Miles fuel (Topaz/Circle K)

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

ctlsleh wrote: »

Maxol now offering Premium Doesel 8c/L more than regular.
Anyone tried it?

That's news to me.

Any further info ?

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

ctlsleh wrote: »

Maxol now offering Premium Doesel 8c/L more than regular.
Anyone tried it?

2 weeks later, and you're the only person to comment on Maxol premium Diesel.

....... I'm leaning towards thinking that you made this all up.

What Maxol station did you see selling premium fuel. ?

Any chance you took a pic ?

Any info, greatly appreciated.

jeffk

Filled diesel car with plus(applegreen) and needle never seemed to move

Normal diesel from maxol and needle going down like led ballon

Be going down as low as I can and back to plus

Zubeneschamali

Atari Jaguar

jeffk wrote: »

Filled diesel car with plus(applegreen) and needle never seemed to moves

You should have a mechanic take a look because no fuel can even claim to make that much difference.

jeffk

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

You should have a mechanic take a look because no fuel can even claim to make that much difference.

Well its like a phone battery, you cant say for sure, plus maybe id say it was because doing more motorway driving this time

Youd nearly want to work out the same fill to do the same driving with and without plus to be sure

Maybe its just a placebo effect

ctlsleh

mikeecho wrote: »

2 weeks later, and you're the only person to comment on Maxol premium Diesel.

....... I'm leaning towards thinking that you made this all up.

What Maxol station did you see selling premium fuel. ?

Any chance you took a pic ?

Any info, greatly appreciated.

Sorry, been away, will take a pic and post, it’s a refurbed station in Ennis

ctlsleh

ctlsleh wrote: »

Sorry, been away, will take a pic and post, it’s a refurbed station in Ennis

Here you go.....!!

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

ctlsleh wrote: »

Here you go.....!!

Thanks for that.

No mention of it on their website as of yet.

aFlabbyPanda

NO.. Bog standard for me

spotted this today * fuelgood PowerPlus | Applegreen
https://www.applegreenstores.com/fuelgood/fuelgood-powerplus/

dsaint1

Spotted this in Circle K Bray ...

deceit

NO.. Bog standard for me

I've a car over from Germany for a few days. Its tuned for 98. My car was running like a dog on standard Irish fuel. So much so I was under the impression I blew a boost pipe.
Once a mechanic pointed out it was fueling issues. I tried fuel additives which helped a little bit. I never noticed before as i always used 102 in Germany.
I then drained the tank and tried fill up with Circle K miles plus and was similar to the standard fuel and additives together.
I then tried standard Maxol fuel and my car drove pretty close to what it was like on 98 fuel I got in other countries. Is Maxol fuel higher quality than other petrols or did I just get lucky this time around?

Rattlehead_ie

NO.. Bog standard for me

dsaint1 wrote: »

Spotted this in Circle K Bray ...

Which? The one on roundabout, just by Woodies?

Dartz

I'd believe it on the Diesel. If the cetane rating is better it'll burn faster and give more power for less shoe.

I've had mixed experiences on the petrol - and just stopped paying for the Premium stuff. I think they changed the blend because it stopped working - the RX likes petrol that burns fast which is somewhat incompatible with a high octane.

CoBo55

Atari Jaguar

I tried the petrol but didn't really notice much of a difference. Next time I'm up around Carlow which is my nearest circle K I'll give the diesel a try... Or maybe the Maxol...

biko

Cleaned some handbag posts.
If your post is missing it's for a reason..

CoBo55

Atari Jaguar

biko wrote: »

Cleaned some handbag posts.
If your post is missing it's for a reason..

My phone was in that bag.... I demand to see the manager!! It was the latest ibone 20...

colm_mcm

Atari Jaguar

ctlsleh wrote: »

Here you go.....!!

On a related note, weird that they don’t sell wine in that particular Maxol.

Rattlehead_ie

NO.. Bog standard for me

Yeah, it would seem that Circle K are defo starting to roll out 97 Octane Petrol rather than just 95
Super Unleaded Miles Plus-97 Octane

bennyx_o

NO.. Bog standard for me

Rattlehead_ie wrote: »

Yeah, it would seem that Circle K are defo starting to roll out 97 Octane Petrol rather than just 95
Super Unleaded Miles Plus-97 Octane

I was on to them last June about it and they said they had no plans to offer 98ron in Ireland - hopefully they've changed that stance

EDIT: I emailed asking if they are selling 97ron and they replied saying they only sell 95 rating fuel in their sites

ctlsleh

mikeecho wrote: »

Thanks for that.

No mention of it on their website as of yet.

I’ve had 3 fills of the Maxol premium diesel, can’t see any difference to normal circle k diesel that I’ve been using for a long time,may least with some hardish driving on motorway

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

ctlsleh wrote: »

Here you go.....!!

Any further update on this.

I haven't seen it anywhere, not even on their website.

Did maxol give up on the premium fuel.

ctlsleh

mikeecho wrote: »

Any further update on this.

I haven't seen it anywhere, not even on their website.

Did maxol give up on the premium fuel.

It’s still available.....

flexcon

ctlsleh wrote: »

It’s still available.....

Do we have any link online to what grade octane this is?

Or what exactly is premium?

Sitting on a high boost turbo engine and it would love some 97 or higher.

Problem with e5 is it ranges from 95-99.

mk7r

flexcon wrote: »

Do we have any link online to what grade octane this is?

Or what exactly is premium?

Sitting on a high boost turbo engine and it would love some 97 or higher.

Problem with e5 is it ranges from 95-99.

I think all petrol sold here has been e5 for some time now? It doesn't range from 95-99 its always just 95 as far as I know in Ireland.

flexcon

mk7r wrote: »

I think all petrol sold here has been e5 for some time now? It doesn't range from 95-99 its always just 95 as far as I know in Ireland.

Still trying to get to the bottom of this.

So when Maxol launched their e5 back in 2011, it was 5%ethonal blend with 95RON unleaded. But their marketing team said this was 99.2RON.

this never added up with the math on how to calculate RON increase based on 5% ethanol. But as my journe down memory continued I realised that I too remember using maxol e5 for my Toyota glanza at the time and it LOVED maxol.

I guess my quetion now is, 10 years later - the fuel is e5 still. Yet when I emailed Maxol they came back with Min-95RON but can vary due to certain factors.

So the crux here is - were they wrong back then at 99.2? or are they just changing the wording to guarantee 95 now? If so, finding a busy garage and filling up the day they get their tanks filled could mean a difference of 1RON.

Or - I could be chasing my tail. I just want 97RON as any high boost engine tends to love you back for it.

mk7r

flexcon wrote: »

Still trying to get to the bottom of this.

So when Maxol launched their e5 back in 2011, it was 5%ethonal blend with 95RON unleaded. But their marketing team said this was 99.2RON.

this never added up with the math on how to calculate RON increase based on 5% ethanol. But as my journe down memory continued I realised that I too remember using maxol e5 for my Toyota glanza at the time and it LOVED maxol.

I guess my quetion now is, 10 years later - the fuel is e5 still. Yet when I emailed Maxol they came back with Min-95RON but can vary due to certain factors.

So the crux here is - were they wrong back then at 99.2? or are they just changing the wording to guarantee 95 now? If so, finding a busy garage and filling up the day they get their tanks filled could mean a difference of 1RON.

Or - I could be chasing my tail. I just want 97RON as any high boost engine tends to love you back for it.

I'd love something higher than 95 myself but it seems illusive, I'd say the 99.2 thing was an error or related to the UK

flexcon

mk7r wrote: »

I'd love something higher than 95 myself but it seems illusive, I'd say the 99.2 thing was an error or related to the UK

But this is the funny thing - Nearly everyone has positive things to say about the fuel and I know one guy back then even mapped his car specifically to the e5 fuel from Maxol only.

It's a headwreck.

mk7r

flexcon wrote: »

But this is the funny thing - Nearly everyone has positive things to say about the fuel and I know one guy back then even mapped his car specifically to the e5 fuel from Maxol only.

It's a headwreck.

I always heard lads on about Maxol fuel in the past but I tried it and it had no difference on my 20+ psi setup, might just be a placebo effect the e5 bit was brought in as legal requirement i think for all fuels, it doesn't/didn't make the Maxol one special. they started with a lower octane and the e5 just brings it up to 95 ish

flexcon

mk7r wrote: »

I always heard lads on about Maxol fuel in the past but I tried it and it had no difference on my 20+ psi setup, might just be a placebo effect

I am more than open to the placebo effect. It is 100% possible.

I had a VZR before that wasn't mapped to 95RON and it was mainly the mpg that went up.
I have a buddy who is a journalist (used to consumer affairs before) and will see if he will email them directly and see if he can get more info from them

mk7r

flexcon wrote: »

I am more than open to the placebo effect. It is 100% possible.

I had a VZR before that wasn't mapped to 95RON and it was mainly the mpg that went up.
I have a buddy who is a journalist (used to consumer affairs before) and will see if he will email them directly and see if he can get more info from them

Its easy to test, just fill up with another brand and drive, 3rd gear pull and log your knock values. Then fill up with Maxol and do the same thing on a day with similar temps. If its higher octane you will see a significant reduction in knock. (Assuming your car has aggressive enough timing to need higher octane)

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

https://web.archive.org/web/20071109102114/http://www.maxol.ie/general-content/e5-questions-answers.html#What%20vehicles%20can%20use%20E5

Just in case anyone is interested, that's a copy of the page, where maxol stated 99.2 ron

flexcon

mk7r wrote: »

Its easy to test, just fill up with another brand and drive, 3rd gear pull and log your knock values. Then fill up with Maxol and do the same thing on a day with similar temps. If its higher octane you will see a significant reduction in knock. (Assuming your car has aggressive enough timing to need higher octane)

What way would you recommend going testing knock? My ears aren't that good

flexcon

mikeecho wrote: »

https://web.archive.org/web/20071109102114/http://www.maxol.ie/general-content/e5-questions-answers.html#What%20vehicles%20can%20use%20E5

Just in case anyone is interested, that's a copy of the page, where maxol stated 99.2 ron

More than interested. That's great. So the chase is on to find out if that was a mistake. Seems unlikely as the statement is specific, even calling out regular 95 as up to 95.9

mk7r

flexcon wrote: »

What way would you recommend going testing knock? My ears aren't that good

Diagnostic scanner, any turbo car will log knock values. VW are particularly kind in that they give per cylinder rather than the Japs more common one or two sensor setups

flexcon

mk7r wrote: »

Diagnostic scanner, any turbo car will log knock values. VW are particularly kind in that they give per cylinder rather than the Japs more common one or two sensor setups

Jaysus I'll dust off my OBIE and see what I can find. Fingers crossed it works.

Great conversation. I feel I have a mission now to get to the bottom of.

Tea drinker

NO.. Bog standard for me

AFAIK the increased timing will give better MPG, at least that was my experience.
So less carbon footprint at least from the vehicle consuming the fuel, if there is a corresponding increase in carbon in the manufacture I couldn't say. I don't know why they don't market high octane as a "green" fuel

mikeecho

NO.. Bog standard for me

flexcon wrote: »

More than interested. That's great. So the chase is on to find out if that was a mistake. Seems unlikely as the statement is specific, even calling out regular 95 as up to 95.9

Not everyone was selling e5, back in 2007, so the base was 95 to 95.9ron, and then when maxol added the ethanol it brought it up to 99.2.

Now that everyone is selling e5, maybe the base fuel has been reduced to i dunno, maybe 92ron, and then the e5 brings it back up to 95.

I'm only guessing.

That or all petrol is now 99ron, and they only state that it a min of 95, as per legal requirements.

All guesswork.

Retroframes

Hi All.

I’m just wondering, when refuelling at Circle K, Is it worth it to pay the bit extra for the milesPlus diesel?

Does anyone have any feedback and is there a noticeable difference.

Thanks,
R

Boxcar_Willie

Buy your own bottle of Diptane and add some every time you fill .

Works out a lot cheaper .

Ten of Swords

Try asking here op

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=47

Gremlinertia

Moved to Motors, please note new charter applies

colm_mcm

Atari Jaguar

It’s nonsense, and goes on the basis that your car is not running properly before you put the magic fuel in.

reubenreuben

Retroframes wrote: »

Hi All.

I’m just wondering, when refuelling at Circle K, Is it worth it to pay the bit extra for the milesPlus diesel?

Does anyone have any feedback and is there a noticeable difference.

Thanks,
R

I did it once, car had a bit more poke and got a few more mpg. Was it worth it?

Swings and roundabouts.

biko

AH responses removed. Merged with the big milesPlus thread.