recomended RON 172?

[Laura]

i thought it was 97 on a ph1 172 just looked and inside my filler cap it says 98 :S

 

[Christopher]

high octane fuel

97-99 RON

 

[sh33n]

Diesel gives it an extra 50bhp.

 

[Christopher]

fact

 

[Christopher]

gypsy tears give 78bhp @ fly

 

[Cookie]

Gypsy tears made mine outaccelerate a Veyron

 

[Christopher]

i favour V-Tears...it has a higher GYP rating.

 

[Justin]

i use 97 in mine from sainsburys.. i reckon its better than optimax, seem to get more miles out of her

 

[Peperami]

...until it breaks down

 

[Justin182]

I was thinking the other day... in over 2 years that ive owned my 182 and 38,000 miles later, i have only once put in non optimax/v-power fuel and that was only a tenners worth lol.

Was looking at my Shell plus point cards details on tinternet and its scary how much ive given to shell !! lol

 

[Day]

Don't be daft.

97 super was all you could get back in good old 2001...

 

[Laura]

yeah i thought it was odd, but no it deff says 98 RON :S
tbf i oply ever put vpower in as i get about 3 mpg more out of it than i do tesco fuel

 

[Peperami]

It says 98 on them all. Bp ultimate/ v-power is fine.

 

[Day]

The new Megane RS says 95-98 on the cap.

No mention of 99 or 100.

 

[Fred@BTM]

nowt wrong with 95

 

[Steve2004]

nowt wrong with 95

Aye, most of the time mine lives on 95 RON. This whole "must have super unleaded else it'll mess up" is a load of bull.


Providing the 95 RON doesn't have silicon in it of course. :rasp:

 

[Fred@BTM]

i only whack in "the good stuff" when going on track

 

[Steve2004]

i only whack in "the good stuff" when going on track

In my case it's no track, so no "good stuff". Only ever put V-power in when I'm feeling rich, which isn't very often at all. Car runs no different on it.

 

[Mike_182]

gypsy tears give 78bhp @ fly

Gypsy tears clear Renault build quality problems...

 

[Neil G]

Diesel gives it an extra 50bhp.

Must try that one

 

[Laura]

well this week im driving like a fairy got 37 mpg on the way to work today

 

[Mike_182]

well this week im driving like a fairy got 37 mpg on the way to work today

Girl.

I get 45mpg on a run to Birmingham when it's clear...

 

[Laura]

aye but i drive down windey country lanes to work and back

 

[Cookie]

I get 20mpg on my 6 mile round trip to work

 

[Englebert]

Not as scientific as i'd like but i did a before and after R/R test at Bexley Motor Works before Christmas. Basically i used Texaco 95 one week and V Power the other week and there was a difference in power, torque and economy. Nothing amazing but the improved economy almost made up for the extra price anyway.

At the end of the day if Renault themselves recommend 98RON then it should make a slight difference.

 

[Tom]

I use sainsburys 97

 

[Brewster]

I use V-Power in my 172. I don't know if it makes any difference as I've only had it 2 weeks, but I always ran my previous turbo on V-Power so I don't notice the price, it just goes in. On the Fiat it *really* did make a difference to power, if not economy, and I'd like to think the clever additives and detergents do their business too.

Having said that I am getting around 10mpg more from the Clio than I used to so I'm not dreading filling up as much.

 

[Christopher]

gypsy tears give 78bhp @ fly

Gypsy tears clear Renault build quality problems...

true story!

 

[Wav]

I use V-Power in my 172. I don't know if it makes any difference as I've only had it 2 weeks, but I always ran my previous turbo on V-Power so I don't notice the price, it just goes in. On the Fiat it *really* did make a difference to power, if not economy, and I'd like to think the clever additives and detergents do their business too.

Having said that I am getting around 10mpg more from the Clio than I used to so I'm not dreading filling up as much.

I'm getting double the economy compared to the 'other' car using 95ron so I'm happy :star: . I would never put in anything less than 97+ in a turbo charged petrol car though.

Paul

 

[Ads_172]

Normally use V-Power but I'm not particularly fussy what goes in the tank anymore. I used 95 back when prices went even crazier than usual and although economy was slightly down, it's wasn't a drastic difference.

 

[16v_jon]

the sticker on the petrol cap says 95 or 98 as they are the grades you can buy in france at the moment

 

[Laura]

that makes no sense.. its a UK model, its all written in english so why recomend a french fuel?

 

[Steve2004]

The sticker actually says "98 RON recommended", so it isn't essential, just a recommendation (that's what mine says anyway).

 

[Brewster]

The handbook actually says that 95RON is acceptable in a 172 and 92RON (regular not premium unleaded) is ok for smaller engined Clios. That said, you can't buy regular over here as all cars are set to run on 95RON+ for emmision regulations.