Is there a government agency that checks the quality of fuel at gas stations? Are octane ratings checked?

[Kristiano]

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bro diesel fuel itself is a hygroscopic fuel, it tends to absorb moisture naturally, by and by magtubig gyud na ang tank reservoirs sa gas stations, naa nay mga special moisture filtering devices ang fuel pump mismo sa mga gas stations, supposed to be every quarter na sila dapat mag ilis kay mutubig gyud na ang diesel, for some reasons dili maka ilis ang ubang gas stations on time mao nang mapunta sa mga end users maglumba ug check engine ang mga CRDI nga mga sakyanan, ang uban gyud mga stuck-up ang mga injectors, so dapat unta ang mga gasolinahan dili mag tipid2x ug ilis ug moisture absorber filters kay di lalim kung mga stuck-up na ang mga injectors pirti gyung mahala....

sos, dako man diay maintenance aning crdi engines diay... maau pang older engines ky kaon gyapon bisag naay tubig...

[kazki]

I dont really like my engine to be like this after 3 years of use...



I want my engine to be like this after 3 years of use...

You just need fuel injector cleaners boss.. you don't need to spend all that money for expensive fuel every year. At least 1x a year you drop this in, and it's all set. Much more cost-efficient than maintaining an expensive fuel, that is a bit unnecessary.

[KH0UJ]

You just need fuel injector cleaners boss.. you don't need to spend all that money for expensive fuel every year. At least 1x a year you drop this in, and it's all set. Much more cost-efficient than maintaining an expensive fuel, that is a bit unnecessary.

I dont think a single dose of this product can flush the carbon deposits on a year use of unleaded gas boss, unlike if you use a fuel with less carbon soot in the first place, siguro on a monthly basis or every full tank kana mas maka less siguro ug carbon build-up because it acts as an octane enhancer sa regular unleaded gasoline...carbon soot build-up in the catalytic converters also are very hard to flush, the only remedy is to replace it with new ones, unlike if you use higher octane fuel in the first place mas minus gyud to ug carbon soot, kung naa man gani microscopic na kaayo that it can just be flushed away together with the exhaust gas...

[kazki]

I dont think a single dose of this product can flush the carbon deposits on a year use of unleaded gas boss, unlike if you use a fuel with less carbon soot in the first place, siguro on a monthly basis or every full tank kana mas maka less siguro ug carbon build-up because it acts as an octane enhancer sa regular unleaded gasoline...carbon soot build-up in the catalytic converters also are very hard to flush, the only remedy is to replace it with new ones, unlike if you use higher octane fuel in the first place mas minus gyud to ug carbon soot, kung naa man gani microscopic na kaayo that it can just be flushed away together with the exhaust gas...

It won't really make much difference, boss. I would understand using high octane fuel if you're into racing etc as every HP counts in lap times; but for a normal daily driver - you wouldn't really notice much difference and it would totally be extra load on your pocket if you spend money for it.

Fuel injector cleaner every service are more than enough and are cost-effective solutions, which do the same thing at a fraction of the cost. Even if you have to replace a catalytic converter (which is a bit extreme), is still cheaper than maintaining unnecessary expensive fuel.

Videos are really "commercial" input from shell... I wouldn't be surprise if they make an unnecessary commodity sound like something that one "should need". Factory manual would still be the one I would follow.

Just my 2 cents, boss.

[chibi]

Just my observation:
When I first had my car, I just used the Fuel Save from Shell. It used to have a 93 octane rating. Then last year or 2 years ago I guess, it changed to 91. I noticed a decrease in power, so I shifted to Nitro+ with a 95 octane rating. There was an increase in power, but somehow the engine is not that silent compared to using a 91 or 93 RON. So I shifted back to 91 hehe
Below are the average mileage I got using different types of unleaded gasoline in Shell (I haven't tried other brands for my car)
Car: Vios A/T
Shell Fuel Save (93 RON) - 12.5 km/L
Shell Fuel Save (91 RON) - 10.5 ~ 11 km/L
Shell Nitro+ (95 RON) - 12 km/L

I think the reason why some have a low mileage when using gasoline with higher octane rating is because they love to race(figuratively) already hehehe

As for the topic, I'm not sure if the government checks the fuels of each gasoline station when they renew their business permit, or something like that. Read some complaints online that there are some stations(not sure here in Cebu) that have contaminated fuels.

[b00rdz]

Higher octane rating gasoline self cleans the combustion chamber of the engine thus optimized power output, ako man gyud mismo tig tune-up sa akong mga sakyanan very noticeable gyud ang carbon deposits sa regular unleaded ug 97+ octane gasoline, normal man gyud na nga murecommend ang car manufacturers sa unleaded fuel para dili malunhat ang makina nila kay it saves them headaches within the warranty period, (Tricky is`nt it?)

Nindut man gyud ang higher octane gasoline gamiton kay aside sa mu self flush sa carbon deposits sa mismo makina optimized pud pirmi ang acceleration sa mismo sakyanan pero mao lagi makapalunhat sad sa makina labi na ug medyo dali ka mahagit nga driver

New Car + Higher Octane Gasoline + Gradual Driving = Very long engine Life Span

Let make this clear lang ha...

Higher octane rating has nothing to do with the carbon deposits in the engines, valves, plugs, catalytic converter.

It's just that those so called "premium" fuels have cleaning additives added that minimize/reduce those deposits aside from the additives that boost the octane rating.

It's not the "octane" that has the cleaning effect on the engine. It's the so called cleaning additives/synthetic detergents that are added.

In simpler terms: Even if you use a 100 octane gasoline but without those "cleaning additives", you will still end up with those deposits.

Each brand of fuel have their own proprietary name for these cleaning additives and I believe even their lower octane gasoline have them.

Suggestion lang ha: Just google the causes of carbon deposits in valves, engines, spark plugs. etc. Wala giyud ang low octane gasoline as one of the causes. Apila na lang sad og google and advantages of high octane gasoline.


Hope this helps.

[b00rdz]

The only advantage of a high octane gasoline is it prevents engine-knocking commonly called premature detonation.
However, knocking does not affect low compression/naturally aspirated engines which are mostly the engines on the cars running today.

High compression engines are those turbocharged and supercharged engines of high performance cars. But then, modern high performance engines have anti-knock sensors that prevent premature detonation.

[KH0UJ]

Let make this clear lang ha...

Higher octane rating has nothing to do with the carbon deposits in the engines, valves, plugs, catalytic converter.

It's just that those so called "premium" fuels have cleaning additives added that minimize/reduce those deposits aside from the additives that boost the octane rating.

It's not the "octane" that has the cleaning effect on the engine. It's the so called cleaning additives/synthetic detergents that are added.

In simpler terms: Even if you use a 100 octane gasoline but without those "cleaning additives", you will still end up with those deposits.

Each brand of fuel have their own proprietary name for these cleaning additives and I believe even their lower octane gasoline have them.

Suggestion lang ha: Just google the causes of carbon deposits in valves, engines, spark plugs. etc. Wala giyud ang low octane gasoline as one of the causes. Apila na lang sad og google and advantages of high octane gasoline.


Hope this helps.

I dont need google bro just to find the answers, I overhauled my own engines from small to big ones, that`s what I observed, I got a cleaner combustion chamber on my engines when using higher octane fuel, I even did my own experiment on which fuel is more combustible using a bond paper, I dont believe directly on advertisements, I test it myself first before I believe

[Kristiano]

I dont need google bro just to find the answers, I overhauled my own kengines from small to big ones, that`s what I observed, I got a cleaner combustion chamber on my engines when using higher octane fuel, I even did my own experiment on which fuel is more combustible using a bond paper, I dont believe directly on advertisements, I test it myself first before I believe

Bro, any experiments on which brand of diesel is better.? Tia!

[b00rdz]

I dont believe directly on advertisements, I test it myself first before I believe

Then why the need to attach videos of Shell V power self-serving advertisements if you don't believe them?

Also, higher octane does not relate to power or more heat energy by the fuel.