IS THERE SUCH A THING AS BETTER GAS - How it Works | SCIENCE GARAGE

We’ve all seen that cheap, discount gas station and wondered, “what’s the worst that can happen if I use that gas?” Today, we find out. Shell invited us to the Shell Technology Center in Houston to see all the work that a reputable fuel company puts into designing better fuels and oils that keep engines running at their best.

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[jeremycastro]

I put half a tank of V-power and half tank of Techron to get instant VTEC GAS the science checks out..

[funalchemist]

Well Shell advertisement or not, you learned about gunk, sticky valves, role of oil in piston, pinging, and octane rating. So it was still educational with a brand used as example

[_chigga]

So is this low key a Shell advertisement?

[ShoreStudios]

Definite Shell sponsored video here. While to a degree what they are saying is true, gasoline will clean on your valves; however with most modern performance vehicles using direct injection this is an absolutely MOOT point. No gasoline ever passes over the intake valves with direct injection therefor it is impossible to clean up any build up on them with any grade of fuel or even fuel additive. The crap that builds up on the backside of intake valves in a direct injection comes from a failing or poorly designed PCV system. It isn't varnished fuel it's oil particulate that passes through the PCV system and slowly builds up on the back of the valves. You would benefit a lot more from a catch can on such a system rather than spending more for a fuel grade you may not require. All gas suppliers have a gas similar to what Shell is hocking here, Chevron does Techron, PetroCanada does SuperClean...you get the point. Run the specified Octane rating for your call and it will be happy, car manufacturers aren't idiots when it comes to engineering. That being said never run a lower then recommended Octane rating or you will have a REAL bad day.

[Maoulduin]

My adblock let me down on this 10 minute ad.

[nekedsneked]

Worked at a shell station a few years back, trust me its the same gas, shell doesnt deliver shell gas to shell stations, it comes from a local fuel dispatcher, the same local fuel dispatcher that delivers to most of the other gas stations in the area. Ours was Torissie, in the two years i worked there i never once saw a shell truck roll up and deliver gas. The additives added to the fuel might be different from company to company, but the fuel is the same depending on region. Let me also say i never once saw anyone add any additives to the fuel, they may have had those additives added beforehand at the dispatcher, but ive seen that exact same truck at the local wawa down the street. Im more worried about water, dirt, and other contaminants falling into the tanks when being filled or level checked (which we did daily, even in rain or snow) weve had to have our tanks pumped more than a few times due to excess water being in the tanks. Shell is good fuel, but so are other brands. Just some fuel for thought, pardon the pun.

[mouadbouhaja]

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Shell

[ProTreeVideos]

Hey random person scrolling down the comments..

Have an excellent day :)

[RambunctiousHamster]

This is the first video by you guys that I'm not sure I can trust 100%.. :(

[heretustay]

I miss Bart. Really happy for all the new avenues y’all have been taking, the shows are solid and new guys work really well, but this guy made some gold in earlier videos. Hope he’s doing well.

[dj]

So use cheap gas 98% of the time and shell 2% and boom 130% of build up is gone

[rjallenbach]

What these guys missed is most if not all gas comes from the SAME oil refineries. Then the independent gasoline companies put additives unique to their brand. Shell and Chevron put a lot of extra additives to clean your motor and increase efficiency. I only run Shell, Chevron, or 76. It makes a difference, especially in performance and high compression motors.

[apaksl]

I wish you had disclosed at the beginning of the video whether or not you accepted any money from Shell, if they paid for your travel/hotel/etc. Because you didn't talk about whether or not cheap gas is as good as expensive gas, so it's hard to really believe anything you said in this video. Which is sad, because I really like this series otherwise.

[Smrtsktr]

I'm glad this isn't a biased review on which gas I should be putting in my engine. #costcogasforlife

[chatham]

Love the show, keep it up. Wish this information was obtained from an unbiased source. As a fuel company, Shell has a monetary reason to SAY more expensive gas is better, but “fuel scientists” paid by a company are biased- literally paid to say that.

[dudeonlygamingandotherstuf]

normal people: high on drugs
petrol heads: high on octane

[maleknavaj]

Compression ratios in cars make a video on that

[Counterstrike]

shell 91 is really good all jokes aside, always run it on my 11 A4 2.0T runs like butter, when I switch it up with another brand you can feel the difference in the idle and smoothness

[paceyombex]

rollbar?
chassis material?
square vs overstroke vs overbore?

just some ideas for the next episode

[amacl]

He seems like he doesn't want to do these videos anymore