I thought ethanol increased the octane rating? All the pumps around here
(Colorado) just say 10% is added, they don't have different numbers for the
different grades.
I exclusively use premium in my car ('02 WRX). With the turbo and all, the
user manual recommends the higher octane. I tried mid grade once, and it
started pinging...
Viggy
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote:
> Lower ethanol content in premium.
>
> On 8/27/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I used almostly exclusivly regular gas in my 250... However in the wing i
> > try to use premium gas... I am getting about 37mpg on premium and 28 on
> > regular... Its enough of a diffrence that i think itys worth it...
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:26:46 pm
> > To: [email protected]
> > From: "MrViggy" <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Fuel related problem
> >
> > No, lower octane shouldn't cause issues like this. At most, you'd hear a
> > lot of pinging, and feel less power. OTOH, I use low octane gas in my
> > 700SC, and haven't had any issues with it.
> >
> > Viggy
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Allen,
> >> I did not use Seafoam yet. It just went away. The only thing that I did
> at
> >> the end of the day when I experienced the problem was to fill up the
> tank
> >> with fresh premium gas. That is why I am still thinking if going with a
> >> lower octane gasoline by mistake could cause this behavior. But, in
> >> theory,
> >> in this kind of engines using low octane gasoline should not matter,
> >> right?
> >>
> >> Javier.
> >>
> >>
> >
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