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Morrisons Fuel
« on: July 05, 2009, 05:03:31 pm »
i copied this of another forum-makes interesting reading
 
 

I'm sure most of us don't use Morrison's fuel in our cars, but might be worth passing this information to friends/relatives who may do...

As some of you may know, my old man works in a large Esso oil refinery.  He advised me yesterday not to buy fuel from Morrison's anymore because of changes they have made.  While all fuels now contain 5% bio ethanol as an environmental measure, Morrison's are using fuel with 15% bio ethanol which does not comply with British Standards (if you look on their pumps now, the BS mark has been removed and I have seen this for myself to confirm it).  Bio ethanol in some tests that Esso ran, can lead to degradation of rubber seals & gaskets where it comes into contact with them over a long period of time.  In the test room, this is believed to have lead to premature failures in the fuel systems.  New seals have been developed for new cars which resist this for longer, but older cars such as the Mk4 could still be prone to being affected by this.

It's not a chance I want to take and think it's worrying that Morrison's bosses have decided to take this gamble on the motorist's behalf without giving any warning information about it.

I just thought it was right to pass this on to make people aware...

Wigster.
 
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2009, 05:05:45 pm »
I'm strictly a VPower bunny but that makes for interesting reading  :confused:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2009, 05:07:05 pm »
Interesting even though I don't use their petrol... :happy2:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 05:08:00 pm »
My rents sometimes use Morrisons for groceries. They'll use the petrol as well to save time. I'll let them know.
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2009, 05:11:15 pm »
i never knew this, i normally go to morrisons to refuel to cos its the closest to my home, no more though!!  :scared:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2009, 05:29:11 pm »
They started doing this along time ago http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4808244.stm
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2009, 05:32:21 pm »
Quote from: maxitrol on July 05, 2009, 05:03:31 pm
i copied this of another forum-makes interesting reading
 
 

I'm sure most of us don't use Morrison's fuel in our cars, but might be worth passing this information to friends/relatives who may do...

As some of you may know, my old man works in a large Esso oil refinery.  He advised me yesterday not to buy fuel from Morrison's anymore because of changes they have made.  While all fuels now contain 5% bio ethanol as an environmental measure, Morrison's are using fuel with 15% bio ethanol which does not comply with British Standards (if you look on their pumps now, the BS mark has been removed and I have seen this for myself to confirm it).  Bio ethanol in some tests that Esso ran, can lead to degradation of rubber seals & gaskets where it comes into contact with them over a long period of time.  In the test room, this is believed to have lead to premature failures in the fuel systems.  New seals have been developed for new cars which resist this for longer, but older cars such as the Mk4 could still be prone to being affected by this.

It's not a chance I want to take and think it's worrying that Morrison's bosses have decided to take this gamble on the motorist's behalf without giving any warning information about it.

I just thought it was right to pass this on to make people aware...

Wigster.
 



This was when they badged it as E85 the are now selling   a 30% one called B30 which can be  a real engine killer
http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2009/03/27/concerns-about-morrisons-b30-fuel/
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2009, 06:34:08 pm »
I imagine its cheaper for them to do it this way?

I work for Morrisons and since Ken stepped down the company has changed, its tried to change its image with the new logo and uniforms but still thinks its run backwards  :confused:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2009, 08:17:04 pm »
Slightly off the morrisons thread I notice Jet garages do Super Unleaded now I have been using it and haven't noticed any side affects.
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2009, 08:24:15 pm »
Off at a slight tangent ... but does anyone know if the cleaning agents in V Power are better than those contained in Tesco 99 ??

I know V Power make a big thing of their fuel keeping everything about as good as it can get and cleaning off any c*ap that is already there .... but Tesco's 99 supplier (Greenergy ? or similar ) say on their website their fuel has agents that do the same stuff ....

.... oh, and I won't be using Morrisons either ! 
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2009, 09:29:21 pm »
Quote from: SO8 on July 05, 2009, 08:24:15 pm

Off at a slight tangent ... but does anyone know if the cleaning agents in V Power are better than those contained in Tesco 99 ??

I know V Power make a big thing of their fuel keeping everything about as good as it can get and cleaning off any c*ap that is already there .... but Tesco's 99 supplier (Greenergy ? or similar ) say on their website their fuel has agents that do the same stuff ....
 

....I was talking to Revo very recently to confirm that their recommended fuel was V-Power rather than Tesco 99 as claimed by another member of this forum. Tesco 99 isn't even 2nd on their list and this follows extensive tests.
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2009, 10:12:41 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on July 05, 2009, 09:29:21 pm
Quote from: SO8 on July 05, 2009, 08:24:15 pm

Off at a slight tangent ... but does anyone know if the cleaning agents in V Power are better than those contained in Tesco 99 ??

I know V Power make a big thing of their fuel keeping everything about as good as it can get and cleaning off any c*ap that is already there .... but Tesco's 99 supplier (Greenergy ? or similar ) say on their website their fuel has agents that do the same stuff ....
 

....I was talking to Revo very recently to confirm that their recommended fuel was V-Power rather than Tesco 99 as claimed by another member of this forum. Tesco 99 isn't even 2nd on their list and this follows extensive tests.

Interesting ... my car managed 4bhp more on Tesco 99 as opposed to V Power on SC RR .... that said, my local Shell is a bit sleepy and I wonder if the fuel wasn't that new.  Certainly the man at SC thought I was using 95 ron !! 

I recently used a Shell garage for a week on holiday in Devon which is right next to a Subaru dealer.  Their V Power seemed much better  :evilgrin:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2009, 10:40:15 pm »
My tank has never seen a drop of anything other than V-Power. Am quite attached to using my V-power card once a week.  :jumping:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2009, 12:33:57 pm »
^^^

Yup, nice to see the vouchers too every so oftern  :smiley:
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Re: Morrisons Fuel
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2009, 09:27:40 pm »
Yup

I'm a V-Power addictive bunny !!!!


Neever used Morrisons.. but this is shocking !!!  :angry015:


V-Power all the way ! :driver:
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