Woolworths fuel

[blownv8au]

When i lived in brissy about 6 years ago though, i had a v8 ed that would ping like crazy on caltex vortex 95 from wollies at woodridge but ran fine on 95 vortex from caltex servos. that was over about a 1 1/2 years tring it on and off. only use mobile 91 and bp 98 these days.

[BA-XT]

I usually fill up at Wollies in Dandenong on Princess highway.

[JC]

Woolies fuel for me. Don't think the tanks at the servos I go to would be old enough to be a cause for concern. It's all brewed at Caltex refinery anyway.

[XBROO]

Ok cool it looks like it's not just woolies it's any servo that don't look after their tanks.

[superfly]

Originally Posted by wimpy

same fuel but maybe a different cleaning regime.....we have a woolies fuel outlet here with a caltex just around the corner, seen the same truck empty into both depots on the same day

The servos generally 'share' their 91 RON fuel around the place but never their 98 RON fuel. They stay unique to the appropriate petrol station.

Originally Posted by LTDHO

I pretty much only use Caltex (Woolies) no issues ever.

Same here as with the voucher I'm getting 8 cent discount. I fill up in Moorooka generally.

But in my old WRX and my wife's WRX, I found that BP Ultimate was better to run on. Both WRX had been tuned to Vortex but I had them both retuned for Ultimate as they ran smoother with Ultimate. Wouldn't touch the Shell stuff at all.

In my XR50, I haven't noticed any difference between Ultimate and Vortex 98. My car has only done 4000k so once the k's get a bit higher, I'll experiment between the 2 fuels.

[kaniSS]

I will never use Woolies petrol, on the simple fact that they screw everyday Aussies left right and centre. They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

[Dodd]

Caltex / Woolies servo user here, and no issues, this is north east suburbs of melbourne.

[new2ford]

Originally Posted by kaniSS

I will never use Woolies petrol, on the simple fact that they screw everyday Aussies left right and centre. They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/...44&p=our-brand

Just to make sure you've got averything covered!

[FordFalconBF]

Originally Posted by kaniSS

I will never use Woolies petrol, on the simple fact that they screw everyday Aussies left right and centre. They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

So you don't shop at Dan Murphy's then?

[JUZXR8]

Originally Posted by FordFairlaneAU

So you don't shop at Dan Murphy's then?

haha, was just about to say the same thing!

I don't think many peaople realise how big Woolies really is!

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by superfly

In my XR50, I haven't noticed any difference between Ultimate and Vortex 98. My car has only done 4000k so once the k's get a bit higher, I'll experiment between the 2 fuels.

You do realise that it’s the same stuff, don’t you? Check the picture in post 5.

Originally Posted by kaniSS

They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

Bloody Hell, I nearly fell off my chair laughing. Perhaps you should watch this video.

There’s something wrong with AFF as posted links won’t work, just copy and paste this into your browser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1et_HBmLYw

[fordman302]

haven't really noticed any difference with the territory but in my xr i get further off vortex 98 regardless of woolies/caltex outlets than i do from bp ultimate (lets not rule out it could just all be in my head to)

Originally Posted by kaniSS

I will never use Woolies petrol, on the simple fact that they screw everyday Aussies left right and centre. They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

On this theory you must save a heap of money, woolies operates no different than any other large commercial/retail or banking company in australia, and i have seen first hand people complain about items produced overseas and then refuse to pay the 50 cents more for the australian made alternative, we are all victims of our own greed

[bullfrog]

I haven't had a problem with Woolies Vortex 98 octane at both outlets in Albury. But they have changed to Vortex 95 with no option of 98, so now I use BP or Shell or Mobil.

[naughtyfalcon]

my diesel runs better on woollies fuel, always use it, glen innes is ok

[superfly]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

You do realise that it’s the same stuff, don’t you? Check the picture in post 5.

You do realise you're incorrect. Ultimate and Vortex 98 are not the same.

[superfly]

Originally Posted by kaniSS

I will never use Woolies petrol, on the simple fact that they screw everyday Aussies left right and centre. They do not get a cent from my pay packet, petrol wise, food wise and alcohol wise.

Fair enough. They save me money over the other retailers so I don't feel screwed.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by superfly

You do realise you're incorrect. Ultimate and Vortex 98 are not the same.

Ok, so with that knowledge, I assume you drive a petrol tanker up there?

Originally Posted by superfly

They save me money over the other retailers so I don't feel screwed.

Exactly what they want you to believe.

Have you noticed how much groceries have gone up in the last 5 years?

[LOWBA6]

I used to use woolies fuel in my daily until i stopped using the car a month back. My turbo only gets Shell V Power nowadays. I sometimes use BP Ultimate when I'm desperate as i hate going to the local BP, the fuel bowsers are always covered in oily crap, not to mention the staff are all slow and lazy!!

[Mechan1k]

After finding out that Woolies LPG was clogging up my LPG converter over time (as that's what I pretty much filled up with all the time due to price) ... I choose not to fill at one when it comes to LPG.

[whynot]

I am surprised at some of the comments here. Fuels in Australia are monitored by the Australian Government under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (see http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosp...ds/index.html).

The Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 provides the legislative basis for national fuel quality and fuel quality information standards for Australia. The Act is in place to:

a.regulate the quality of fuel supplied in Australia in order to:

i.reduce the level of pollutants and emissions arising from the use of fuel that may cause environmental and health problems; and

ii.facilitate the adoption of better engine technology and emission control technology; and

iii.allow the more effective operation of engines; and

b.ensure that, where appropriate, information about fuel is provided when the fuel is supplied.

The standards regulate the supply of fuel to consumers and reduce toxic vehicle emissions. Modern vehicles require fuels that meet higher quality standards.

There is a monitoring, compliance, and enforcement standard outlined here
http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosp...ent/index.html

If you believe there is a specific case of poor fuel quality, rather than whinging about it in the forum, how about making a formal complaint to the Commonwealth inspectors?

[DBourne]

I use the woolies caltex in Kellyville, never had an issue.

It's a pretty damn busy station though so I wonder if that helps?

[EBTom]

I only ever fill up at Caltex branded servo's (not Woolies) or BP. Usually 98 unless i catch it on the wrong day, then I'll grab half a tank to get me by or just use 95.

Also used to occasionally go to Mobil but not since they re-branded them all as 7/11. I know its stupid as its the same fuel and tanks, but I dont feel comfortable buying fuel from a place where it would appear that fuel is not their priority (convenience store first, servo second).

[Olbucko]

Hungry Beast on Woolworths (& Coles) youtube Clip.

http://youtu.be/M1et_HBmLYw

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by whynot

I am surprised at some of the comments here. Fuels in Australia are monitored by the Australian Government under the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (see http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosp...ds/index.html).



There is a monitoring, compliance, and enforcement standard outlined here
http://www.environment.gov.au/atmosp...ent/index.html

If you believe there is a specific case of poor fuel quality, rather than whinging about it in the forum, how about making a formal complaint to the Commonwealth inspectors?

Yeah we've seen how good fuel watch is. So I wouldn't bother wasting my time, it's easier and less hassel to avoid going to them servos. That's why I said to people to mention where they are getting there fuel from good or bad.

[castellan]

Caltex 91 is the worse and for some reason 95 is not good in SEQ and to me it's a fact. all these cars are STD, a VS v6 auto pings when you up it. and my VS V6 manual i could not get it over 200km/h and it could do 218 km/h on any other. VS 179kwV8 manual lacked power on any 91 fuel. VY SS lacks power if using it to. but my XG longreach loved it, go figure.
It has noting to do with water in it but something is different for sure and i will not use it in summer at all. but if it was good i would use it esp with the 8c off but not even that could get me to use it as i can't stand the way the car performs using it.

[darkside]

not sure if this info is correct ,but when speaking to a local ford dealer in brisbane i was told that mobil didnt have there own plant here and were buying fuel from the other plants,i know that after using bp for the first 3years of our bf fpv's we switched to caltex and almost immediatly got an extra 50 k's from a tank ,still run the factory fuel filters that came with the car ,have never had to change it and the s/p ute has done 120 k the gt only 40k,both have never missed a beat and still get excellant mileage...doc

[Ducati888]

Whilst a lot of fuel is refined here, a lot is also imported.

There are two refineries in Victoria - Shell in Geelong and Mobil in Altona. All locally sourced fuel, for all suppliers regardless of brand, is from one of these two refineries in Vic.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by Ducati888

Whilst a lot of fuel is refined here, a lot is also imported.

There are two refineries in Victoria - Shell in Geelong and Mobil in Altona. All locally sourced fuel, for all suppliers regardless of brand, is from one of these two refineries in Vic.

Not only that, they supply a lot of interstate sites as well.

[saber]

Originally Posted by Mechan1k

After finding out that Woolies LPG was clogging up my LPG converter over time (as that's what I pretty much filled up with all the time due to price) ... I choose not to fill at one when it comes to LPG.

+1 to the above.

The same issues has occurred with me across 2 egas Falcons:

* My BFII egas sedan. Filled up with WW LPG, car didn’t run right (down on power and increased fuel consumption).
Was surprised to find wax coming out of the converter drain after only just 1 tank of WW LPG!

* Same issue as above with the old mans AUIII egas ute. Wax builds up in the converter when run on WW LPG.

Both cars now use BP LPG (I exclusively use BP, and won’t use any other brand unless absolutely necessary. Even then I’ll only put 10-15L of fuel in, enough to get me to the nearest BP station. Unfortunately Mobil appears to have rebadged all their stations to 7-11. Unsure who supplies these rebranded 7-11 station).
No issues what so ever. The converter never builds up wax (even after 30000km of driving), and both cars run smoothly and gain better mileage using BP LPG.

[Full Noise]

So Saber, instead of being one of great anonymous internet forum users, it would be helpful if you actually put a location in so we know what part of this country you’re talking about.