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Just heard on the radio that theres something wrong with BPs ultimate refinary here in Perth and the supply of ultimate is going to dry up in the next couple of days until they get it fixed, my local is already empty had to go somewhere else.

Not sure if this affects anywhere else in the country but thought people might want to get a full tank while they can :(

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Apparently the supply of BP ultimate and premium fuel in Perth won't resume until the end of the month. BP in my area already has no Ultimate or Premium left at all. Had to go to Caltex and get regular 95 octane Premium. BP is the only servo in my area with 98 octane.

If anyone in Perth finds a servo with 98 octane fuel left be sure to share the knowledge!!!

hey wat about the mobil stuff??? i 4 get wat its called but a mates off chops sr20 turbo pulsar wont run on anything but that

Synergy 8000, yeh thats pretty good.

I find Vortex 98 runs nice in mine if theres no Ultimate.

Unfortunately where I live only has 95 so running 98 isn't that common of an occurance :D Anything 98RON is better than 95 though

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so the shortage won't effect the east coast then?

our BP on the e coast is really just Shell with BP additives right?

Only markets which receive petrol from the Quinnana BP refinery are affected. So basically a lot of Western Australia and not really anywhere else. If your on the East Coast your fine.

I filled up this arvo at BP Myaree on Leach Highway, so they've still got petrol for now.

Cheers for the heads up! That's a bit far from me, so I got premium 95 octane from Caltex and added octane booster. One tank on 95 probably wouldn't hurt, but I'm obsessive :huh:

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