BP Ultimate shortage in Melb area???

[VXSS346]

Has anyone in the Melbourne area had trouble buying BP Ultimate recently?

Heaps of servos around the SE suburbs have no Ultimate :(

Anyone know who is still selling it ATM?

Cheers :)

[SS Enforcer]

Has anyone in the Melbourne area had trouble buying BP Ultimate recently?

Heaps of servos around the SE suburbs have no Ultimate :(

Anyone know who is still selling it ATM?

Cheers :)

Just use the Caltex Vortex 98 mate.

cheers

[OOL51]

I don't have a problem getting ultimate but have more of a problem getting vortex, since chrissie everytime I go to the caltex servo they don't have any so I have to drive all they way to the other side of town to the BP

[hazrd8]

yep i stop in every day at longwarry on the way to work they have two massive servos one either side and no ultimate i have used v power before but wasnt happy with it why is there a shortage

[Tecca]

Yep i have had trouble over the last 2 weeks around the Bayswater/ Bayswater North area trying to get Ultimate! my last resort would be to use other brands (filled up my car with BP Ultimate pretty much 99% of the time since i started driving).

[jezza85]

Yeah I've tried three BP servo's in SE Melbourne, Pakenham,Berwick and Hampton Park and there all out of BP Ultimate, so I'm going to try a tank of Vpower and see how we go.
I've only ever used BP Ultimate on my ute so it will be interesting to see how Vpower rates against BP Ultimate.

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

very hard to by up here all so ??

[XLS1X]

Im in geelong and theres no ultimate either?

[AFAR]

The ultimate pumps were out of service on thursday night down Moorabbin too, said to myself bugger that ill go to the next BP on the way to the city, filled up on Nepean Hwy, just before North Road.

[Black Diamond]

Shawny the BP in carrum downs, frankston dandenong rd near Chevs has some, just rang them because i have to fuel up aswell.

[macca33]

I went to Longwarry North this morning and they were out...:vpo:

BP Pakenham eastbound had it at lunchtime, dunno about BP westbound though.

Mobil Synergy 8000 is usually available in Officer, failing that. I don't even know where I could get Caltex - no servos of that name out my way.

Cheers,

Macca

[danielsan]

Yep i have had trouble over the last 2 weeks around the Bayswater/ Bayswater North area trying to get Ultimate! my last resort would be to use other brands (filled up my car with BP Ultimate pretty much 99% of the time since i started driving).

The BP on Bayswater Rd is either out or the pump doesn't work most of the time i use to go there to fill up. I don't bother with them any more. The BP in Wantirna (stud rd) had some the other night, but I usually use one of the 2 mobil's in the area instead.

[HERCULES]

Same with Keilor Park, always out of BP Ultimate 98...South Melb BP seems to be ok though, I go there if Keilor Park is out..

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

WHY is it in short supply ??

[wyldnyt]

I drove from Pakenham to geelong today. tryd stoping at as few BP's to fill up and there was no ultimate at any of them :vpo: :vpo:

Had to use bloody V Power

[hazrd8]

i got ultimate again in pakenham the bp next to macca's

[vxberwag]

I understand the Caltex refinery in Qld was shutdown due to a boiler explosion a few weeks ago. This means that all fuel will need to be transported in from other refineries. It’s not easy to arrange to import fuel at shot notice, and I believe that fuel that was destined for the Melb market has been diverted to Qld.

[VXSS346]

Yeah was out and about today, and still could not find one BP servo with Ultimate :(

Got a bit under 1/2 tank atm so I'll hang on for a while.

Cheers :)

[REVS R8]

I understand the Caltex refinery in Qld was shutdown due to a boiler explosion a few weeks ago. This means that all fuel will need to be transported in from other refineries. It’s not easy to arrange to import fuel at shot notice, and I believe that fuel that was destined for the Melb market has been diverted to Qld.

I live in Central Queensland and havent been able to get BP ultimate for about 2-3 weeks now at least. I heard the same story about the Caltex refinery from one of the guys working at the BP servo. The only other 98 octane fuel out of the bowser where I live is Shell V Power so I dont have a choice at the moment really.

Havent been given any indication of how long this is going to go on for.

Cheers

Evan

[Tecca]

The BP on Bayswater Rd is either out or the pump doesn't work most of the time i use to go there to fill up. I don't bother with them any more. The BP in Wantirna (stud rd) had some the other night, but I usually use one of the 2 mobil's in the area instead.


Yeah i went to the one on Canterbury road the other day and got the one of the last few fills (only one pump left) so hopefully next week they will have some more :).

[PHdesign]

Mobil's 98 RON is the next best option as far as MON, then Caltex, with Shell V-Poo is a last resort IMO.


The most common type of octane rating worldwide is the Research Octane Number (RON). RON is determined by running the fuel in a test engine with a variable compression ratio under controlled conditions, and comparing the results with those for mixtures of iso-octane and n-heptane.

There is another type of octane rating, called Motor Octane Number (MON) or the aviation lean octane rating, which is a better measure of how the fuel behaves when under load. MON testing uses a similar test engine to that used in RON testing, but with a preheated fuel mixture, a higher engine speed, and variable ignition timing to further stress the fuel's knock resistance. Depending on the composition of the fuel, the MON of a modern gasoline will be about 8 to 10 points lower than the RON. Normally fuel specifications require both a minimum RON and a minimum MON.

In most countries (including all of Europe and Australia) the "headline" octane rating, shown on the pump, is the RON, but in the United States, Canada and some other countries the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, sometimes called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI), Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane Number (PON), or (R+M)/2.

[HSVQUE]

I had to drive from northern suburbs to fckin oakleigh to get some bp ultimate.. 7! servos i went to before I found 1 that had fuel..

fcking joke.

[shep]

BP at Gladstone Park (VIC) was out also so I filled up with Autogas as I had 1/2 tank of Ultimate left anyway, BTW it cost me $27.00 for a tank of Autogas, suckers. :lmao:

Shep :D

[JT]

I filled up this morning at BP Towerhill (Frankston) with ultimate

[Curtis-R]

I filled up this morning at BP Towerhill (Frankston) with ultimate

Did you get McDonalds whist u were there JT? :lol:


I think its back in supply now, slowly but surely..

[drnick]

All out at Moe, Morwell, Traralgon.

Blah to having a BP fuel card linked to your lease!

S

[Wonky]

For the first time ever I used Vortex 98 this time - can't notice any difference.

[jkranz]

A mate of mine worked as operator at the Caltex distribution centre in Altona until 2 weeks ago and he told me that BP Ultimate and Vortex 98 are identical (ie made in the same refinery). I'm don't know if BP actually has refineries in OZ.

[throttlehappy]

hows this, last friday me and msth decided to head to the grand ridge brewery in mirboo north for lunch. i had about 100k's till empty when we left and by the time we got to traf i was on about 85, seeing as i like giving it a few herbs up thorpy hill i decided to go to mo town for $20 worth. none available :vpo:, went to tralagon...none availabe :vpo::vpo:, went to morwell for the same thing and got pretty bloody aggro. running on empty decided to go home putting it in nuetral down hills etc. ended up with 6 k's till empty when i pulled into the driveway, now i have to fill a jerry can at longworry!!!

[drnick]

I used Shell V-Power in the end. You can get that in Traralgon and Trafalgar.

S

[JLR]

Damn BP and Mobil were out of premium when i needed it! Had to put normal unleaded in. Car runs ok, but push it past 3200rpm, and it pings its tits off. Looking up where a Caltex is around here now!

[throttlehappy]

I used Shell V-Power in the end. You can get that in Traralgon and Trafalgar.

S

ive tried that before, always stick to ultimate. plus i was to angry anyway

[Black Diamond]

Seems like all the Ultimate is around the Oakleigh Area.
Lucky me :smilesandbanana:

Cheers
John

[TUFFIE]

hows this, last friday me and msth decided to head to the grand ridge brewery in mirboo north for lunch. i had about 100k's till empty when we left and by the time we got to traf i was on about 85, seeing as i like giving it a few herbs up thorpy hill i decided to go to mo town for $20 worth. none available :vpo:, went to tralagon...none availabe :vpo::vpo:, went to morwell for the same thing and got pretty bloody aggro. running on empty decided to go home putting it in nuetral down hills etc. ended up with 6 k's till empty when i pulled into the driveway, now i have to fill a jerry can at longworry!!!

:sucks: enuff said :closed:

[VYSHSV8]

:sucks: enuff said :closed::rofl:




hows this, last friday me and msth decided to head to the grand ridge brewery in mirboo north for lunch. i had about 100k's till empty when we left and by the time we got to traf i was on about 85, seeing as i like giving it a few herbs up thorpy hill i decided to go to mo town for $20 worth. none available :vpo:, went to tralagon...none availabe :vpo::vpo:, went to morwell for the same thing and got pretty bloody aggro. running on empty decided to go home putting it in nuetral down hills etc. ended up with 6 k's till empty when i pulled into the driveway, now i have to fill a jerry can at longworry!!! what ya worried about you had 6k's in it still.

Tested mine on the weekend running at 16l/100 it hit 0 and I still got another 40k's out of it :)
Thjere was a heap od servos across the nullabor that didn't have 98 either on the weekend:(:(:(

[vyc4b]

yeah a few local servo's are running low lately............Cranbourne area.
pull ya thumbs out ya Pommy bastards :soap:

[Super Snake]

BP on South Gippsland Hyw in Lyndhurst i think, did not have any on Friday.
Was very low and bought some Caltex premium on Cheltenham Rd Keysborough.
My car does not like it at all.
It is slightly pinging. I don't think that I will use their fuel again.

[VXSS346]

Yeah I think its back in circulation now. :dance:
Got some this morning. (Wellington/Springvale rd, Mulgrave) They had none last week.
Just in time too, was getting low. :)

Cheers :)

[TUFLS1SS]

BP on sprinvale rd opposite the red rooster has Ultimate back now for anyone in s/e suburbs looking for it , just dont have all the bowsers

[RARASV8]

yep went to BP in cooper st in epping, not only did they not have ultimate they didn't have a single pump operating! went to my normal BP on the HUME opposite GOODYEAR(SPT) and had ultimate and all pumps working, and a few cents cheaper aswell:goodjob:

p.s i just drove over 4000 ki's to brisbane (up the newell) and back via the coast, and had no probs buying ultimate except for Batemans Bay, used 95 vortex and a trusty bottle of octane boost. and one tank of vortex98 when i miscaculated

Garry

[caaf]

The cause of the shortage is simply supply and demand.
There has been an increased demand for the Ultimate and Regular Unleaded
fuels and the refinery has not been able to keep up with this demand.
BP is doing everything possible to get supply to all BP sites as soon as
possible and apologise for any inconvenience.

Kind Regards,

Ashley
Customer Service, BP Australia
Administration Team
1300 1300 27


I managed to fill up in Ringwood on the way home to err Mornington Peninsula :P

[SS Enforcer]

A mate of mine worked as operator at the Caltex distribution centre in Altona until 2 weeks ago and he told me that BP Ultimate and Vortex 98 are identical (ie made in the same refinery). I'm don't know if BP actually has refineries in OZ.

Ooops you let the cat out of the bag .... BP has 2 refineries in Australia, Kwinanna and Brisbane.

The funny thing in this thread is some people have actually bagged the fuel they use without knowing it. Because it comes out of a different coloured bowser doesn't meant anything.

Caltex currently still has a cracker down so that going to affect supply of 98 fuel in some areas.

There are only 7 refineries in Australia in total and they don't transport much fuel at all interstate .

Currently there is lots of fuel being imported from Singapore due to refining capacity being down to 5 1/2 refineries atm.
cheers

[Deanss-v]

Mackay on the weekend didn't have any ultimate anywhere.:bawl:
The servo attendant said there was a fuel contamination thats why there wasn't any, but don't know how true that was.

But luckily there was plenty of V-power. :)

[Drewie]

Ooops you let the cat out of the bag .... BP has 2 refineries in Australia, Kwinanna and Brisbane.

The funny thing in this thread is some people have actually bagged the fuel they use without knowing it. Because it comes out of a different coloured bowser doesn't meant anything.

Caltex currently still has a cracker down so that going to affect supply of 98 fuel in some areas.

There are only 7 refineries in Australia in total and they don't transport much fuel at all interstate .

Currently there is lots of fuel being imported from Singapore due to refining capacity being down to 5 1/2 refineries atm.
cheers


If for instance BP comes from the Caltex refinery, do BP have their own additive package added or is it just the same fuel as the Caltex?

[SS Enforcer]

If for instance BP comes from the Caltex refinery, do BP have their own additive package added or is it just the same fuel as the Caltex?

The additives are different and are injected at the time of loading .

cheers

[Deanss-v]

The additives are different and are injected at the time of loading .

cheers

You shore about that????


Anyway on another note still no ultimate in Mackay. Its been a week and a half what the hell.
Though there is still plenty of V-power. I was going to get a bp fuel card but if there unreliable supply keeps up they can shove it. :flipoff:

[steve_t]

Slightly OT but has your petrol gone up 30c per litre in the last 2 weeks?!! Bloody economy!! :soap:

[Fridgy]

Hard to get Ultimate on the Gold Coast, have been told that BP Coomera has it, but dont know how true this is.
This is now my second week using 95 ron. Does this do any damage?

Cheers

[Deanss-v]

Hard to get Ultimate on the Gold Coast, have been told that BP Coomera has it, but dont know how true this is.
This is now my second week using 95 ron. Does this do any damage?

Cheers

If its not pinging or anything like that you should be right. Why not use V-power?

Since my ute is cammed and tuned on 98 i didn't take the chance and used V-power seems as good a ultimate. :smilesandbanana:

[255-LS1]

The BP on main road between Diamond Creek and Greensbourgh opposite the garden centre has Ultimate, got some there last night

[Drewie]

Noticed the price difference between unleaded 91 and 98 has crept up lately
used to be always 10 cents where I bought it and now it is around the 13 to 14 cents dearer.

[Fridgy]

[QUOTE=Deanss-v;1428005]If its not pinging or anything like that you should be right. Why not use V-power?

Thanks for that. I will use V-power if I have to, but the last couple of fill ups I was too close to running out.

[VXSS346]

It looks like there's a shortage again :(

Went to 3 BP servos and :bawl:

Put some Mobil 8000 in, first time since tuned about 4+ years ago.
Hope it'll be ok.

Cheers :)

[JT]

Well my usual BP was out of ultimate aswell so filled up with Mobil 8000

[R8Ryan]

BP on Bayswater Rd in Bayswater has had Ultimate each time I have been to fill up over the last couple of weeks. Plus the BP on Canterbury Rd in Heathmont had it when I went there last (couple of weeks ago).

Cheers :)

R8Ryan

[Black Diamond]

Spoke to the manager at a BP servo and he said that no BP servo's in melb will get 98 until 1 weeks time :shock:. I had to fill up with Vpower a couple of weeks ago and its shit.

[macca33]

I've used Mobil Synergy 8000 a fair bit and it seems to be okay. BP Longwarry westbound had Ultimate this morning.

cheers

[shakows]

Maybe there is no Ultimate because the stocks are dodgy

Australian LS1 and Holden Forums (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=113391)

I found the Vortex 98 to be pretty good

[throttlehappy]

Noticed the price difference between unleaded 91 and 98 has crept up lately
used to be always 10 cents where I bought it and now it is around the 13 to 14 cents dearer.

sure has, dirty bastards

[Rub]

out of ultimate in melton again!

[AFAR]

Chadstone/Oakleigh BP stations are out of Ultimate too.
Just filled up with some Vortex98 and so far so good.

[AndrewMSS]

The ultimate pumps were out of service on thursday night down Moorabbin too, said to myself bugger that ill go to the next BP on the way to the city, filled up on Nepean Hwy, just before North Road.

My last batch of fuel was from this servo - I don't think the Ultimate was too fresh...car dropped 10kw on the dyno.

[Wonky]

I filled up again today with Caltex Vortex again today - haven't floored it since but feels the same as Ultimate so far again.

[JezzaB]

Just be careful changing over to ethanol content fuels because it will lean out your tune.

No BP in Tecoma yesterday.

[Tecca]

BP on Canterbury road didn't have Ultimate yet again the other day:vpo:. Going to try again as i am pushing my tank to its last limits lol :(

[Wonky]

BP on Canterbury road didn't have Ultimate yet again the other day:vpo:. Going to try again as i am pushing my tank to its last limits lol :(

What about Caltex 98 Tecca? Comes from the same source according to those in the know, just different additives.

[Drewie]

I'd be a bit wary buying Ultimate at the moment, with them constantly running out you might be the unlucky one to buy the last tankful before they run out, who knows what you might end up with, maybe like the guy in the other thread who got crud through his entire fuel system. I rang a few BP's today and mostly empty, found one who said we have a tiny bit left....hmmm
no thanks.

[MRLXSS]

The BP I went to yesterday had Ultimate, Burwood Hwy, Commercial Rd.

Normally Tecoma has it, but i havent been there for a few weeks.

I just get Mobil 8000 if i cant find Ultimate

[throttlehappy]

stupid bp....get your f ing act together

went past bongworry on the way home from work and it looked like all the ultimate pumps were closed

id like to drive my car soon d*ckheads

[WOMBIE]

Why are people so hung up on bp ultimate....are there no other options available in some parts when it is low in supply that you can't substitute it with another brand fuel in the interim?

[throttlehappy]

Why are people so hung up on bp ultimate....are there no other options available in some parts when it is low in supply that you can't substitute it with another brand fuel in the interim?

well it "was" supposedly the best

not so sure anymore...the wankers

[WOMBIE]

well it "was" supposedly the best

not so sure anymore...the wankers

Yeah i was just curious that's all.I mean i use the vortex stuff for no particular reason only that's it's handy to my local.I've used the others with no adverse affects when need be with no probs.Strange one.....well to me at least.

[throttlehappy]

Yeah i was just curious that's all.I mean i use the vortex stuff for no particular reason only that's it's handy to my local.I've used the others with no adverse affects when need be with no probs.Strange one.....well to me at least.

ive tried synergy 8000, v power etc but bp always seemed best to me

ive got ethonol 98 close by but i dont want to use it, the local bp old dude says he has ultimate but it isnt even marked as it and i reckon it sits for to long and gets stale

[Black Diamond]

If anybody wants to take a trip to carrum downs, the bp on frankston dandy rd (the one near chevs) had their tanks filled 2day. Just filled up there. cheers

[HSVQUE]

This is a joke.. I thought after it happened a couple of weeks ago they would get there act together..

I Went to a heap of BP's tonight Beach Rd Elwood was the only place i could find Ultimate.. I was so angry as I always fill up with this every week... even fill my daily with it and they cant even get the fuel around to the servos!

Rob

[Curtis-R]

If anybody wants to take a trip to carrum downs, the bp on frankston dandy rd (the one near chevs) had their tanks filled 2day. Just filled up there. cheers

I actually followed the tanker into this servo yesterday, went in and asked the attendant if that was ultimate being delivered.. he said no :vpo: they have been out for two weeks.. so anyway I go upto the driver of the tanker and have a chat about the 'lack' of ultimate.. he said "nah mate I got 8000 litres of it im putting in right now" So I think cool, hang around for a while until he finishes then proceed to fill up.. He told me he gets this FUEL from MOBIL DEPO! I'm like wtf.. he said yep they are the same fuel as Mobil 8000 except there is a different additive in it to change the colour.. hmmm

The next thing I notice was the price of it.. it was 14c per litre more... used to be 12 I think.. anyway I go back in and ask if I have been overcharged and he told me the price has gone up again... it's now officially 14c per litre more expensive than standard.. thieves :flipoff:

[bellsali]

no ultimate in bendigo.

[Drewie]

I actually followed the tanker into this servo yesterday, went in and asked the attendant if that was ultimate being delivered.. he said no :vpo: they have been out for two weeks.. so anyway I go upto the driver of the tanker and have a chat about the 'lack' of ultimate.. he said "nah mate I got 8000 litres of it im putting in right now" So I think cool, hang around for a while until he finishes then proceed to fill up.. He told me he gets this FUEL from MOBIL DEPO! I'm like wtf.. he said yep they are the same fuel as Mobil 8000 except there is a different additive in it to change the colour.. hmmm

The next thing I notice was the price of it.. it was 14c per litre more... used to be 12 I think.. anyway I go back in and ask if I have been overcharged and he told me the price has gone up again... it's now officially 14c per litre more expensive than standard.. thieves :flipoff:

At 14c a litre more expensive for an untuned car you would have to ask is it worth the extra cost that is $10.50 a tank dearer. I might drop back to the 95octane.

[HSVQUE]

ultimate is usally 12c more.. but i noticed some servos its 12.5 13 or 14cents..

I was told fair few Mobils were out of 8000 last night to.

[cdawg]

I had a problem a couple of weeks back with a few local ones but seems fine now?

I only ever fill up with ultimate..

[sphinx]

out today, no ultimate in sight and the mobil in narre had the 8000 pumps closed. filled up with vortex 98 again and no probs in todays temps.

[Wonky]

I actually followed the tanker into this servo yesterday, went in and asked the attendant if that was ultimate being delivered.. he said no :vpo: they have been out for two weeks.. so anyway I go upto the driver of the tanker and have a chat about the 'lack' of ultimate.. he said "nah mate I got 8000 litres of it im putting in right now" So I think cool, hang around for a while until he finishes then proceed to fill up.

I thought that was meant to be a bad idea as filling the tanks stirs them up. I would have come back many hours later if I could.

[Drewie]

The price margin between 91 and 98 seems to be getting bigger ever time I fill up, went for the Mobil 8000 today and it was 15 cents a litre dearer than the 91.