The Absinthe Fairy 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 HiStupid quick question-do we have a petrol light?? I don't have an owners manual and I believe I'm running on fumes today ( bad girl) Link to post Share on other sites
madmonkee 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 ive never seen it so i don't know Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 you have a petrol gauge... if the needle is pointing to red then put some petrol in! Link to post Share on other sites
The Absinthe Fairy 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 No sh*t Sherlock Just becasue you don't know the answer......xcx Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 lol you're post sounded like you need a light to tell you whether you need to put petrol in or not Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 No light to tell you! Just have to use the gauge! Link to post Share on other sites
The Absinthe Fairy 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Damn! Ok- going to petrol station- Now where does the petrol go in then? I've had the bonnet up and can't find the hole. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 put some hair round the hole ud find it then lol mine seems to run fine DEEP into the red iv done it on many ocassion Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 mine ran out today was quite funny actually cos was in the centre of town and right in front of a traffic warden, so got him to help push to side of road. He said he wouldn't put a ticket on it and gave me a nice note saying that he was aware of the situation and had oked it to be parked on double yellows. so i went and did my shopping then went for fuel. maybe i should try it all the time to save paying for parking.....lol Link to post Share on other sites
The Absinthe Fairy 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Class idea-As we're on the subject- does anyone run on Optimax? I've heard for the price it doesn't make significant improvemnt n performance- only engine health- is this true?And does anyone find 98 better than 95 or can I be a pikey and use cheaper?xclairex-still hunting my avatar..... Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 i did use it til the price went through the roof barely noticable perf gain imo Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 i used to use optimax but i noticed a gain in performance but less mpg can't afford it just now so back to 95 ron. if you use optimax make sure you use a station with a high turnover as it uses additives which settle over time Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesun 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Was running Optimax a while back but changed to BP Ultimate.I feel the car runs a lot better on Ultimate but others will naturally disagree. Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 I use optimax or whichever super unleaded if Im not near a shell garage... I figure if theres a chance it'll run better its worrth the extra but Id be surprised if anyone could pass a petrol pepsi challenge Link to post Share on other sites
BenW16 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 also used t use ultimate, but price was getting a bit to high at my local filling station so changed to esso super unleded ( bit cheaper so the old girl does a few more miles ).. think thats about 97 ron, tbh not a great deal of difference between em.. so esso's the way forward Link to post Share on other sites
Triple A 0 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 You wont notice any difference unless your cars are at the top end of tuning and have turbo chargers fitted.Optimax - 98 RonBP Ultimate - 97.1 to about 97.5 RON (they *wont* gaurentee the rating ... make your own mind up)Other SUL - 97 RONUL - 95 RONYou only really need the higher octaine rating if you are suffering from pre-detination (knock). An n/a engine is unlikely to generate enough pressure/heat to cause this.If you have a TMO/Pocketlogger/Other software monitoring device then please post up some figures. It will be easy to tell if the car performs any better from this.I would say that a VR6 running better on Optimax was mostly a placebo. The best you could hope for was that the detergents in the Optimax were cleaning your injectors out more thourerly than the supermarket petrol we usually buy (i.e. the cheapest available...)Adam[ Edited Fri Jul 09 2004, 01:47PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 always run mine on optimax ,tryed others but not as good i think ,vr6 engine designed for 98 ron fuel ,mine feels rough on 95 Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 mine feels fine on 95 ron r u sure ur engines not clogged a little what milige u got i got 67k Link to post Share on other sites
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