When RON95 is fully introduced this September, it will cost RM1.75 per litre, which is 5 sen cheaper than RON97 but also 5 sen more expensive than RON92, which will then be phased out. RON97 will be repositioned as a premium fuel with an unsubsidized price tag of RM2 per litre and above.
Once RON95 is out and becomes the mainstream fuel due to the way the new fuels will be price-structured, the game will be pretty much “reset”, with some consumers trying the new RON95 fuels to see which one feels the best with their car’s internal combustion engine. It’s definitely a renewed opportunity to impress and gain some new customers.
You have to remember one thing though. Over time thanks to normal wear and tear, especially on older cars fitted with carburettors which do not deliver the right amount of fuel as precisely as compared to fuel injection, your engine’s combustion chamber might have been “modified” by the dirty carbon deposits caused by the a less than perfect combustion process. Carbon deposits increase the compression ratio because their bulk volume reduces the volume of the combustion chamber at Top Dead Centre and in the end if your engine is tuned to have a minimum of RON95, it may end up knocking thus requiring a fuel of higher than the recommended RON.
Fuel additive packages like the Techron formula found in Caltex fuel that are engineered to provide superior keep-clean for the combustion chamber may be able to help such cars. Techron is a patented formulation of polyetheramine and other unique detergents and components which can help clean up the engine intake system, and fuel metering system and continuous use over time will be able to help keep those parts clean as well. It’s also good to give the engine a little pressure to help these formulas clean off the deposits effectively.
In fact in the US there is actually something called Top Tier Detergent Gasolines, a standardised rating created by BMW, GM, Honda, Toyota and subsequently with Volkswagen & Audi endorsements in 2007. It is a standard that defines the levels of detergency (cleaning ability to provide optimal fuel economy, performance and reduced emissions) of fuels higher than what the US EPA has set, and Chevron (Caltex)’s Techron fuels were the first fuel to meet the Top Tier standard as they did not have to change Techron formulation to meet the standards. It already has adequate amounts of detergency.
This story is an infomercial.
So maybe its time to change from Shell to Caltex
Paul, you sound very commercial lah???? No choice, cari makan?????
I always like Caltex Techron, more than 10 years ago, with my Suzuki Best 110
It adds more opmmm to the ride!
to be honest, i've been using RON92 from a few petrol co's, ie. Esso, BP, Caltex and Shell, where i've noticed all gave me knocking problems except for Esso which produces the least engine pinging problems…
nonetheless, for the past 4 or 6 months, the quality of RON92 fuel had improved whereby it does not give me anymore knocking…hence i believe previous batches of RON92 had been adulterated to prevent motorists switching from RON 97 to RON 92 during the past petrol price hike…
morale of story? – no matter what additives the mfg claims to have added, if the petrol station operators are not honest, then we could end with lower quality fuels…just my 2 cents..
Paul, in lay man term, is that mean if my car minimum's is Ron95, but over times, with all dust, and etc caused, my car might need Ron97 to avoid knocking.
Come on la guys. It is Advertorial. Meaning commercial with "information".
When I was in US, the Chevron (Caltex) has produced better peformance result compare to Mobil and Conoco 76, both Shell and Chevron are my favorite, but both gas cost more compare to Mobil and Conoco 76…
thank god i've been using Caltex since the day one i owned my car.
some say that all fuel are the same, the branding is for the sake of marketing strategy. but, to me, i've tested several brand of fuels here in Malaysia, and they do differ one another.
Shell (normal), and Petronas give me bad FC, bad performance.
BHPetrol, Esso/Mobil, moderate FC, moderate performance.
Caltex does give me great FC and great performance.
Tested with Neo 1.6 CPS.
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I wonder if the same quality of Techron is available here in Caltex Malaysia. I suppose the Techron available here in M'sia is refined in some refinery locally and whatever additives added here as well. So can we expect the same quality of Techron here in M'sia as that of US? Is there anyone that checks and test the Techron here to conform to that of US?
maybe carltex give 100 full tank to paul.. and as what u give u get back, paul commercial it on his blog!
LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.. THIS IS A PAID COMMERCIAL.. i've just came back from Singapore. Caltex is offering 92 95 and 98(not 97) with techron.. LOLZ
I guess you guys don't seem to be happy with this kind of sponsorship, even though its filed under an Advertorial category. :( Would you be okay with it if its clearly marked as an infomercial as above? Of course, a product review will always be honest.
I've tried my best writing it with some useful information while catering for the information that sponsors want to deliver at the same time. Detergents do help in cleaning out combustion chamber deposits. Please let me know your opinion on what you are comfortable with.
Bandwidth costs for this site are quite high (all the videos I post up here are hosted locally on multiple Malaysian servers so that you guys dont have to wait for slow Youtube – thanks Streamyx!) as the usage can burst to nearly 15Mbps spread over 3 dedicated servers at peak hours, and the bills for these servers and bandwidth need to be paid.
erk.. paul.. i didnt said i'm not happy… it's up to u if u wanna put any sponsor or ads review or watsoever. we will definitely support u.. I ok saja.. dont take it hard pls.. nway, i always happy in ur blog. that why i keep lol
It's still important to gauge user feeling about all of this…
caltex always far better then shell…. better fuel consumption…better pick up.
I like Caltex pretty much, I hate Shell. I kinda feel the "cleaning power" of Caltex, maybe its just in my mind.
But I have to use Shell instead of Caltex because there is just too little Caltex station. And the nearest one is just too far away.
So please set up more Caltex… particularly Balakong area :D
All M'sia petrol company sourced it's petrol from the same refinery in Port Dickson but what makes them perform differently is the additive package.
BH Petrol uses BASF (German) fuel additive at 800 ppm (doubled the recommended min dosage).
Suspect its the BASF Keropur (previously branded as Puradd).
Look at the valves at 1.7X LCA (lowest additive concentration) vs No Additive at the link below.
http://cen.firstlightera.com/EN/Microsites/1/BASF…
Hey Paul, from what I've observed, the best practice for sponsored conversations are (1) boldly disclose that it is an advertorial. Best case, put it in the header. (2) Paid posts should not affect search engines – use nofollow attribute to bypass pagerank (3a) if you're going include your opinion in a sponsored conversation – then make it YOUR opinion, positive or negative (3b) if the client demands a positive entry – then Don't speak/write in your "voice".
ProJET still in my heart!!!!!
who doesnt need 2 make a living????
u guys tot tat paul tan is god mer????
dun like better dun click la… wtf
Paul is right. Nothing is free.
I actually like this infomercial, I didn't know about the Top Tier Detergent Gasoline index…
Not bad.
i will try caltex next month la…this month i still try to win rm30000…huhuuhuh other station not give anything to costumer….
p/s last year 1 only win RM300.
Shell got bonuslink and Petronas / BHP too.. Caltex apa pun takdak
Mi friend.. Caltex no need bonus link becoz petrol dia good! I tried on mi car before shell now caltex and esso. big difference, my God!!
The information given is quite ok (if not quite good).
At least I know the RON 97 is going to priced nearer to the V Power.
Fuel tests have been conducted in Singapore magazines but they don't really give a very good picture as every car is not tuned the same.
I think it is important to go to a station that provides good unadulterated fuel taking into consideration that there were articles over the years of fuel that have been tampered with for better profit margins.
How about ngv?