โAug-20-2018 10:14 PM
โNov-20-2018 07:21 AM
larry barnhart wrote:
Can any diesel use this fuel?
chevman
โNov-20-2018 06:08 AM
โNov-20-2018 05:37 AM
FishOnOne wrote:Retired JSO wrote:
So if you want to do anything, buy whatโs cheap and pour in a cup of your favorite shelf bought additive.
I'll pass on the off the shelf additives that don't improve fuel mileage and is a pain to deal with. Instead I will fuel up at my local Exxon/Mobil station that is the same price as the Shell station near by.
โNov-19-2018 04:49 PM
Retired JSO wrote:
So if you want to do anything, buy whatโs cheap and pour in a cup of your favorite shelf bought additive.
โNov-19-2018 01:52 PM
ShinerBock wrote:Copperhead wrote:
I might have missed where someone else hit this point, but diesel at all locations in the same geographical area comes from the same fuel terminal. And that comes from a variety of refineries. The only difference is when the fuel is loaded on the tanker, the station that it is going to can specify some additional additives. It really is that simple.
The key to getting the best results from diesel is to buy from high volume, reliable retail locations. I go thru about 21,000 gallons of diesel a year for my various needs, and this is my main focus on where to buy my fuel. I am brand loyal to no one, and the marketing hype doesn't phase me a bit.
I am not sure how true this is at least for my location. The local Exxon Mobil delivery fleet was one of my customers back when I was a territory manager. The terminal is located here (LINK). This fuel was the only terminal Exxon fuel stations in the area got their fuel and some other non branded stores as well. If the Exxon branded stations got their fuel from any other non-Exxon terminals then they could not advertise that they were Exxon-Mobil from what I was told by my customer who was the fleet manager of that terminal.
This terminal a short distance away (LINK) delivers to most of the generic stations. Then there is the Motiva terminal that supplies fuel to all of the Mid-Tex locations(LINK).
All of the Valero stores in this area get their fuel at this(LINK) Nu-Star terminal unless something has changed in the last several years. Nu-Star was owned by Valero at one time. They separated, but still work together.
I don't know how it is where you guys come from, but here they don't all share the same terminals.
โNov-19-2018 06:04 AM
Copperhead wrote:
I might have missed where someone else hit this point, but diesel at all locations in the same geographical area comes from the same fuel terminal. And that comes from a variety of refineries. The only difference is when the fuel is loaded on the tanker, the station that it is going to can specify some additional additives. It really is that simple.
The key to getting the best results from diesel is to buy from high volume, reliable retail locations. I go thru about 21,000 gallons of diesel a year for my various needs, and this is my main focus on where to buy my fuel. I am brand loyal to no one, and the marketing hype doesn't phase me a bit.
โNov-18-2018 05:18 PM
โNov-15-2018 11:50 AM
philh wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
I have been using it for the last two tanks in my car.
IDK the answer to this question, but is there a winter/summer blend?
Did you see a difference this time last year?
I used to keep track of fuel usage like that, but it was so overly dependent on my widely varying driving conditions, and didn't really tell me anything anyway.
โNov-15-2018 09:48 AM
โNov-15-2018 08:18 AM
ShinerBock wrote:
I have been using it for the last two tanks in my car.
โNov-14-2018 07:54 AM
philh wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
I think it is safe to say I will probably be using this fuel from this point on. I can't wait to get my truck back and see how much of an increase it will have. The 8% increase this fuel gave me in my car is about a 1 mpg increase in my truck.
When did you start using the better and more expensive fuel?
โNov-14-2018 07:44 AM
ShinerBock wrote:
I think it is safe to say I will probably be using this fuel from this point on. I can't wait to get my truck back and see how much of an increase it will have. The 8% increase this fuel gave me in my car is about a 1 mpg increase in my truck.
โNov-14-2018 04:50 AM
โNov-07-2018 05:50 PM
FishOnOne wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Dadoffourgirls wrote:
44.4 and computer 46.3
Unless the weather has changed, and then it will be slightly lower.
My DMax was down 5% with the colder weather we were having.
Your computer mileage was close to my hand calculated.
Hand calculated: 46.6 mpg (+7% from 43.5 mpg)
Computer: 49.0 mpg
I fulled up with the same fuel again to see if it can be repeated.
For these who may say that the higher cost of the fuel may negate the added mileage..... One, the cost was $2.95 per gallon which as average for my region. Secondly, with a cost of $2.95, other diesel brands would have to be $.20 lower at $2.75 per gallon to have the same cost per mile so even if this Synergy fuel was $.10 higher then it would still be worth it with my mileage numbers.
Good to see some real data Shiner. I've seen a ~3-5% increase depending if I regen or not. Also I've noticed less regens too. I don't have enough data sets to be statistically significant, but eventually I'll be there.