AAA study finds low quality gas produces a lot more deposits
AAA Study Finds Drastic Differences In Gasoline Quality
So basically, spend the extra 2 bucks for high quality gas. Your engine will thank you. I'm not sure which fuels are stamped "Top Tier" but it seems important to figure out! |
In Canada I'm pretty sure Shell, Esso, And Petro Canada are considered top tier.
I do Petro Canada 94. always. |
Recently a gas station near my parents place in northeastern CT, got a batch of gasoline that was so bad it clogged the filters/fuel pumps in some cars that got gas there afterwards.
The station had to pay to fix the fuel systems for those vehicles. |
Shell is my main source, because it has a rep for being the cleanest.
Next is Exxon/Mobil, because they're also Top Tier and I had some advice in their favor from someone whose opinion I respect. On rare occasions, when I can't wait and there's nothing else around, I use Sunoco. Can't remember the last time I got any fuel from any other station. |
Originally Posted by IamFodi
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Shell is my main source, because it has a rep for being the cleanest.
Next is Exxon/Mobil, because they're also Top Tier and I had some advice in their favor from someone whose opinion I respect. On rare occasions, when I can't wait and there's nothing else around, I use Sunoco. Can't remember the last time I got any fuel from any other station. Apparently Sunoco is not certified: Retailers |
This reminds me, though: I've had a few rotary folks give me crap for insisting on Top Tier. They said high-detergent fuel washes oil off the rotor chamber walls and increases wear. Maybe my Google-fu is weak, but I couldn't find any mention of that anywhere else. Anyone heard something similar? |
Yes IamFodi it is a Catch-22. High detergent gas can wash the oil away that is lubricating your engine while helping with less carbon deposits. The AAA tests were NOT with a rotary engine, with its unique internal lubrication needs. It probably is still a good idea to use the best quality gas you can. Back in my amateur RX7 racing days we used top tier gas (lots of Shell , Exxon and Sunoco's Cam 2) , but also used the max premix ratio to protect our engine's internals for the sustained high rpms we were running.
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Originally Posted by gwilliams6
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Yes IamFodi it is a Catch-22. High detergent gas can wash the oil away that is lubricating your engine while helping with less carbon deposits. The AAA tests were NOT with a rotary engine, with its unique internal lubrication needs. It probably is still a good idea to use the best quality gas you can. Back in my amateur RX7 racing days we used top tier gas (lots of Shell , Exxon and Sunoco's Cam 2) , but also used the max premix ratio to protect our engine's internals for the sustained high rpms we were running.
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IamFodi , I will find it and post to this thread. Cheers my friend !
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TOP TIER™ Licensed Retail Brands, as of July 12, 2016 (This is North America's list)
76 Aloha Petroleum Amoco ARCO Beacon BP Break Time Cenex Chevron CITGO Conoco Co-op Costco CountryMark CountryMark Plus Diamond Shamrock Entec Esso Express Exxon Holiday Kwik Star Stores Kwik Trip Mahalo MFA Mobil Ohana Fuels Petro-Canada Phillips 66 PUMA QT Quik Trip Road Ranger Shamrock Shell Shell (Puerto Rico) Shell V-Power Shell V-Power NiTRO+ Sinclair Standard SuperAmerica SuperFuels Tempo Texaco Tri-Par Valero |
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