heiri007 46 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Shell has five different types of diesel on offer: Shell Diesel B20 Shell FuelSave Diesel Shell FuelSave Diesel B7 Shell V-Power Diesel Shell V-Power Diesel PTT has UltraForce diesel... Which type are you using / recommending? Link to post Share on other sites
heiri007 46 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 ... 5th type of Shell diesel is V-Power diesel B7. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Crossy 27,832 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 We almost exclusively use PTT fuels, mainly because it's the closest station but additionally I get 12.5% cash-back when using my Citi Prestige Visa card. Our old Ranger gets the regular B7 as it's not B10 qualified, the Mu-X gets B10 if the pump is free otherwise regular B7 (neither can use B20 or I'd be putting that in too). The jury is still out if there is any consumption / performance difference between the B7 and B10. I've never really seen much point in the premium diesels as neither engine is exactly high-performance, I'm happy to clatter along at 100-110kph. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
canthai55 4,977 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 B7 from wherever 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Mama Noodle 6,537 Posted January 13 Popular Post Share Posted January 13 B10 in the fortuner. Gotta be observant at PTT stations because they recently changed their basic "diesel" tag from B7 to B10. Also be weary of using anything over B10 during these "cold" times. For Toyota drivers: https://www.toyota.co.th/en/news/gOe91vOP 1 hour ago, Crossy said: I've never really seen much point in the premium diesels as neither engine is exactly high-performance, I'm happy to clatter along at 100-110kph. There is none. They are all gimmicks from fuel companies to get you to buy their fuels over competitors. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
steve187 6,118 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 i use B10 normal in the 2.4 mivec triton, no difference noticed from using B7, only the price, 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sezze 660 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It would absolutely make 0.0% difference . Well , i'm lying ... maybe 0.0003% difference . What can be the difference is maybe slightly cleaner burn , but only very slightly . If you think it is better , good for you , take it , but makes near 0 difference . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
thaisail 52 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Crossy said: We almost exclusively use PTT fuels, mainly because it's the closest station but additionally I get 12.5% cash-back when using my Citi Prestige Visa card. Our old Ranger gets the regular B7 as it's not B10 qualified, the Mu-X gets B10 if the pump is free otherwise regular B7 (neither can use B20 or I'd be putting that in too). The jury is still out if there is any consumption / performance difference between the B7 and B10. I've never really seen much point in the premium diesels as neither engine is exactly high-performance, I'm happy to clatter along at 100-110kph. I have a 2011 Ford Ranger Wildtrac with a 2.5 liter engine. The Ford dealer in Phuket where we bought it told us not to use B10. But here in Chiang Khan, our only PTT does not have B7 except as premium so we switched to B10. So far we have had no problem except it looks like we have gone from 8.5 liters per 100 km to about 8.8 liters per 100 km. What year is your "old" Ford Ranger? Link to post Share on other sites
Crossy 27,832 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 33 minutes ago, thaisail said: What year is your "old" Ford Ranger? 2005, your 2011 should be ok according to this list. More info in this thread Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowtail 1,246 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 B7 usually from Ptt. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Kwasaki 10,999 Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 11 hours ago, heiri007 said: Which type are you using / recommending? The cheapest. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Lin 148 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Normal B7, from Bangchak or PTT only. Just from my own experiences those two give me the best fuel economy. "Premium" about half the time, when I feel like some variety. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NanLaew 23,121 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, thaisail said: I have a 2011 Ford Ranger Wildtrac with a 2.5 liter engine. The Ford dealer in Phuket where we bought it told us not to use B10. But here in Chiang Khan, our only PTT does not have B7 except as premium so we switched to B10. So far we have had no problem except it looks like we have gone from 8.5 liters per 100 km to about 8.8 liters per 100 km. What year is your "old" Ford Ranger? I have a MY 2014 Ranger 3.2 and I switched from B7 to B10 about 6 weeks ago. I only use PTT. I am on my third, 1000 baht batch of B10. No difference in performance and I get roughly an 80-100 km more on the 'until empty' calculator on the 1000 baht B10 refill. That's commensurate with the roughly 5 liters extra B10 compared with B7. As expected, the mileage calculator has gone from 9.1 liter/100 km to 9.4 liter/100 km over the past month or so. I haven't done the math to see if the extra 5 liters of B10 is worth the loss of 0.3 liter/100 km. Edited January 14 by NanLaew 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fredob43 1,740 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) When I first got my 2.8 Tuna they gave me a chitty to fill it up. They said put in premium Diesel. As they were paying did just that. Have used it ever since. Is it any better who knows, but it does return on a run 6.2lt = 100km. Bit more around 7.2lt in town. For a big lump think that's good. I did at one time fill up at PTT using their premium and it seemed a tad low on power. So next time filled up with Shell V power. The power came back. Not sure if PTT had given me a different speck. Who knows what comes out of any pump??? Have used PTT Prem: since and it runs like normal. I don't know what's going on now with all the new diesel speck, so will stick to Premium easy to sort out. Just look for the white label. Edited January 14 by fredob43 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WayWokeWhiteGuy 81 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I run Caltex B7 in my 2.8l Fortuner and get about 18.5 or about 5.4l/100 km highway. Link to post Share on other sites
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