Engine Pre-Detonation Gone with Caltex Platinum .. (Long time Shell V-Power user & fan)

**falken** · March 16th, 2018 01:54 PM

We don't have a Caltex station near our place, I just use Techron concentrate once a year.

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**Shutterbug** · March 16th, 2018 02:00 PM

Ok glad to get confirmation from carguys in this forum. I’ve felt like I was giving a disservice to the car engine by not putting shell’s nitro plus. Haha

Originally Posted by StockEngine

glad youre shifting away from the shell marketting [emoji6] caltex has the best fuel additive [emoji16]

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**Dezaremos** · March 16th, 2018 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Shutterbug

Same with what happened with our car... been using Shell VPower and then because of lower prices, went for Caltex Platinum... and i immediately noticed the improvement. Less sluggish and smoother acceleration... then also got better fuel efficiency.

Could be the Techron too... but a lot of people are firm believer in Shell as the top notch fuel.

I was also a firm believer of Shell for years until I experienced the pinging, sluggish acceleration and hard starting (specially when engine is turn off while not fully warmed up, hard starting occurs) .. All those problems are gone now that I'm using Caltex Platinum .. I guess experience is really the best teacher ..

**Dezaremos** · March 16th, 2018 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Shutterbug

Ok glad to get confirmation from carguys in this forum. I’ve felt like I was giving a disservice to the car engine by not putting shell’s nitro plus. Haha

I thought most of you here are Shell users, I'm glad that there are plenty of Caltex users also ..

The main reason I was using Shell before, was that I just don't like Petron, and I thought due to the fact that Caltex no longer have a refinery here in the Philippines that their products are now inferior to Shell but my experience is wrong..

**Dezaremos** · March 16th, 2018 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

glad youre shifting away from the shell marketting [emoji6] caltex has the best fuel additive [emoji16]

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I just thought that because Caltex is now just importing fuel due to the fact that their refinery was closed a few years back, that their fuel is inferior to Shell ..

Your right, what set's them apart was that they have Techron additive in their fuel ...

**Dezaremos** · March 16th, 2018 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

in the few microseconds that's allowed it, it loosens the deposits daw.
more than that, google doesn't offer much more.
i suppose the answer is in the complicated chemical publications that the public does not have easy access to...

the article i saw says the chemical is not unique to caltex; the active ingredient is available in more concentrated additive form in the market.

I think Techron Concentrate & Redline SI-1 are the only ones using PEA (polyether amines) in their fuel system cleaners ..

**Wh1stl3r** · March 16th, 2018 10:02 PM

Texaco ba yung may dala ng Techron sa US? My uncle also likes it. But all his cars have gas engines.

Used to fill up with Caltex before for our diesels but despite the Techron additive the Euro 2 engined trucks seemed to smoke more.

**falken** · March 16th, 2018 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Wh1stl3r

Texaco ba yung may dala ng Techron sa US? My uncle also likes it. But all his cars have gas engines.

Used to fill up with Caltex before for our diesels but despite the Techron additive the Euro 2 engined trucks seemed to smoke more.

Chevron.

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**StockEngine** · March 16th, 2018 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Wh1stl3r

Texaco ba yung may dala ng Techron sa US? My uncle also likes it. But all his cars have gas engines.

Used to fill up with Caltex before for our diesels but despite the Techron additive the Euro 2 engined trucks seemed to smoke more.

euro2 fuels bro... 500ppm taas talaga..

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