Shell Friction Modified Technology in VPower

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Hi

Shell Friction Modified Technology in VPower any special advantage over the friction additives used in BP or Caltex or Others.

Or is it and just marketing hype for the unlearned ?
 
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Maybe a formulator could help us here, but it would seem reasonable to me that there would be a lot of things in other fuels, too, that we really don't understand or simply take for granted. I don't doubt that Shell V-Power Nitro+ is great fuel. In fact, that's about all I've used for several months. However, I suspect that Shell is just better at "talking up" their fuel than the others.

They should be proud, but we're not comparing a Rolls Royce to a buckboard, here.
 
That or they're wisely avoiding the thread.
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I add my own friction modifier to the fuel I get. We don't get nitro+ here, but if I'm abroad or can't find the brand I usually get I always go for Shell V-power. I get the least dpf regens with it but it's also the most expensive fuel. The fuel I usually get is amongst the cheapest, yet is the only one I found to delay the dpf regens (not as much as v-power, but close).
 
We do get V-Power diesel here. However, I think he's referring mostly to the gasoline, at least in my view, because the gasoline advertising literature is actually mentioning friction modification. In fact, it mentions a pile of stuff that no one else mentions. Their TV ads are a little shorter on details, of course.
 
The V-power label Shell are using applies to both their top end petrol (Gasoline) and diesel.

This link is for the Shell info on V-power and it appears the new friction modifiers are just detergents, not some new bling bling high tech upper cylinder lubricant:

http://www.shell.co.uk/motorist/shell-fu...s-unleaded.html

Interesting part:

Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded with Friction Modification Technology (FMT) is designed to help reduce friction in critical areas of your engine, helping them turn more freely.
*Actual effects and benefits may vary according to vehicle, age of vehicle, driving conditions and driving style
Actual potential benefits relate to a detergency element which is designed to help clean-up existing deposits in your engine.
 
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Originally Posted By: UltrafanUK
The V-power label Shell are using applies to both their top end petrol (Gasoline) and diesel.

This link is for the Shell info on V-power and it appears the new friction modifiers are just detergents, not some new bling bling high tech upper cylinder lubricant:

http://www.shell.co.uk/motorist/shell-fu...s-unleaded.html

Interesting part:

Shell V-Power Nitro+ Unleaded with Friction Modification Technology (FMT) is designed to help reduce friction in critical areas of your engine, helping them turn more freely.
*Actual effects and benefits may vary according to vehicle, age of vehicle, driving conditions and driving style
Actual potential benefits relate to a detergency element which is designed to help clean-up existing deposits in your engine.



I guess Shells MFT is basic chemistry comparable to friction modifiers used in other Top Tier fuels, MFT marketing hype after a reread of the blurb above.
 
Originally Posted By: Garak
Nice, thanks for that. They also mention corrosion inhibition, just like Shell does.


TRANSLATION: Fuel Stabilizer.
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A fuel stabilizer contains top oil (carrier), corrosion inhibitors, and oxidation inhibitors, and demulsifiers.
 
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Pontual has a form of PEA running through his veins.
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