Noob Question: Same gas station?

**dhisky** · January 18th, 2015 01:39 PM

Noob question guys.

Wala ako alam sa sasakyan and this is my first time to have one.

Nung nilabas namin sa casa yung sasakyan nag pa gas kami sa caltex silver unleaded... Advisable ba or it's must na sa caltex ulit ako mag pa gas?

If hindi naman must, Do I need to empty the fuel first bago ako mag pa gas sa ibang gas station like petron or shell?

Thanks!

**testament11** · January 18th, 2015 02:10 PM

Nope. Di naman kelangan. Ang important lang is dapat alam ninyo kung ano ang octane rating na recommended para sa sasakyan ninyo, regardless kung saan ka magpapa-gas.

**shadow** · January 18th, 2015 02:37 PM

Make and model please

**dhisky** · January 18th, 2015 02:41 PM

City 2014 E CVT

**hachooro** · January 18th, 2015 03:46 PM

You can gas to any of the 3, caltex, shell or petron. Pili ka na lang anong octane ratiing 91, 95 or 97 iba iba lang ang name ng gasoline per gas station.

Medyo nagmura naman na ang gas, you can go for 95 octane rating.

Choose and stick with 1 or 2 gas station. Pili ka din kung san yung di binabaha na gas station.

**dhisky** · January 18th, 2015 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by hachooro

You can gas to any of the 3, caltex, shell or petron. Pili ka na lang anong octane ratiing 91, 95 or 97 iba iba lang ang name ng gasoline per gas station.

Medyo nagmura naman na ang gas, you can go for 95 octane rating.

Choose and stick with 1 or 2 gas station. Pili ka din kung san yung di binabaha na gas station.

Ano yang octane level? will I just tell the gasoline boy? yan ba yung silver and gold and etc.

**jhnkvn** · January 18th, 2015 04:03 PM

#1 You don't need to stick with any gas station. While I generally like filling up at Shell due to convenience of their service stations it doesn't mean I do not occasionally gas up at Petron, SeaOil, Unioil, and Total.

#2 For the RON ratings, the most sensible choice is to get the cheapest one unless your engine has a high compression ratio that would take advantage of better fuel. But as with #1, you can use any octane rating you'd prefer -- just make sure to load your car with the appropriate fuel. Throw diesel at a gasoline car would wreck it.

#3 Do you need to empty the fuel tank? Well, most people recommend not to run your fuel tank down, try to gas up once the fuel light turns on. At the very least, it'll give you peace of mind. You don't want to experience the panic of not having a gas station near and a pointer that's under the "E" lettering.

**jhnkvn** · January 18th, 2015 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by dhisky

Ano yang octane level? will I just tell the gasoline boy? yan ba yung silver and gold and etc.

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But just to expound on this..

There are typically three "grades" of gasoline sa Philippines...

93 - Shell Unleaded, Caltex Silver, Petron Unleaded
95 - Shell V-Power Gas, Caltex Gold, Petron XCS
97+ - Shell V-Power Nitro, Petron Blaze

You can tell the gasoline boy the name of the gasoline brand (ex. Php2000 ng Caltex Silver!) or you can simply go for the RON number, alam din naman nila yun.

**jut703** · January 18th, 2015 04:36 PM

^Halos wala nang 93 ngayon bro, since DOE mandate is 91 minimum. A more updated list would be:

91 - Shell FuelSave, Petron Super Xtra Gasoline, Caltex Silver, Total Premier, Seaoil Extreme U, Unioil Euro IV 91

93 - Petron Xtra Advance, Seaoil Extreme 93

95 - Shell V-Power Nitro+, Petron XCS, Caltex Gold, Total Excellium, Unioil Euro IV 95

97 - Shell V-Power Nitro+ Racing, Seaoil Extreme 97, Unioil Euro IV 97

100 - Petron Blaze

Most cars sold in the country require only a minimum of 91 RON. There are a few that require 95 or 97 RON, but these are usually higher end vehicles. I find it funny that some people think their econoboxes are so high-strung that they need high octane fuel.

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**_Cathy_** · January 18th, 2015 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

^Halos wala nang 93 ngayon bro, since DOE mandate is 91 minimum. A more updated list would be:

91 - Shell FuelSave, Petron Super Xtra Gasoline, Caltex Silver, Total Premier, Seaoil Extreme U, Unioil Euro IV 91

93 - Petron Xtra Advance, Seaoil Extreme 93

95 - Shell V-Power Nitro+, Petron XCS, Caltex Gold, Total Excellium, Unioil Euro IV 95

97 - Shell V-Power Nitro+ Racing, Seaoil Extreme 97, Unioil Euro IV 97

100 - Petron Blaze

Most cars sold in the country require only a minimum of 91 RON. There are a few that require 95 or 97 RON, but these are usually higher end vehicles. I find it funny that some people think their econoboxes are so high-strung that they need high octane fuel.

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Shell Fuelsave is unleaded?

If the benefits of higher octane fuel are NIL (?) for econoboxes (that includes majority of cars in PH like my Altis), then why are higher octane fuels being sold pa? Does that mean people are being paying a higher price for nothing? Just branding? I used to gas up premium for my GLi because I thought an older engine would run better on higher quality fuel.