Thread: Anyone use fuel treatment / cleaner ?

I've been using the CleanPower fuel additive (on the left in rar101's pic) for ever in almost every tank I put in the car (only when away and filling up that I miss it. Hard to tell if it makes a massive difference, but I also only ever use Shell Premium diesel too, which I find makes a vehicle run cleaner and use less fuel compared with lower grade fuels.

Maybe a bit of overkill, but that's my approach and so far so good on every diesel I've had.

Originally Posted by Bewtiched

I've been using the CleanPower fuel additive (on the left in rar101's pic) for ever in almost every tank I put in the car (only when away and filling up that I miss it. Hard to tell if it makes a massive difference, but I also only ever use Shell Premium diesel too, which I find makes a vehicle run cleaner and use less fuel compared with lower grade fuels.

Maybe a bit of overkill, but that's my approach and so far so good on every diesel I've had.

It’s quite interesting when you dig deep and find that most fuels come from single suppliers. In WA, a large majority is from the BP refinery in Kwinana - in other words, in WA at least, your Shell diesel is actually BP diesel at source.

All fuel roads lead to BP Kwinana | The West Australian

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Nope. The only thing it does is make your wallet lighter.
If that makes you feel better, fill your boots.

If your gong to put anything in your diesel tank make sure its got a algaecide in it. Kill the diesel bug . Anything else is a waste of money , you mightaswell be adding 2SO .

I use Moreys DSK which is probably just 2SO with an algaecide added.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

It’s quite interesting when you dig deep and find that most fuels come from single suppliers. In WA, a large majority is from the BP refinery in Kwinana - in other words, in WA at least, your Shell diesel is actually BP diesel at source.

All fuel roads lead to BP Kwinana | The West Australian

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and depending on which company’s sites i.e. BP, Shell, Mobil, Caltex etc. the fuel is going to the brand-specific additives are added while the delivery tanker is being filled. But yes, the base fuel is the same. And that’s why they are all different prices. There are clearly differences in quality between resellers.

Originally Posted by Odysseyman

and depending on which company’s sites i.e. BP, Shell, Mobil, Caltex etc. the fuel is going to the brand-specific additives are added while the delivery tanker is being filled. But yes, the base fuel is the same. And that’s why they are all different prices. There are clearly differences in quality between resellers.

I’m still trying to find evidence that the fuels are “improved” in any way either in production or post production by any company. I don’t believe one iota of the marking gumph they pedal. Call me a cynic sure.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I’m still trying to find evidence that the fuels are “improved” in any way either in production or post production by any company. I don’t believe one iota of the marking gumph they pedal. Call me a cynic sure.

just quoting what a tanker driver told me at Hall’s Creek a couple of years ago. He described the process in some detail while he was filling the tanks at the servo there.
If I remember correctly he also said that there were only two or three fuel storage facilities for the whole of Australia and that his company distributed from them, for all brands. He had driven from Perth on that occasion but sometimes delivered from the eastern seaboard (I can’t remember where).

Originally Posted by Odysseyman

and depending on which company’s sites i.e. BP, Shell, Mobil, Caltex etc. the fuel is going to the brand-specific additives are added while the delivery tanker is being filled. But yes, the base fuel is the same. And that’s why they are all different prices. There are clearly differences in quality between resellers.

It would be interesting to know for sure if the "premium" diesel is the same base diesel with additives to make it "premium" or if it is a completely different and more refined based fuel, with additives then added to differentiate between the brands of premium diesel (as with Petrol versions of the fuels, where premium 98 is a different base to regular 91, for example).

I would like to think the consumer gets a little something other than spin for the extra paid. Anecdotally, I believe there is a difference in performance (marginal but noticeable) and a definite economy improvement using the premium diesel over the base version, even within the same brand (I did some pretty thorough testing way back when, and the economy gains were in the order of 10 percent, maybe a tad less - on the Shell product in my case). Hopefully they also run cleaner, improving the situation inside the engine as well.

Fuel conditioners on top of all this may be wasteful, but that's a personal choice and the cost penalty is not great compared with many others of life's expenses, so be it!