My truck likes chevron premium. Not sure why, but it just does. Everything else pings like a mofo.

 

My truck sucks up shell 87 like crazy but runs great on it.
It also likes chevron 87(89 once but didnt do much) and seems to not burn as fast.
Im thinking there is more ethanol in the shell therefore burning up faster?!
I used to use BP(arco here) but realized it was crap and now my truck runs better because of it. And people that say all gas brands are the same I STRONGRLY disagree with.
Thats my two cents.

 

I've tried many different gasolines, including exxon, citgo, shell, bp/amoco, texaco, and the value brands racetrack and sams club/wal mart gas. I constantly found that exxon gas works the best for me, and it just so happens that it is one of the cheapest in my area. Shell here is the most expensive, about 15 cents higher, and my truck does not run very well on it.

 

i only use Quiktrip gas

 

Yeah, whatever's cheapest seems to work just fine, but have noticed slightly lower mpg with the ethanol blends, as is to be expected. I keep switching between the truck, Civic and sometimes the wife's Element though so maybe I don't notice some of the more subtle differences than if I were to drive one vehicle all the time.

 

I've been in the habit of using Shell gasoline. It's one of the brands that my vehicles seem to like best, and it's widely available around my home (got a Shell station only about 150 yards away).

The only other brand of gas I'll make a point to get is Exxon. My Toyota trucks have always seemed to run better on Exxon fuel. However, it's not commonly available in my home vicinity, and I usually only get Exxon on trips.

 

i've noticed something about different "gasonline" brands.

seems at least 3 gas stations where i live (places where i routinely purchase gas), have gas supplied by the same company (supplier, distributor), Florida Rock.

the real questions are, Is this all the same gasoline? Is Florida Rock actually delivering different gasoline to these places?

even wally worlds gas (murphy's usa) is supplied by Florida Rock.

 

Well it sounds like everyone has good luck with Exxon fuel. But, my only problem is that we don't have any Exxon gas stations within 50 miles or more of my home.
Now we do have Citgo, Walymarts, Sams clubs, Marathon, BP, and Shell just to name a few. And during the winter time the state of Ohio (idoits) makes them all up the ethanol in their fuel. But then they charge more for it :looney:.
To tell ya the truth, I can't wait to get out of this sorry A$$ state. Between the E-checks they charge you for on your vehicles emissions. And the fuel Cin-tax, so they can build their stupid sports statuims in cleveland (as the schools fall apart) the taxes are killing the common working man.
Gab at ya later, got to get off my soap box.

 

Yes, they're probably all the same ... It's not uncommon for multiple 'store-brand' and 'smaller-brand' gas stations to all get gasoline from the same distributor.

To the best of my knowledge, the 'big brand' gas stations always receive their fuels through their corporate distribution channels. However, I've heard that the big names occasionally sell off excess / surplus inventory to other (smaller / no-name) retailers when they need to.

 

Just an example:

Hatteras Island in North Carolina(used to frequent these areas very often)

bunch of gas stations on the island,seen the same gas truck stopping at all the stations down there more than a few times traveling from one surf spot to the next hitting the convenience store/gas station usually between each session. All the same stuff if you ask me as long as the station is getting used enough for their tanks to cycle in my opinion.

I would usually wait till off the island to get gas when I could just to get the piece of mind I was getting my favorite fuel BP 93. Grandpa always used Amoco in his old car must have been like a 78 or so Toyota,my Dad used it in his 84 corolla that ran like it was new the last time I saw it,the performance shop here in town tells everyone they have come in that they recommend the BP/Amoco 93 for all their forced induction vehicles. So it must be me but BP has a large following where I am at.

Sam

 

I know that as for myself I stay clear of BP fuel of anykind. I found out that after useing it for a long period of time it started to eat away at the plenum gasket (I think thats how you spell it) in the throttle body. Then I was told that BP uses alot of filler in the fuel that they sell. Especially since Ford goes as far as to put a sticker on thier gas cap cover on the new cars that states that it safe to use BP fuel in this vihicle. Are they trying to tell us something :shrug:. So, I just stay clear of it all together.

you live in ohio. that area has either higher ethonal mixed fuels or actual stations with ethonal. I think all Ford pickups are made at a plant in the midwest and every truck is made ethonal ready because there are actual gas station out there that sell it. So maybe BP has a higher concentrate of ethonal mixed in with their regular gas then most other companies.

But unless you have injectors in your motor before the throttle body, i couldn't see any fuel eating aways at your throttle body gasket. ethonal is basicly alcohol and will ruin the hoses and injectors or what ever if ran in a car that wasn't set up to handle it.