Guys before optimax went 99 and tescos did 99 did subaru still have 98 stamped on fuel cap if so what did u all use the old 97 stuff

Reason i ask is my nearest vmax is a ballache and near me i have

Murco 97
Sainsburys 97
Esso 97

Views please am i ok dont want addative hassle,

 

V-Power is the new optimax at 99, the old stuff was 98. Personally I wouldn't use that other crap but if it's a UK car it should be fine on 97.

 

Thread hijack I use T99 mostly although used V Power t'other day as no Tesco's around ... it was actually a few pence cheaper per litre than T99 have they reduced the price of V Power recently as it always used to cost miles more than T99

TX.

 

again i wouldnt use it out of choice i have done in the past and it really is not the same. is there any addative that u can put in 97 to take the ron higher?

 

they are the same price by me TX which is the same as DIESEL!!!!!

 

^^ Tesco's must have snuck theirs up then as it was always (well) cheaper than V Power

TX.

 

i only found this out yest as i usually go T99 but was passing a shell and was same so dunno. tbf tho shell vpower prices seem to have not gone up as much as others. As in the gap is closer was like 10p per litre difference at one stage

 

Why do they use98ron on Cap though ive never seen 98 ron ever

Old Optimax was 97 or is the 98 badge a Japanese thing ?


What did you all use before the 99s came out and did subaru insist still on 98 ?

or was it always 97

Id guess you all didnt use addatives just any super unleaded ?

 

like I said before, optimax was always 98, it was never 97.

 

i could have sworn it was 97 at the start, but your right i stand corrected.

 

sorry to hijack this thread,

I have been using bp ultimate for a while now in my 94 wrx type-ra and put shell vpower in the other night,

The car seems to hold back now as in not pulling like it used to?? would i have to wait for the ecu to get used to it.

Mods are: panel filter, full hks hipower 409 and de-cat.

Cheers, john

 

It's possible it wad 97 at some point in the past, but since I started using it around 2004 it's been 98.

Jonboy, I would strongly recommend you start using V-Power or at least tesco 99 in the RA if you can. Ultimate(ripoff) is only 97 and is known to not get on well with Subarus.

If you reset the ecu (unplug battery for a couple of hours) and take it for a run it should re-learn it's limits which will be higher on 99.

 

BP Ultimate is cack fella, don't use it IMHO T99 or V Power pls!

TX.