Red Alert :: Petrol Shortage

[MR R32]

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.js...storyid=2247961

Better get a full tank so that you dont run out before next Thursday

[Mr_G]

They mentioned Optimax, how about BP Ultimate?

[nmcmahon83]

As far as i know, Kernell is the only refinery in sydney, so that means all premiums...

Could be wrong though.

[Silver-Arrowz]

Looks like I'll be driving the CRV and Tarago next week.

[KamikazeR33]

glad i dont use shell

[hellrazorette]

A week to 2 weeks ago, couldn't find any BP Ultimate *whatsoever* Northside Melbourne..

[Silver-Arrowz]

If it's shell, I couldn't care less. If it's all, DAMN!

[lwells]

Nice to see the NRMA has a clue:

NRMA's Jack Haley said the shortage affected European and high-performance cars.

"Only the WRX and Porsches use the [Optimax] 98 octane and some will run OK on premium unleaded if it can be found," he said.

Riiiiight.

Lucien.

[myR32]

just hoping that this shortage doesn't find it's way into QLD.

[Silver-Arrowz]

just hoping that this shortage doesn't find it's way into QLD.

Time to invade the north!

[lwells]

I was under the impression that Kernel serves most of the east coast, which would obviously include QLD..?

LW.

[BND]

Kurnell refinery is actually Caltex ... they must mean Shell Clyde. And the 98 octane is made individually by each company so BP Ultimate shouldn't be a problem.

[XtRoN!C]

Ive noticed during the past month the shell near my house keeps having no optimax, giving me the sh!ts. So looks like there is a shortage.

As long as it doesnt affect bp ultimate and mobile synergy we should be ok.

[Henros]

Yeah, Optimax is crap anyway, too much sulphur content. Ultimate and Synergy rule!

[ECR033]

It must be effecting all premium fuels in Sydney, I went to the Mobil on Victoria Rd at Rydalmere this morning and they had no Synergy 8000. Apparantly the BP across the road didn't have any Ultimate either.

Does anyone know of anywhere where you can get 98RON fuel around the Parramatta area. I'm pretty much running on empty and don't like the idea of having to use regular unleaded.

[someonestolecc]

Just out of interest - in an emergency like you are out of petrol but can get nothing but regular.... would it be a good idea to say carry a bottle of octane booster with you? I mean.. if you just fillup say 1/4 tank to get you to another servo with 98RON could you say fillup 1/4 tank 1/4 bottle of booster, not boost hard and get to the proper servo?

Personally i don't like any of those additives - I'm scared of them so .... any opinions?

[Abo Bob]

I once had a ****wit at a service station switch pumps on me and I filled an entire tank with normal unleaded. Slight bit of boost out of the station and I could hear it pinging so I went back and put some octane booster in it.

I then drove around off boost for a week till it ran out and it went fine. No residual issues.

[Busky2k]

Someone said that BP Ultimate was actually refined in WA so it shouldnt affect the guys here in SA and stuff. So Im not sure how that will affect its availability over on the eastern states...

If you do run out, try to source some toluene and use a 10% treatment rate with Vortex or something.. Doesnt leave deposits all over your combustion chambers/turbo/plugs like MMT based boosters do (like nulon and wynns).

[BHDave]

I drove past 3 bp stations yesterday in western sydney and they all had ultimate (filled up at the third one), drove past a few shell stations too and they were definately out of optimax.

On a side note, i noticed some bp stations now have unleaded(91), premium(96) and ultimate(98) on the same pump so in case of emergency i know where i'll be looking first.

[ECR033]

Yeah I managed to fill up at the BP in Rydalmere despite the fact the wanker across the road at the Mobil told me that both themselves and the BP didn't have any premium...

I also noticed that they had both 95 and 98 RON unleaded as well