Thread: Diesel Fuel

How else would the tanker get fuel into the underground tank?

Its all in the timing. See above.
Best to wait a couple of hours after you see a truck drop diesel if you have a CRD.
Regards Philip A

Good timing, was about to ask if anyone had any trouble with fuel quality in central Australia. Planning to tow 3 ton van from Rockhampton to Darwin and down to the Rock. Would like to know best places to fill up. Happy to pay more for the fuel if it is better quality. Do not have long range tank so may take a couple of 20l fuel containers but will still be limited by range. Very happy to hear from others who have done the same tow.

IMHO all high volume stations are OK.

I found Longreach expensive but the stations are high volume so should be OK.

The Shell depot on the Western side of Mt Isa was the cheapest for me last year and is by definition high volume.

Katherine is /was the cheapest in NT and there is a Coles Shell in the street behind the shopping Mall. It is very high Volume.

Three Ways is expensive but does large volume so is OK IMHO.

Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

IMHO all high volume stations are OK.

Doesn't that mean the tanks will be filled more often so there is more chance of filling after a tanker has just been?

They have bigger tanks,and anyway problems will soon be apparent when semis fill if they have problems.
Regards Philip A

As an extension of this discussion, has anyone got a view on the impact of different brands of diesel on the 3.0l engines?

I've only had my 3.0l TDV6 for a month and haven't had a chance to get feel for any impacts of the brand of fuel. I used to have a Mitsubishi diesel and BP Ultimate gave me the best fuel consumption, Caltex next and Shell gave me the worst results.

Thanks and for the record absolutely loving being a LR owner!

I'm not sure if it's right or wrong, but on another forum as the owner of another brand prior to LR, the consensus on that forum was BP Ultimate was best with highest and most consistent cetane rating, then Caltex Vortex then the others.

Originally Posted by Kieren

As an extension of this discussion, has anyone got a view on the impact of different brands of diesel on the 3.0l engines?

I've only had my 3.0l TDV6 for a month and haven't had a chance to get feel for any impacts of the brand of fuel. I used to have a Mitsubishi diesel and BP Ultimate gave me the best fuel consumption, Caltex next and Shell gave me the worst results.

Thanks and for the record absolutely loving being a LR owner!

I've mainly used BP Ultimate in my D3 since it ws new in aug 07, MR auto said to use Caltex Vortex. Not sure I can tell any difference but if I go to one of the cheaper fuels boy do I notice a difference. It does not like the cheaper ones at all.