Fuel type is it 95 or 98?

[chrisb123]

Hi,

I have a 2010 MY11 EOS 155TSI
I am seeing conflicting evidence of which fuel type to use, which is correct

[Lucas_R]

95 is the minimum you should use. Better idea is to use the best quality fuel available where possible which is 98ron.

[Guest001]

Usually has it on inside of fuel cover.

[h100vw]

I wouldnt advise anything but 98 on a regular basis, 95 if the world is ending and nothing else is available.

[Guest001]

95 is enough and 98 doesnt give any value for money as I cant tell any difference in performance between the two.

Its 91 that you only use if the other is not available and only get a minimum amount and fill with proper stuff ASAP

[chrisb123]

Usually has it on inside of fuel cover.

Yeah that's one of the places it says 95, says 98 in the handbook

95 or 98, is not an indication of fuel quality

[Sharkie]

95 is enough and 98 doesnt give any value for money as I cant tell any difference in performance between the two.

Its 91 that you only use if the other is not available and only get a minimum amount and fill with proper stuff ASAP

Actually it is not, I have it direct from VW, that you should only use 98. 95 if nothing else is around and 91 only if it is the last pump on earth.

[Guest001]

Actually it is not, I have it direct from VW, that you should only use 98. 95 if nothing else is around and 91 only if it is the last pump on earth.

Well they are giving conflicting messages then as I got this from them about the E10 debacle It also has 95 on my fuel cap

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Volkswagen only recommend the use of 98 or 95 as minimum. We do not recommend any other type of fuel to be used, including E10.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to send me an email or contact our Volkswagen Customer Experience team on 1800 607 822.

[Sharkie]

Well they are giving conflicting messages then as I got this from them about the E10 debacle It also has 95 on my fuel cap

Quote
Volkswagen only recommend the use of 98 or 95 as minimum. We do not recommend any other type of fuel to be used, including E10.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to send me an email or contact our Volkswagen Customer Experience team on 1800 607 822.

It actually says a similar thing .... Volkswagen only recommend the use of 98 or 95 as minimum

This says use 98 and if you can't, at least use 95 as a minimum ....

my correspondence with them was a bit clearer tbh, but the basics are still there.

[chrisb123]

Well they are giving conflicting messages then as I got this from them .

If they recommend 95 as minimum then 95 is just fine, then again with my luck the engine will explode next week and none of this will matter. I just spent half the price of the car getting the transmission fixed and I only bought it this month

[Sharkie]

If they recommend 95 as minimum then 95 is just fine, then again with my luck the engine will explode next week and none of this will matter. I just spent half the price of the car getting the transmission fixed and I only bought it this month

Actually, they don't recommend 95, they recommend 98.

[chrisb123]

OK but why does the fuel lid say to use 95? Back to the original post it is misleading and conflicting, most people will just use what the fuel lid says

[tigger73]

If your fuel lid has a little 95 and a big 98 then it means that you can use 95 in an emergency until you can fill up with 98.


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[chrisb123]

What if it only says 95 and no mention of 98 at all?

[Guest001]

Well you would use what it says wouldnt you or you can use 98 if you have too much money