Mapped for VPower. Tesco 99 ok ?

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14 January 2008, 01:26 PM

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I wouldn't recommend running 95 Andy, yes it will learn to retard ignition but your car is really running too high a boost level to operate efficiently with retarded timing.
You could as a last option use the low boost whilst on 95ron, the best option is buy a bottle of NF octane booster and add 1/3rd of the bottle per fill up, one bottle should allow over 700miles on 95 ron.

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14 January 2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Slick81

Never really been to keen on supermarket fuels. Is BP really that bad then? Havnt used it for a while, but see it as the next best thing if I cant find V power.

Pretty much regardless of brand they fill up at the same place, all the companies have a sharing agreement to cut down on haulage costs (Asda, Tesco, Shell, BP, Jet, Total) etc etc

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14 January 2008, 02:17 PM

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Andy,

your ECU will take a couple of tank fulls of the good stuff to relearn/advance. You can speed it up a bit with a reset (unplug battery for 30 mins or so), but make sure you've run some v-power through it first (say half a tank)..

If you're uncertain about what fuel may be available, then a bottle of OB wouldn't be a bad thing to carry.

I'm sure you know but, in order of preference:

V-power
Tesco 99
Esso 97 SUL
Total 97 SUL

then there's:

Turps
pi55
water
BP Ulti****e..

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14 January 2008, 04:31 PM

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Andy,

Turps
pi55
water
Barley
Coal!!!
BP Ulti****e..

Edited for accuracy

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14 January 2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tidgy

wouldn't use that pish in my rover 414 run around lol

sorry to seem a bit harsh, but mate put it in his scoob and you could have a disco with the activity from his nocklink

Lol...no prob. I neva thought it was that bad. Had no probs running on it, but then again, back then, my car wasnt mapped on V power so possible that the engine wont like BP.

Octane booster in the boot, cant go wrong