Tescos fuel?

[TimC]

Has anyone had problems with tescos petrol?
i filled my cg up with it and it stalled twice that day as well as misfiring and backfiring
put shell in the day and the bikes running fine.
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[numark1]

Its usually less refined (hence why its cheaper) but i doubt that is the reason for it misfiring. Clean the plugs and if it still does it drain the petrol and try some different stuff.

[NSR Mick]

They may be getting water in their tank??

[LustyLew]

I filled up with Tesco Super Unleaded. Never again. The car ran like a dog. Once I used Optimax or BP Ultimate, it was fine again.
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[SoND]

Do they have Tesco Value petrol yet?
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[Walloper]

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I think the refining is not much to do with it.
You will find that all the various retailers get the fuel from the same plant.
They sell cheaper as part of marketing strategy not cheaper products.

It would be difficult to prove otherwise as the tests to tell properties of fuel are £££s.

I buy my gas on two points:
Local and friendly staff. (I think the girl behind the counter fancies me tho)

I'm still not convinced on the old 'Leaving fuel in your tank lets it go stale' chestnut.
I leave my bike regularly for months at a time without any probs.
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[MikeH]

Tescos like any large chain by in bulk and sell cheap, often their fuel is subsidised by the profits from the main shop to attract customers.
The fuel itself should be fine, infact one of the car mags, EVO I think, did a test on Tesco, Esso Super, Shell Opti, and BP Ultimate and Tesco came out on top due to the fact that their petrol is always fresh as the forecourts are constantly busy.

They found Optimax and Esso was no better than Tesco's ordinary fuels as it sat in the tanks for long periods and goes off and only BP ultimate showed any marked improvement but the benefits didn't equate to the extra cost.

I use Tesco's and Sainsbury's all the time in my motors and not had a problem at all. It may just be that your local place has shit in the tanks, as for putting Optimax etc.... into your bikes it will show no performance benefits in a motorcycle engine unless you have a trick ignition system with a Knock sensor which can adjust your fueling to suit the (slightly) higher Octane. You may aswell throw 10p's down a pit for the all the benefit it will give you, even supermarket fuel has sufficient detergents in it to keep your engine clean and unless your going to do 100,000 miles and keep your bike forever you will never know anyway.

Basically I'd stick to busy petrol stations the fuel will be fresher.


Mike
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[Simple]

I use Tesco Arena petrol station coventry alot, petorl I've had from there has always been good.

If I use the less busy (often empty) Tesco Bedworth station, the petrol is a lil bit crappy.

so...
Use a busy petrol station
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I always put additive in mine at the end of the month just before i top up (not every time i top up)just help to remove carbon etc and forces moisture out fo the fuel lines and carb and petrol tank.

Only probs ive had is at shell garage they make you give them a fiver before you fill up or take your lid off and stand and look at the camera. Pack of dickheads
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[Walloper]

It's benzene we're talking about not milk or Guiness.
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[Walloper]

Our Tesco doesn't ask me to remove my helmet they just ask me not to point my gun in their direction.
And head coverings/veils in our banks what's that all about then?
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[MikeH]

[TOM M]

Ive never had any problems with Tesco fuel. MAy just be me but i seem to find it lasts longer??
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[Davo]

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[www.125power.com]

Pay at pump means coins......like to be in and out, just want to chuck my card at em and go for a ride

Same with girls too get in and out quick as ya can, pay by card, and off for a ride about

hope my g/f dont read this
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[MattEMulsion]

The quality of petrol that you get from different filling stations isn't exactly the same. What happens is that 'everyone' uses the same basic petrol mixture base but depending on which 'brand' it is going to be they add the relevant additives to it as specified by the brand (ie BP, Shell etc).

So although the tankers may come out of the same depot, and even fill up from the same gantry, the fuel that is delivered to each filling station will be slightly different. This is one of the reasons why supermarket branded fuel can be cheaper because as a general rule it is not quite as good quality. It should be good enough to run your bike/car efficiently but some engines just don't like certain brands of fuel and it would seem TimC's CG doesn't like Tesco fuel.

I always try to use branded fuel in my bike/car, such as Shell or BP, and I tend to find that if you use a branded fuel station close to a supermarket filling station the prices are often the same. So I figure that I am getting a slightly better quality fuel for the supermarket price.
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[Milo]

I've never had a problem with Tesco's fuel, but I'm sure it alters the smell coming out of the exhaust slightly.

I always buy from Tesco as I like being able to pay at the pump without getting off the bike.
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[DEN MONKEY]

Dont have a Tescos here in Oz but there are certainly a few stations that are on the no no list. They tend to be no name small operators who would top up their tanks rarely.
So I go with what I know.
As for the lid thing. The local here wont even let you fill up the bike whilst sitting on it. Need to get off and remove your lid before they will turn on the pump. Avoids a drive off I guess.
Def not helmets inside the shop when you pay.
They have been held up heaps of times. Once while I was in there.
So maybe theyre a little nervous. Cant blame them. That and its under shelter so no real issue in the rain.
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[Jack_Cheese]

tescos is 97 octane, i think - i tend not to go there for petrol anymore because it isn't on any routes i commute on.

Get some additives and flush your carbs, you may have shit in there, then run it on optimax or BP ultimate.

[colin1]

i love the pay at pump (with card) at my tesco so much that I will sometimes ride out to it past other petrol stations, just so i can fill up without getting off my bike let alone having to take off my helmet.

Ive never gone back to a place that has asked me to take off my helmet.

I want more petrol stations to do it, as it does speed things up when people actually use it.
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[mchaggis]

Are you people trying to say that a CG125 is actually going to be sensitive to supermarket petrol?!

Get some muck in the carb and perhaps it would cause misfires etc, but that would be the case of a bad batch at the pump or muck in the bottom of the tank clogging up a jet or similar. There are plenty of other reasons for backfires and misfires, most of which won't go away on their own though. Stalling might just be you being cack-handed.
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