. So I think the Texaco is making the difference - the only trouble is my nearest Texaco is about 30 miles away so I can’t use it on every fill up!! Car seems to be running just as well as it does on Esso but I know it’s early days yet.
Great review too 👍🏻👍🏻
That's great news. I tried Tesco, Shell and Esso last year (Esso being the best) in my car but I'll be trying Texaco in my own car 👍🏻
what a difference a month makes to price
I know it's scary isn't it. The first one I did was V power last summer.
Would be great if you could do diesel.
Im shaken to the core with Shell coming in so low. Game changer since I have both a Shell and Texeco opposite each other.
Never even consider Texeco till now
It was exactly the same for me too.
Ill check the Esso price today but i bet it aint anywhere near what u have said cuz im in london
Esso is currently £1.599 a litre here in Bristol (May 2023)
Should go around all fuel stations, take a picture of them and location… and test their fuel… some pumps let around 5-10p air before fuel comes out of nozzle
I thought about adding the locations on. Not sure if that's a good idea or not though.
Can hardly get Texaco supreme in the south....
Shame there are no recent reviews by yourself as layman it's hard to judge fuel.
It would be nice to see a test purely done on performance. It's fair enough for those with older cars to have the information of how much ethanol is in each fuel. But for those of us with newer performance cars, we'd like to which one produces the most power. Other tests say v power is the best but I know you are independent and won't allow oil companies to have an influence over the published results.
I've tested all the decent ones and I can honestly say I found Texaco 99 is by far the best. My car pulls far harder on it right through the rev range. Failing that we'd need a dyno day 😉
Is Costco fuel any good?
I've not tested that one. I would, but it's quite a way away and I don't have a card.
£1.50 ish a litre, I remember the day 4 star went up to a £1 a gallon!
Wait until you are monetized before you spend money, no need to atm, audio isn't ok.
Or do a voice over, will be alot clearer without movement etc.
Thanks Alex. I'll wait to see what happens 👍🏻
Ah shit, I use Esso almost exclusively.
In the South, we get Esso with zero ethanol 😎
Agreed Jake. Mimicked this chap’s method just yesterday
I'm utterly confused. Doesn't 'E5' mean 5% Ethanol? Also, I thought in order to achieve high octane rating, you had to add either ethanol or LEAD.
No, thankfully not. E5 means it can have a maximum of 5% ethanol. E10 is 10%. There's various ways they can boost octane without using ethanol.
I've seen a good 6 or 7 of these recently and they give miles different results I've seen one v power had 6.5 % ethanol and one BP was one one the worst I've seen one esso had zero in it so they either vary or these tests are rubbish
would've been useful to explain what it is you are looking for.. not very intuitive from your adding water to petrol and shaking it and then coming up with an order based on.. well.. kind of missing that part.. otherwise, well done you..
Sorry, it does say on the thumb nail, start of the video and during the video that it's based on ethanol content, octane rating and price. You must have missed that bit but I'll try to make it more obvious next time. Also this was a general review after I'd done each brand individually.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 let me rephrase..how.. how does mixing water with petrol determine the ethanol content.. the price and octane ratings are not what eludes me.. hence the question 'what are you looking for..' that's the part I must've missed in the thumbnail, as well as both at the start of the video and during the video..
Ah I see what you mean and that's handy feedback. I did explain it in my earlier videos and maybe I've not been clear enough. The ethanol is attracted to the water, so I always start with 20mm of water and add 200ml of fuel to that. Each mark on the measuring jug is 5ml, so if it's starting at 20ml and the blue water goes to 25ml, that's 2.5% ethanol content.
"0% Ethanol as you can see" Looks the same as before to me lol
Haha yeah that's what you want. If it's raising up then id give it a swerve 👍🏻
The only reason the Government and Fuel companies push the ethanol additive fuels is because you buy them . You should band together and boycott the worst offenders in order to bring them back into line .
I tried E10 when I first came to Australia 20 years ago , mainly because it was recommended to me .
My Camry had no power and poor miles to the gallon .I could hear the engine ' plinking' under load .
Now I have a Carolla and always put straight 98 in it .
The engine runs cleaner , I notice more power and get 40 miles to the tank more . We E85 , but I haven't a clue what it is . Price for @ litre 98 atm $1.96 or £1.06 ish .
Wow, your petrol is really cheap. Ours is £1.80 (some places even higher) a litre for good stuff now. That's Texaco E5 with 0 ethanol and 99 octane. I run that in my JDM WRX STI Spec C Type RA. Anyway, thanks for the comment and I hope you enjoy watching the films 👍🏻
@@thefuelreviewer7451 . Fuel prices have to be kept lower by the Government or the country would come to a stand still !
Commercial vehicles over 3 tonne can claim a rebate on diesel used .
The government also recently reduce the duty on petrol by 22 cents a litre due to the high world price . They may have done it because we are about to have an election .
Although our petrol is comparatively cheap , you have to consider the long distances we often travel and thus need bigger engines . As a car buff you would appreciate the Holden ( HSV ) 6.0 307kw Commodore in the garage out the back . Sadly it's not mine .
I'm planning a trip back to Perth from Sydney 4000k (2500 miles ) via Melbourne 1000 k .
Yeah the Holden is a cool car. We had some over here that were badged as Vauxhall VXR8.
That drive to Perth sounds good. I went to Australia back in November/December 2012 and loved it. Flew to Perth and stayed there for a week, then flew to Sydney and picked up a motorhome and drove up to the sunshine Coast (making stops along the way). Absolutely loved it in Australia 👍🏻
@@thefuelreviewer7451 stay safe m8 .
You too👍🏻
All the supermarkets big names have stopped selling the good stuff, Because they know you have to fill up more with the crap stuff, Tescos, Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons all in Mansfield you should be ashamed of your money grabbing tactics, ESSO SHELL thankyou.
Do your local Tesco and Sainsbury's not sell E5? Saying that, Tesco hasn't done too well on this week's test.
@@thefuelreviewer7451 All the main supermarkets in Mansfield have stopped selling E5, I've asked at them all has to why and have not recieved a proper answer, I can only presume they make more money off E10, I have to seek out Esso and Shell even if it means travelling.
i cant even find any e5 anymore
Oh no, where abouts are you?
@@thefuelreviewer7451 hereford
How putting redex into super unleaded petrol make it even better?
Do you mean the octane booster or just normal Redex?
@@thefuelreviewer7451 normal redex I. Brought 4 bottles of redex at Tesco as on the Clubcard offer it was 2 pound a bottle
@@ffsitsjon9389 I'm no expert on Redex, but it's not something I'd personally use. The last time I did was in an old bike about 25 years ago. I wondered if I would feel any benefit but the engine died during the test. I'm not blaming the Redex but since then I've never dared to touch it again haha.
Why the tests we have no petrol.
There's no petrol shortage where I am??
Well done looks like tescos .is great value for a super fuel though .
Yeah, if you don't mind the ethanol then it's definitely good value.
Iv been getting ripped off by shell 😬😬😬
Haha I know the feeling.