In an article from the June, 2016 issue of "The Family Handyman", entitled "10 Things You Should Know About Gasoline", author /"expert" Fred Walas, fuels technology manager for Marathon Petroleum Company, a 34 year veteran in the refinery business, whose current job includes work with the EPA, other oil companies, and automobile manufacturers developing new fuel standards, posits question number four:" Is a major-brand gas better then a lesser known brand?" (I do believe that is the longest sentence I have ever typed).
His answer is that 20 years ago, there was a difference between gas from the majors and "cheap " gas from no-name stations. He claims that today the biggest difference between gasoline brands is the type of fuel cleaning additives used. He goes on to say that that the EPA mandates a minimal level of fuel system cleaning additives and all gasoline sold in the U.S. must meet those levels. Although he does not specifically answer the posited question, the implication is that there is no substantial difference between the majors and off brands. Now comes an article in "CNN Money" stating that AAA claims that "cheap off-brand gasoline is bad for engines" http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/08/autos/aaa-cheap-gasoline/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_NewsAndBuzz_pool At the risk of starting a "gas war", I'd like to hear from our M-B community. Looking forward to lots of comments. Jerry 1982 240D other gasoline powered cars _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
