Fuel

[Hana :)]

Hey guys

Just a quickie I have 197 Clio Cup what fuel do you all use.? Im being told differently all the time. My engine management light still wont go off even with a soft reset.

Thanks

Han

 

[Maz]

I think you can use 95 upwards like the 200 ?

 

[Raptor6767]

I'm using strictly 100 Octane fuel.

 

[Willis]

I use V-Power, I have the Shell Garage Finder on my iPhone so I can always find a Shell garage.

 

[Raptor6767]

I use V-Power, I have the Shell Garage Finder on my iPhone so I can always find a Shell garage.

:envy: :envy:

 

[TwingoGeekeo]

I only use shell in my car aswell.

 

[BenW]

You can use 95 RON upwards. However, the clio does have a knock sensor so it will take advantage of high octane fuel if you wish to use it.

 

[Roger200]

You can use normal 95 but you'll find the car will run slightly better on the premium stuff.
Is there a message as well as the engine management light?

 

[Foxspeed]

fuel grade wont bring the light on - its coming on for other reasons!

the engine will adapt to different grades of fuel and most of the time you will not notice

at a guess i would say its probably a lambda sensor fault - plugging in an obd2 reader should tell you the codes :bat:

 

[chappo]

i only ever use shell V-power or Tesco,s 99 ron.

 

[MikeH]

FYI Road test results carried out on various fuels by thorney motorsport

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Fuel_Test_Results_Update.shtml

 

[SnapMonkey]

FYI Road test results carried out on various fuels by thorney motorsport

http://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/tuning/Fuel_Test_Results_Update.shtml

Annoyingly, this doesn't include a standard 95 RON dyno run...

 

[ben_r1]

I always use 99 V-power in everything from the clio 197 to my original 1.4 clio i had

Have previously had my car on 95 due to lack of shell garages though and it didnt seem to run any worse. And its mapped on 99.

 

[Maz]

Its all a con if you ask me, if you dont mind it doesnt matter

 

[SarGara]

I actually choose where i fill up based on the garage's location, not the fuel it offers! For example if i want Shell Vpower the closest Shell garage to me is directly on a VERY busy dual-carrage way with no slip road. So it involves alot of waiting around for a gap then gunning it from standstill into moving traffic. Needless to say alot of bum clenching and near misses have been witnessed when passing by.

However in on a quiet village high street in a 30mph zone is a Total garrage so more often than not for ease of use i just fill up with their 97 Ron offering (Total Excellium?).

Which seems to do the job quite well

 

[ado]

I use any normal unleaded that I find on the road and on track. I never noticed any difference in the 197 so that's what the 200 gets.

 

[mitch]

Not using diesel are you?

 

[GlassJaw]

I use unicorn urine - rare to find but the car flys.

 

[GlassJaw]

...... where did I put my coat ......

 

[Roger200]

:rofl:

Filling with super unleaded is easy in most places, but, when i went to the highlands in October i couldn't find any anywhere! tried so many garages but never came across the premium stuff once when in Scotland. I know this is slightly off topic but has anyone know if there is any up that way?