BP ultimate diesel troopy

I bought BP ultimate diesel for $1.44 . I have seen regular diesel for $1.40 at other garages . I dont think its available everywhere .

Cheers Troopyman,
Yeah, I'm country NSW, and I haven't seen it yet.
Please let us know if it gives better economy/performance.

Might be like the Difference between ULP and Premium.
We've a VL Turbo Dunny door, and it loves the Premium, she runs smoother and gets better fuel economy, wish we could run it on it all the time.

From Bp's website:

Brisbane Announced as the next market for BP Ultimate Diesel

Release date: 15 October 2008

After a successful trial in WA, BP Australia Pty Ltd (BP) has announced that its new diesel fuel, BP Ultimate Diesel, will be available in Brisbane from 6 October 2008. With ongoing use, the fuel, can improve fuel economy and power while producing fewer harmful emissions, and will be available at 70 sites in and around Brisbane including BP Bowen Bridge.
BP Ultimate Diesel is an advanced performance fuel that contains a powerful cleaning additive formulated to keep new engines clean and remove dirty deposits in older engines, which can accumulate with ongoing use of ordinary diesel fuel. The engine cleaning power of BP Ultimate Diesel can improve combustion and allows the fuel to burn more smoothly and completely.

“Diesel vehicle sales in Australia have increased by 34% since 2003* and there are over 400,000 diesel vehicles on the road in Queensland. The launch of BP Ultimate Diesel reflects BP’s commitment to product innovation and to providing the motoring public with a choice of cleaner and more efficient fuels. BP Ultimate Diesel is our most advanced diesel fuel yet and we are very pleased to be making it available to our diesel customers in Queensland,” said BP Fuels Marketing Manager, Jim Parry.
BP Ultimate Diesel is suitable for use in all diesel vehicle types and independent testing** has shown it can deliver benefits in four key areas.

Greater fuel economy – BP Ultimate Diesel can deliver more kilometres per tank with ongoing use compared to ordinary diesel.

A cleaner engine – with ongoing use, BP Ultimate Diesel is formulated to clean the engine so it runs more smoothly and efficiently. Reduced emissions – in tests conducted on a wide range of vehicles, BP Ultimate Diesel delivered reductions in levels of CO, CO2 and hydrocarbon emissions with ongoing use compared to ordinary diesel.
Improved performance – with ongoing use, BP Ultimate Diesel has been shown to deliver an increase in the power output of a passenger car by up to 8.3 per cent (average 2.8 per cent) compared to ordinary diesel.

BP Ultimate Diesel contains an anti-foaming agent that reduces the foaming and odour that can occur during the fuelling process. Hand wipes will also be available at all BP Ultimate Diesel bowsers. BP Ultimate Diesel is also currently available from 39 sites in Perth.

*ABS Motor Vehicle Census, 2007

**Vehicle testing was conducted by Orbital in Australia and Millbrook in the UK.

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Andrew

I forgot to add that the first thing i noticed was that while filling up it didnt smell like diesel . No yucky diesel smell at all .

Not available still in Vic, only Qld n Perth, and only a few outlets according to BP's siite..

Probably the result of the engine running in and loosening up.
Also maybe your right foot is getting lighter as the V8 feeling wears off a bit :-)

Would have happened without the additive.

John
You could be right on that. I have 30,000km on it now and it is running a lot better now than the first 15k. For the price of the additive I think I will keep using it.
The foot has newer realy been heavy and the truck does not do any real work. I just use it to get around the Oil Field up here in the Cooper Basin.
Skip

Oh what a feeling!!!

You know the rest :-)

It's not your imagination Doug.
I've felt this for a few years now. You'll also find that it is quieter, the Injector.
I've given up on the 4 cent docket thing. What is it? $2.40 on a full tank anyway. And woolies as add the lost on to my shopping basket.

Yep, I find the same. Always get about 50km more range from BP in a LC80 1HDT. Around 12l/100km versus 13l/100km on other fuels. Not bad for fully loaded with bars, winch, fridge, drawers, muddies, etc.

Correct the oil majors have always sought supply from local refineries where ever possible regardless of brand.
Saves a lot of transport costs.

Most Melbourne fuel comes out of the Mobil distribution depot in Yarraville and this depot is supplied from the Mobil Refinery in Altona and via tankers berthing in Holden Dock right next door.
The tankers supply fuel from Singapore among other places to make up for shortfalls in local production.

The retail outlet may be a particular brand but the product comes from many different refineries.

with bp fuel regulary 10cpl or more dearer not including ultimate which is dearer again it can stay in the bowser a far as im concerned