where's d best diesel? caltex - petron - shell ???

**beetlebmble** · March 30th, 2017 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

BS from your Ford "specialist".

In case you didn't know, all petroleum brands share fuel. Shell gets from Petron and Total on top of their own supply from Batangas in order to serve their Manila stations.

If you've seen how stringent Shell's product quality testing is from the depot, you'd know that they meet gov't mandated specs to the letter.

The usual cause for dirty fuel is a poorly maintained station - the tanks could have sediment build-up, or even water intrusion. But for most stations in Manila that are company owned, operational standards are at a very high level so contamination is unlikely.

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Shell for me good performance compared sa petron ,both low and high rpm smooth ang shell.. what I like sa petron is sobrang tahimik ng idling.

**miguel20** · April 27th, 2017 10:29 AM

Guys.. does Caltex's TECHRON live up to its purpose or its all marketing bull?

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**Stigg ma** · April 27th, 2017 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by miguel20

Guys.. does Caltex's TECHRON live up to its purpose or its all marketing bull?

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techron is a patented chemical, meaning its composition is available for review... not unlike coke (non-patent) which has a secret ingredient...

the question is, was the techron added to the base fuel being dispensed?

**vvti2.0** · April 27th, 2017 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by miguel20

Guys.. does Caltex's TECHRON live up to its purpose or its all marketing bull?

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It is not a marketing bull... Totoo yan..

ask natin yung resident oiler dito..

**jut703** · April 27th, 2017 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by miguel20

Guys.. does Caltex's TECHRON live up to its purpose or its all marketing bull?

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Originally Posted by vvti2.0

It is not a marketing bull... Totoo yan..

ask natin yung resident oiler dito..

Techron works just as Shell's V-Power additives and Petron's XCS additives work. They all just have detergent properties that help prevent carbon buildup in your engine.

Thing is, even FuelSave or Xtra Advance also has detergent additives, just with lower concentrations. However, there are no long term studies that actually show a difference if you fill up exclusively with premium gasoline and with regular gasoline only.

Bottomline, if it feels good for you, then buy it. Your car most likely doesn't need it though.

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**monty_GTV** · April 27th, 2017 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

Techron works just as Shell's V-Power additives and Petron's XCS additives work. They all just have detergent properties that help prevent carbon buildup in your engine.

Thing is, even FuelSave or Xtra Advance also has detergent additives, just with lower concentrations. However, there are no long term studies that actually show a difference if you fill up exclusively with premium gasoline and with regular gasoline only.

Bottomline, if it feels good for you, then buy it. Your car most likely doesn't need it though.

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sometimes it feels good to drive with the more expensive fuel blend. it surely improves the performance based on butt dyno

**jut703** · April 27th, 2017 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by monty_GTV

sometimes it feels good to drive with the more expensive fuel blend. it surely improves the performance based on butt dyno

If you didnt know you filled up with premium fuel, would you have noticed the difference?

When my brother drives my car, he doesn't notice any difference no matter what brand or octane I use. I'm pretty sure that in a blind test, people won't notice the difference of regular fuel and premium fuel.

Heck, sometimes we sell 95 as 91 whenever we're out of 91. Noone notices.

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**cast_no_shadow** · April 27th, 2017 08:02 PM

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**miguel20** · April 29th, 2017 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

Techron works just as Shell's V-Power additives and Petron's XCS additives work. They all just have detergent properties that help prevent carbon buildup in your engine.

Thing is, even FuelSave or Xtra Advance also has detergent additives, just with lower concentrations. However, there are no long term studies that actually show a difference if you fill up exclusively with premium gasoline and with regular gasoline only.

Bottomline, if it feels good for you, then buy it. Your car most likely doesn't need it though.

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Is that the reason why clatex doesnt have a "premium" variant of fuel like VPNitro or Petrons TurboDiesel because its diesel fuel, which is priced the same as fuelsave and dieselmax, is already a "premium" one?

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**jut703** · April 30th, 2017 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by miguel20

Is that the reason why clatex doesnt have a "premium" variant of fuel like VPNitro or Petrons TurboDiesel because its diesel fuel, which is priced the same as fuelsave and dieselmax, is already a "premium" one?

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Not really. Isa lang kasi talaga additive ni Caltex and medyo mahina marketing nila kasi hindi nila naoovercharge mga tao with a separate premium product. 😂

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