Fuels

[CJ]

As per reviews.. shell is the best...

it is best...but lil bit heavy on pockets....costs 70rs !

[torque_ankur]

Also company owned petrol pumps are better then other petrol pumps as probability of fuel adulteration is very less.

[synergizer]

it is best...but lil bit heavy on pockets....costs 70rs !

Hey.. shell was 72.. then came down to 68 and now 66 in Hyd...

[rossiter]

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That's true. Unlike the PSU oil companies, Shell effects change in prices vis a vis global crude oil prices at the pump more rapidly than the PSU companies. With the current trend, the gap is set to come down as the PSU companies don't seem to be willing to reduce their prices.

[krish]

Where are the company owned pumps in Bangalore???

Can someone please list out the company owned pumps in Bangalore??

I'm yet to find one and I find that the smoothness and mileage have gone down drastically after I came to bangalore. I've only filled from normal fuel pumps. Mileage has come down to 31kmpl on my ZMA (normal riding), whereas when I filled from company owned HP pump from Chennai I had got 34-37 kmpl consistently (34 when ridden hard).

I last filled from a BP pump near Diary circle and found the mileage has actually gone up to 33 kmpl. Considering Bangy traffic, thats good.

[rossiter]

Can someone please list out the company owned pumps in Bangalore??

I'm yet to find one and I find that the smoothness and mileage have gone down drastically after I came to bangalore. I've only filled from normal fuel pumps. Mileage has come down to 31kmpl on my ZMA (normal riding), whereas when I filled from company owned HP pump from Chennai I had got 34-37 kmpl consistently (34 when ridden hard).

I last filled from a BP pump near Diary circle and found the mileage has actually gone up to 33 kmpl. Considering Bangy traffic, thats good.

Krish, not fair.. You're in Bangalore and you didn't tell me

Chennai fuel giving more mileage than Bangalore fuel huh

Praful will tell you about a secret pump in Bangalore giving super mileage. Just PM him
As for the company owned company operated, I've tried a few which don't really make any difference. And considering one even tried to cheat me with the pump reading, I don't trust them any more than the normal pumps.

I've been sticking to Shell despite the high price. I haven't stopped eating veggies despite the high prices nowadays, and I wouldn't want to subject my bike to potentially bad fuel because of the lower price.

[shark80]

try shell petrol station.

Shell in India - Shell Station Locator

[synergizer]

Guys.. does anyone have any knowledge about the Octane number in fuels that we need to choose depending on the compression ratio of the engine... n how does it harm the engine if we use low octane fuel on a high CR engine and hight octane fuel on a low CR engine..???

[shark80]

Guys.. does anyone have any knowledge about the Octane number in fuels that we need to choose depending on the compression ratio of the engine... n how does it harm the engine if we use low octane fuel on a high CR engine and hight octane fuel on a low CR engine..???

here is the table from this link

Compression ratio - Octane
5:1 - 72
6:1 - 81
7:1 - 87
8:1 - 92
9:1 - 96
10:1 - 100
11:1 - 104
12:1 - 108

[synergizer]

here is the table from this link

Compression ratio - Octane
5:1 - 72
6:1 - 81
7:1 - 87
8:1 - 92
9:1 - 96
10:1 - 100
11:1 - 104

12:1 - 108

hey thanks shark.. nice piece of info.. i was looking for this info for a long time...

[TheRedPill]

here is the table from this link

Compression ratio - Octane
5:1 - 72
6:1 - 81
7:1 - 87
8:1 - 92
9:1 - 96
10:1 - 100
11:1 - 104
12:1 - 108

If we go by this then no one should use normal petrol which is 87 octane. I think most of the bikes have compression ratio more than 8 (Correct me if I am wrong).

[rossiter]

Yeah you're right man.. it doesn't seem to be accurate info.

And all Tier-1 cities in India sell 91 octane itself as normal. This has been the case since 2006 I think.

[shark80]

If we go by this then no one should use normal petrol which is 87 octane. I think most of the bikes have compression ratio more than 8 (Correct me if I am wrong).

well... i was a lil confused too, I'm no expert on fuels... prolly, little more googling might help.

I believe max a 9.1CR can take is 96 Octane.

[DriftKingNT]

here is the table from this link

Compression ratio - Octane
5:1 - 72
6:1 - 81
7:1 - 87
8:1 - 92
9:1 - 96
10:1 - 100
11:1 - 104
12:1 - 108

So for R15 with compression Ratio 10.5:1 I will need to fill a fuel with octane number greater than 100. So Which one should I use?

[nabendubasu]

Yeah you're right man.. it doesn't seem to be accurate info.

And all Tier-1 cities in India sell 91 octane itself as normal. This has been the case since 2006 I think.

this was the case in past when ioc used to sell 91octane as a normal one but it was a loss for the company as govt guide line says you can sell 89octane as a normal one .