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Old 01-01-2013, 07:28 PM
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I was told by a service consultant to avoid using ESSO gasoline in my A4 Quattro as it apparently can foul the engine. Is there any validity to this?
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I've never heard of it before.
What I heard was the shell had a little more detergent and helped to avoid the carbon deposits.
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It all depends which gas station you fill up at and what grade they trully get. I find that geting pumps with a dedicated premium line works best as you do not get whatever is left over in the hose in the previous fill up.

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I don't notice a difference between gas stations but generally get Shell 91 with a tank of Petro 94 mixed in every 5-6 tanks for a little extra cleaning.
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i would go with hyperbeast.
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Shell > all
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For turbo's get the highest Octane possible (Chevron or Shell 94) and avoid ethanol blends
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