yogeshm.007

I did not find any mention in the newspapers about whether the Bharat Stage III grade fuel is available now all over India (I'm at Chandigarh btw), which, as long as I remember, was due from 1st October, 2010. Do anyone has any idea?

I'm currently using IOC XtraPremium petrol for my Gladiator (and my brother also for Victor), and want to switch to normal petrol as IOC is now charging a premium of Rs.4 per litre on it. Any comments on this are also welcome.

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Yogesh M

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madhav krishna

Yes it is. Thats the reason that they had once increased <1 rupees over the petrol prices so that they can upgrade their machines for refining.

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Ok, then should I start using normal petrol (and hence save Rs.4), because I'm not sure whether XtraPremium is as effective as IOC claims.

PS: a) Though I only have a Gladiator, I thrash it very badly.
b) I had started to use XP only because it had 91 octane rating.

madhav krishna

dont worry even i have a gladiator & i use the normal petrol only. The premium petrol can show their real magic i.e. performance only in engines with higher compression ratio. Since our gladiator doesnt has that high compression ratio even the normal petrol will do the job. Recently i had shifted from IOCL to shell(normal) & the performance is clearly visible. Even the fuel efficiency figures have improved. I would suggest you also the same.

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Ok, thanks for replying.

I knew about the compression ratio/octane rating stuff. What about anti-friction elements in XP or is it only marketing gimmick? Since the last 4-5 years that I've used XP, I had to use normal petrol on 4-5 occasions and the engine seemed to run a bit rough, though that could also be due to mindset.

Now I'll use normal petrol for about a month or two and then see what is right or not.

Sorry for asking questions in instalments.

madhav krishna

Well the petrol doesnt has anything to do with the reduction of friction. Its the job of engine oil (just my opinion). So i dont think there is any significance in that. The XP might be a cleaner fuel due to which the deposits might be less & hence the engine would be smoother. Anyways there is no assurance that the petrol bunk people will provide you with the XP only. Although the company (IOCL) might be genuine in providing the XP but the petrol bunk guys might not be that genuine in doing the same. They may be providing you with the normal petrol & collecting the extra money by fooling us.

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yogeshm.007

Ok, thanks for your time and effort.