What Gas do you use in your Genesis

[ilovemygenesis]

Question - What gas do you use in your car? what gas do you find the best/worst and why? Which gas is better in the summer, winter, etc Which company gives the best gas for the buck, please post early and often

 

[TJPark01]

There have been a couple of threads on this subject. Check out this thread...
Hyundai Genesis Forum: 89, 91 or 93 Octane

 

[ctrcbob]

Those tanker trucks all fill up from the same terminals. Also note that very few companies have their logo on the truck.

I just returned to Florida from Western NY, and the Hess tankers there have the logo, but they don't have the Hess logo here in Central FL. Race Track (Discount Gas) has the logo here. Don't know of any others that have a logo.

 

[TJPark01]

Those tanker trucks all fill up from the same terminals. Also note that very few companies have their logo on the truck.

I'd have to agree with this. I don't think there is going to be that much deviation in gasoline sold in this country. Is there a difference in brands, perhaps, based on what I've read it seems to be in the detergents added. Is it going to make a enormous difference in your car...probably not. Is mobil going to be better or worse than Shell, or Conoco, or Hess, or Chevron? I don't think so. If it makes you feel better to pay a premium for a specific brand and it gives you piece of mind, then go for it, won't hurt. Otherwise it probably makes more sense to allocate that money to do the minor stuff that seems to escape most people, but are no brainers to the enthusiast crowd: change the oil more frequently, rotate the tires, and change the air filter, spray the salt off the undercarriage. Collectively doing the little preventative stuff goes a long way, then one magic pill.

 

[Mark_888]

There is no difference in the base gasoline stock (for a given octane rating), since there are usually only few (and sometimes only one) refineries in a particular area. But each of the major brands have their own proprietary additives put in the tanker truck before it is delivered to the gas station.

A similar thing happens at a refinery in terms of crude oil. An Exxon refinery will use crude oil that is produced locally (or nearest port of entry for imported oil), regardless of whether it is produced from Exxon oil wells. Exxon will sell their crude oil to local refineries owned by other oil companies if they don't have one close by.

The oil industry has become very efficient in terms of distribution, so don't expect each brand to have their own local refineries or tanker trucks with their logo on it. But that does not mean that all gasoline is the same by the time it goes into your tank.

 

[OBCT]

Yeah, it does seem like the difference in detergent is the only difference between brands (according to the reading I've done, much of which spurred on by this board).


Here's something to think about.

If you save one dollar per fill up by choosing a cheaper gas station (lets say Costco instead of Chevron, just as an example) and fill up 30 times a year, that means you save $30 a year on gas. Those are probably conservative figures for the estimates.

Now, out of that $30 (or whatever it is you save), if you spend half of it on hand-picked fuel additives which accomplish the same thing as buying pricier gas in the first place, you've still saved money, and are choosing exactly which additive you vehicle receives, possibly ending up in a net gain in engine cleanliness for your auto.


Continuing with the Chevron theme from the above example, if you buy two bottles of [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KKKGC"]this[/ame], add half a bottle to your gas tank four times a year, and only ever fill up at Costco, you will save yourself $15 from filling up at Chevron all year, with (I'm just guessing here - anyone agree/disagree?...) absolutely no real net loss of cleanliness.

Interesting to think about.

 

[ilovemygenesis]

very interesting, do you feel the aftermarket cleaners are effective? do you think they sap power in the engine, i use shell and i think the detergent they use is affecting the engine power.

 

[Mark_888]

Chevron's Techron Fuel System Cleaner is the same stuff (but obviously more concentrated) that they put into their gas. In my experience it is an excellent fuel injector cleaner to use at least once per year. Speaking of Costco, I have seen Techron 6-packs (IIRC) at Costco (inside the store) that are attractively priced.

 

[DeMAN]

Its also important to buy gas from a high volume station. Mark_888 pretty good info and fairly actually. A Valero refinery service the area where I live even though Exxon and Shell has two refineries, Valero has one, and Total.

89 octane gas for me, and mostly Chevon. I also use Shell and Exxon.

 

[sandy]

Its also important to buy gas from a high volume station. Mark_888 pretty good info and fairly actually. A Valero refinery service the area where I live even though Exxon and Shell has two refineries, Valero has one, and Total.

89 octane gas for me, and mostly Chevon. I also use Shell and Exxon.

According to a friend of mine who is a tech exec at Hess, gasoline is "fungible" (like salt) and while different brands may carry additives, the final products are never really different enough to make a noticable difference. As DeMan says, freshness is the key.

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[Mark_888]

According to a friend of mine who is a tech exec at Hess, gasoline is "fungible" (like salt) and while different brands may carry additives, the final products are never really different enough to make a noticable difference. As DeMan says, freshness is the key.

There is a difference IMO. I would expect Hess to say that because they don't use the premium additives that the majors use.

I read a story several years ago that said many auto manufacturers use Chevron for their EPA fuel and emissions testing, and there is a reason for that. The same story claimed that Ford had to truck in some Chevron gas a fairly long distance for their tests. However, it is true that because of the auto manufacturer certifications of gasoline, many brands have improved since then.