AVE
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Help.. I have been told that the poor running of my engine is due to Tesco fuel, and to solve the problem I have to pay to have the tank drained (about 2/3rd's full) the fuel filter changed and fill up using Shell or Esso. The car went in for 30K mile service at the end of April, and the fuel filter was replaced during that service. Has anybody else had this problem? As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
Disco XXV
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY16
Discovery Sport HSE Lux MY17
Evoque HSE Dynamic MY16 (Gone)
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY14 (Lovely car but preferred the Disco!)
Disco 3 Tdv6 HSE MY05 (owned for 11 years and now gone)
Range Rover Sport HSE MY11 (Gone)
Freelander2 SE (Gone but the most reliable car we've ever owned)
Disco 2 V8 (Gone)
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AndrewS
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Tell them to go and  themselves. Supermarket fuel is sometimes not the best, however your car should run fine on it.
This is presuming that the Tesco garage you used does not have a contamination problem with their underground storage tanks. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 8th May 2007 12:02 pm |
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Bodsy
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Sounds like rubbish to me, unless it was one of the Tesco stations that had bad fuel earlier in the year. But they were all South based as I remember. Tesco also have said they will pay for any damage done by their fuel (if related to that incident).
Can you dealer prove that it was the fuel? There are many posts about which fuel is better, but all fuel in the uK has to reach minimum stds and none of the more commerically used ones are more than 5% bio fuel, which is within LR tolerances.
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| 8th May 2007 12:05 pm |
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wag the dog
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If you had some of the high silicone content stuff accidently distributed recently your car will probably just stop ! But this was just a petrol contanination not deisel wasnt it ??
i had a chat about fuel with Hunters southampton parts dept-and a random man in a freelander who delivers parts to LR. They rekon supermarket fuel has too many additives and there is a benefit just using a regular pfs like BP /texaco etc. Hunters also rekon that BP advanced deisel (only-not the others)really does improve mpg and performance by about 10% (costs 10% more too) . Dunno if its true but there you are...
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| 8th May 2007 12:15 pm |
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AndrewS
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Quite a few of us drove to Morocco spend 10 days driving around using their poor quality fuel, and all of us got back apart from 1 D3 and a Defender that needed fuel filter changes. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 8th May 2007 12:28 pm |
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AVE
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Thanks for your comments... I've told them not to drain tank, I'll fill up at non-supermarket stations in future and see how it goes.
I rang Tesco, who said that since the problem they had with unleaded a few months ago they have been testing all their fuel and have had no further problems. As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
Disco XXV
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY16
Discovery Sport HSE Lux MY17
Evoque HSE Dynamic MY16 (Gone)
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY14 (Lovely car but preferred the Disco!)
Disco 3 Tdv6 HSE MY05 (owned for 11 years and now gone)
Range Rover Sport HSE MY11 (Gone)
Freelander2 SE (Gone but the most reliable car we've ever owned)
Disco 2 V8 (Gone)
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| 8th May 2007 12:43 pm |
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AndrewS
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Jan wrote:Help.. I have been told that the poor running of my engine is due to Tesco fuel,
So what is the actual problem you are having  In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 8th May 2007 12:52 pm |
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wag the dog
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Bang goes next holiday on Tesco loyalty points --the one good thing about high fuel consumption!
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| 8th May 2007 12:52 pm |
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AVE
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It was running 'rough' when idling, and as it had just been serviced I took it back to the Service Centre. Also,(don't know if this is related) from time to time, when I turn on the ignition there is no power to the engine, put your foot on the accelerator and it couldn't pull the skin off a custard. Sometimes it would right itself after a few seconds but it was easier to turn off the ignition and start again. This problem seemed to be more frequent after the service.
The Service Centre blamed all supermarket fuel, not just Tesco. I must admit to using Tesco for my Loyalty points!! As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
Disco XXV
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY16
Discovery Sport HSE Lux MY17
Evoque HSE Dynamic MY16 (Gone)
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY14 (Lovely car but preferred the Disco!)
Disco 3 Tdv6 HSE MY05 (owned for 11 years and now gone)
Range Rover Sport HSE MY11 (Gone)
Freelander2 SE (Gone but the most reliable car we've ever owned)
Disco 2 V8 (Gone)
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| 8th May 2007 1:05 pm |
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Slimer
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Get them to check they fitted the fuel filter pipes the right way round! The End
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| 8th May 2007 1:15 pm |
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WOODY179
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I've done approx 9500 miles using only Tesco fuel and I have never had a problem. 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
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| 8th May 2007 1:23 pm |
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AndrewS
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Slimer wrote:Get them to check they fitted the fuel filter pipes the right way round!
What he said  In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 8th May 2007 1:24 pm |
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chesters
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I've done 12.000 miles on Tesco's and it runs great, had the odd tank of BP but no difference at all. (apart from the price). Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
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| 8th May 2007 1:37 pm |
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blue meanie
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EGR valve(s) ? and theeeeennn......???
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| 8th May 2007 1:41 pm |
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stapldm
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They're talking out of their exhaust pipes.
Take a photo of the BS EN 590 sticker on the tesco fuel pump, and stick it to a photocopy of the LandRover manual stating that the car requires BS EN 590 fuel.
Hand this over to them, then ask them why your car is refusing to run correctly on BS EN 590 when the manual says that it will... Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 8th May 2007 2:59 pm |
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