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re: “Name brand” gasoline
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:22 pm to Bob Sacamano 89
Posted on 5/15/24 at 8:22 pm to Bob Sacamano 89
Well, it can be complicated. I'm going to give you some gross oversimplifications:
First off, Techron is the real deal, and I have seen the test articles and raw data on it at an independent lab. It actually does something useful. Chevron is not the only brand that has it, but you can also catch BOGO sales of it in bottles at parts stores. There are maybe 1-2 other additives with the same active ingredient, but I forget who makes them.
Second, of all the "discount" gas, Kirkland is actually considered a "Top Tier" fuel by the industry. IDK about Sam's Club fuel. Costco actually makes a big deal out of their fuel having a high end additive package.
Third, if the gas comes down a pipeline, there are times when it is separated by water "slugs" from something else coming down the pipeline. SOME cheap gas brands are extracted from the last part of the gas just ahead of the slug, and have a bit of cross contamination.
That's all the OT needs for maximum Baw Dozer motoring. It only gets more technical and boring from here.
First off, Techron is the real deal, and I have seen the test articles and raw data on it at an independent lab. It actually does something useful. Chevron is not the only brand that has it, but you can also catch BOGO sales of it in bottles at parts stores. There are maybe 1-2 other additives with the same active ingredient, but I forget who makes them.
Second, of all the "discount" gas, Kirkland is actually considered a "Top Tier" fuel by the industry. IDK about Sam's Club fuel. Costco actually makes a big deal out of their fuel having a high end additive package.
Third, if the gas comes down a pipeline, there are times when it is separated by water "slugs" from something else coming down the pipeline. SOME cheap gas brands are extracted from the last part of the gas just ahead of the slug, and have a bit of cross contamination.
That's all the OT needs for maximum Baw Dozer motoring. It only gets more technical and boring from here.
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Posted on 5/16/24 at 6:43 am to TigerHornII
quote:Don’t sell yourself short there, it was already boring from your thesis sentence.
That's all the OT needs for maximum Baw Dozer motoring. It only gets more technical and boring from here.
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:30 am to TigerHornII
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First off, Techron is the real deal, and I have seen the test articles and raw data on it at an independent lab. It actually does something useful. Chevron is not the only brand that has it, but you can also catch BOGO sales of it in bottles at parts stores. There are maybe 1-2 other additives with the same active ingredient, but I forget who makes them.
Detergent additives are the same...you can drink the Kool Aid if it makes you feel better, but Techron MIGHT be marginally better than whatever XOM is putting in vs whatever Valero is putting in. I worked for Chevron for 5 years supporting a downstream/marketing truck rack and now work for the largest liquid storage terminaling company in the country...and handle all "brands" of additives.
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Third, if the gas comes down a pipeline, there are times when it is separated by water "slugs" from something else coming down the pipeline.
No one, and I mean no one is sending slugs of water down pipelines. If you know anything about hydraulics and keeping lines packed, you would never, ever willingly do this in a liquids pipeline.
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SOME cheap gas brands are extracted from the last part of the gas just ahead of the slug, and have a bit of cross contamination.
This is also bullshite. The interface, or transmix, if any gets cut out and sold on it's own as just that, transmix.
That gallon of gasoline you think is "Chevron" was sitting in the same tank at a truck rack that also had customers with allocation to pull XOM, or BP, or Bucees, or fill in the blank mom and pop wholesaler.
I've got 15 years in the industry...buy whatever is cheapest from whatever station is the busiest.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 8:31 am
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