Better mileage with Shell recently?

[Cola80]

For those on Shell, have you noticed any improvement in your mileage recently?

 

I'm on 98 and have observed improvement of about 10% (on two different cars), even though no change in driving pattern and route. in fact, right foot was heavier recently.

[Skodarr]

Well IMHO, was on Mobil 98, Shell 98 and surrently Caltex 98. Compaing the rest, I feel that Caltex 98 offer a more smoother acceleration. FC is almost similar as I had tested for 3 months ...

[Fortress]

Been using Shell for quite a while, before and also this Octavia...achieved 16km/l using 98 Octane, have not achieved 17 km/l using V-power, which has a better range fuel, after changing my compressor and tyres. However, don't jump straight into it, cost versus mileage does not gel for V-power.

 

Thought I saw you at Sin Ming Yesterday.

Edited January 8, 2006 by Fortress

[XLR8]

Yes I have done this experiment before and am now running only on Shell. Was using Mobil 95 before and now with Shell 95 I get an average of 30km more on each tank.

[Volk74]

Was on Mobil 98 before the huge price increase. Switched to Mobil 95...then to Caltex 95....

 

Will never go back to Mobil 95......Caltex has better mileage and feels much more powerful.

 

Have not tried Shell yet

[Cola80]

Guys, you guys probably have mistaken, what I meant was I have been on Shell98 for a long while and have achieved better mileage recently on the same petrol and grade. So wanted to see if anyone of you experienced the same improvement.

 

The improvement I noticed was about 10% and my driving patterns and routes have not changed. Note that I have calculated mileage by taking distance travelled divided by amount of petrol, only pumped at my usual kiosk the past few weeks, have noticed the improvememt for the past few re-fills so not one-off, and the two cars I mentioned have not been serviced for a few months already. I probably mentioned in an earlier post in another thread that I noticed a 10% reduction for the same petrol (shell98) sometime back (about one year ago) so mileage is back to where it was about one year ago.

 

saw me at sin ming? was it early 1am sat morning because i recall the only time i was there was when i sent a colleague home in sin ming?

[XLR8]

Ya to me, Mobil the worst. Dunno why. On my civic it used to give quite good mileage but not for this car.

[Fortress]

It was Tractexn and Evilyn I saw....sorry, got the car number wrong.

[Lightspeed]

So I was correct

[Volk74]

Improved mileage might be due to the weather...

 

Now the temp is lower...so our engine will also burnt more efficiently...

[C708]

WH,

 

 

 

U have a point actually.......cooler air intake means better combustion hence a better & leaner burn.....

[Fortress]

yup, it is a small small world.

[Cola80]

Agreed, CAI will be one of the next list of things to do.

 

However if it is this reason, would expect most of you to have observed improvement in mileage even on other petrol as well. From what I gather so far, don't think anyone else has the same observation.