Regulat Diesel or premium (vpower)
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Regulat Diesel or premium (vpower)
hi guys I have a 2015 ml350 bluetec and i go to Shell for my diesel. I was just wondering if regular diesel would work just fine for the engine instead of the more expensive V Power diesel. Thanks
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Two grades of diesel fuel. Number 2, most common. Number 1, common in northern tier states in the winter.
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Doing a little research on Google, it would appear the V-Power diesel choice is a Canadian thing. Shell is offering FIT diesel in Seattle as a test market. It contains injector cleaner.
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The Shell V-Power diesel has better detergents and a slightly higher cetane rating. It essentially cleans the injectors and fuel system a little bit better. I usually run a tank of V-Power (and I'll drive the car harder during this time) for every four tanks of "regular" ULSD diesel. Here's a link to a reasonably unbiased explanation - https://recombu.com/cars/article/wha...is-it-worth-it. Running it all the time would IMHO be a waste of money, but using it once in a while to help clean the injectors is not a bad idea.
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Don't remember where I got this table, it shows the cetane per gas station, and Shell is not the highest, maybe the cleanest.
Cetane-werte der Diesel-Marken:
BP (Amoco branded), 51
Chevron, 49 (51 with Techron D)
ConocoPhillips, 48 (California 48-53)
PetroCanada, 47-51
Shell, 46;
Sinclair, 46
Marathon 45
Exxon/Mobile, 43-46
BP, 40-42 (Powerblend 47)
HESS, 40-45
Husky, 40 (Max 41-45)
Sunoco, 40 (Sunoco Gold 45)
Holiday Stations, 40-43
Love's: 40
Pilot: 40
Valero: 40
Sheetz: 40
Flying J, 40
Cetane-werte der Diesel-Marken:
BP (Amoco branded), 51
Chevron, 49 (51 with Techron D)
ConocoPhillips, 48 (California 48-53)
PetroCanada, 47-51
Shell, 46;
Sinclair, 46
Marathon 45
Exxon/Mobile, 43-46
BP, 40-42 (Powerblend 47)
HESS, 40-45
Husky, 40 (Max 41-45)
Sunoco, 40 (Sunoco Gold 45)
Holiday Stations, 40-43
Love's: 40
Pilot: 40
Valero: 40
Sheetz: 40
Flying J, 40
