Super Unleaded 99 Ron Launch

[Jonny_W]

They need to know that Banbridge and Loughbrickland are 2 different places.

 

[Artoir]

Hi guys we still have 99 Super Unleaded at our pumps. It was contract renewal time and we decided to move to the world wide Texaco brand.

The base fuel, Texaco's Supreme Unleaed 97 is arguably better than before and we continue to add our additive making 99 Unleaded, it is also still E5.

Super news..

 

[Dougz89]

Super news..

I thought u where dead but seems ur alive Artoir lol

 

[TalkToFrank]

Hi guys we still have 99 Super Unleaded at our pumps. It was contract renewal time and we decided to move to the world wide Texaco brand.

The base fuel, Texaco's Supreme Unleaed 97 is arguably better than before and we continue to add our additive making 99 Unleaded, it is also still E5.

Am I right in thinking this includes the station near Ballybrakes in Ballymoney?

 

[arnbeckett]

Am I right in thinking this includes the station .

I think that's a Solo, they rolled it out to a few Solo sites after we launched it couple years ago now.

 

[Rover Repair]

Hi guys we still have 99 Super Unleaded at our pumps. It was contract renewal time and we decided to move to the world wide Texaco brand.

The base fuel, Texaco's Supreme Unleaed 97 is arguably better than before and we continue to add our additive making 99 Unleaded, it is also still E5.

Tbh I've always been a big fan of Texaco fuels and was saddened when they disappeared so much. I've been filling up at your place regularly on 95, 99 and derv. Never a problem and staff are 100% sound. Wouldn't go anywhere else now.

 

[arnbeckett]

Merry Christmas from SPAR Loughbrickland and SPAR Ballyrobert, we appreciate the business. #99

 

[Tufty]

Merry Christmas from SPAR Loughbrickland and SPAR Ballyrobert, we appreciate the business. #99


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Still 99 at this station yes?

 

[arnbeckett]

Still 99 at this station yes?

Yes 99 at Loughbrickland and Ballyrobert

 

[Tufty]

That’s awesome I was panicking there as my Shell V-Power will run out by Monday.

 

[ShaunB]

Hi newbie here, been following this thread for a bit now and started filling my car up with the 99 ron SU at Mace Clandeboye.

Around the time of the first fill up I noticed I was having to put my foot down a bit going up steep hills. Never thought much of it but it got worse and worse to the point where it was dead when you put your foot down. Took it to the garage and no fault codes came up, I thought it was a coil pack, cam follower or something like that but turns out it was bad petrol.

Needed a new fuel filter(which was absolutely filthy) and spark plugs that were burnt out. Don't even know yet if that's all the damage that was done the car definitely still has some throttle lag it didn't have before all this. All I can do is keep running it hoping it cleans out. Is there anything else I should get checked?

I wouldn't touch Solo SU with a barge pole now. Here's the filter and the "petrol", if you can call it that, that came out. Looks more like shuck water.

Edit: I should add all I'd been using before that was Texaco supreme unleaded from Comber or Sainsbury's at Bangor with no bother at all. I filled up with solo SU 3 or 4 times with nothing else in between so I was using that only.

I used the same fuel back in July two times, purely because of laziness, and about 2 weeks later EML on and running rough.
Coil pack failed.
About 3 weeks after EML on again and running rough.
Another Coil pack gone and three of the eight plugs apparently very red looking, so all eight replaced.
Coil packs replaced under the extended warranty, but plugs were paid for separately.

Mercedes said fuel most likely to be the problem.
Technician said same thing happened with him with that filling station and said he only ever uses BP now.

I am only using BP myself now

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

See now I'm getting worried. Is it that particular place, was it a bad batch, or is it the fuel in general?
I used the fuel in the impreza since in came to Bangor (even though it was mapped for 97ron) and there was never a hint of trouble. Now I've the GTR I've filled twice there but I'm not keen on damaging it in any way. I can switch maps with a push of a button so would near switch to the 97map and go to Texaco Comber like I used to before this appeared.

 

[kharma45]

imo blaming fuel is an easy get out for mechanics who don’t want to actually investigate problems.

 

[GrantR]

The organic metallo compounds in the octane booster additives used for our '99 RON' products in NI can cause spark plug fouling and misfires, so not a completely lazy diagnosis.

 

[ShaunB]

imo blaming fuel is an easy get out for mechanics who don’t want to actually investigate problems.

Mercedes had my car for quite some time diagnosing the problems.
They definitely didn't blame the fuel first thing, they were very through with the process of fixing it.

 

[kharma45]

Fair - with so much rubbish often parroted on fuel had just assumed the same again here. Looks like that cliche about assumptions has rung true…

 

[Tufty]

@arnbeckett have you`s explored the option of stocking the following fuel by Texaco in Loughbrickland.

Texaco UK Supreme99

texaco.co.uk

 

[arnbeckett]

@arnbeckett have you`s explored the option of stocking the following fuel by Texaco in Loughbrickland.

Texaco UK Supreme99

texaco.co.uk

That would be the perfect solution, I did ask when we were signing up but unfortunately it wasn't possible. From that website link it looks like its not widespread in England, more Northerly.

 

[Tufty]

@arnbeckett I noticed from the site as well it more of a Northern thing its makes you wonder why they won`t supply it in N.Ireland even have one or two dedicated branches that sell it.

I have sent an email to them more than likely is complete pointless idea but we will see what they reply with.

 

[Reece Kirk]

Could we not phase out the 'Super' 97 we get in this country and replace it with genuine 99 Ron? i'd happily pay £1.60 if i knew i was getting decent quality juice 97 is useless on anything besides a standard car

 

[DJMCA]

I cant even get super in our local Texacos never mind 99ron

 

[Boydie]

I cant even get super in our local Texacos never mind 99ron

Pretty sure Texaco in Comber does SUL - Dundonald Texaco def does. You have BP in Ards and in Ballyhack too. Sainsburys Hollywood Exchange as well.

Solo in Comber does "99" but thats where I had all the shiiiiiiiiiiiiiite of the tank pumped into my car and been having issues since May 2023

Read on from this post of my experience if you are interested:

Super Unleaded 99 Ron Launch

Are the additives used similar to the like of NF octane booster? Just wondering if it leaves an orange residue on the plugs the same way NF did. The Exocet stuff they all seem to be using contains trimethylbenzene as the octane booster. The likes of NF use a manganese containing compound which...

rmsmotoring.com

 

[zafturbo]

There has been a complete wipe out of cars that filled over the last 2 weeks with BP ultimate diesel from there site just outside Larne .i know of 6 vehicles that need some amount of work to put them rite after filling there .One quote to repair was in the regions of £8k .The pumps were closed for 6 days after it was brought to there attention .
So it can happen anywhere it seems .

 

[Boydie]

There has been a complete wipe out of cars that filled over the last 2 weeks with BP ultimate diesel from there site just outside Larne .i know of 6 vehicles that need some amount of work to put them rite after filling there .One quote to repair was in the regions of £8k .The pumps were closed for 6 days after it was brought to there attention .
So it can happen anywhere it seems .

Solo didn't see to GAF to my emails not even a "thanks for bringing this to our attention"

 

[aaflyer79]

There has been a complete wipe out of cars that filled over the last 2 weeks with BP ultimate diesel from there site just outside Larne .i know of 6 vehicles that need some amount of work to put them rite after filling there .One quote to repair was in the regions of £8k .The pumps were closed for 6 days after it was brought to there attention .
So it can happen anywhere it seems .

Oh …Ive filled Ultimate D from there around same time. Does more DPF regenerations recently than normal intimate (with no change in driving length etc) something wrong?!
I did notice Carrick BP have out of use over U Diesel recently? Coincidence? However one noticed they had work on their tanks recently so maybe not