So esso or shell are the ones to go for? Bp worth a shot at all?, does it compare to esso

I've been giving the Shell v-power a go over the past few weeks in my 1.2 (i know it's the 1.4 where it seems the engine dislikes anything but the higher octane fuel / with the cleaners in etc.)

 

This may be psychosomatic, but it does feel like there is more pull at lower revs.  Feels like more power at disposal when accelerating, giving it a good prod to pull out at junctions, roundabouts etc.

 

Manchester is pretty flat so don't know about hills.

 

Economy wise, possibly fractionally better, but not had the chance to test on a long run recently.  

 

(I reckon that for city driving, the difference would be incrementally tiny, you'd only really be able to measure on a longer run)

 

Who agrees / thinks im imagining it about the power though?  

I know of numerous occasions where a car has failed it's MoT due to emissions, only just, but failed non the less. The mechanic (a friend of mine) has told the customer to use the current fuel up and then full up with V power or the equivalent of, then return for the re test. Nine times of out ten it works a treat and the car passes the emissions test.

JRJG

I used to use asda stuff and now I use v power, my god does it run better! Although normal shell is just as good, although it doesn't clean the engine as well

From personal experience my mapped Fabia vrs runs better on Shell vpower, I love the stuff it burns cleaner I seem to get a decent amount more miles from a tank, more than enough to justify the extra cost. It pulls smoother and the engine doesn't sound as rough as when I was using supermarket fuels of course it still sounds rough, its diesel.. after a couple tanks of vpower after changing from morrisons fuel I noticed the engine was smoother. I used normal shell fuel for a while and it was very slightly more smokey but still my MPG was much better than with supermarket fuels maybe due to the vpower clean out but I'd guess any ones experience with either shell or BP fuel would be a few extra miles per gallon. I'd give it a chance to work, at least 2 tanks, even just use normal shell or BP diesel for a month and you should be noticing differences, chances are its dislodging particles of soot from inside the engine causing it to sound a bit lumpy and not burn as efficiently (this should only be temporary if thats the case) Check your glow plugs are working too, I replaced all 4 of mine (£37 for 4 bosch plugs at EuroCarParts, very easy to change if you squirt them with penetrating oil while the engine is hot and leave it for half hour, give it another squirt wait half hour and they should come out very easy) The engine starts faster with a little puff of smoke rather than a cloud and the engine generally runs better and seems more responsive. Take a glow plug out and you will see just how much soot accumilates in the bowels