What kind of fuel?
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What kind of fuel?
Super newbie question here, but I did a quick search and gave up after seeing 11 pages of results... Sorry if this is a commonly asked question.
I would have preferred to do a poll.... What type of fuel do you guys use? Premium, Mid-grade, or Regular? And why? I am thinking of switching to Premium; after the mechanic replaced my catalytic converter, I feel a loss in power and I want to see if Premium fuel will make up for some of it.
What do you guys think?
I would have preferred to do a poll.... What type of fuel do you guys use? Premium, Mid-grade, or Regular? And why? I am thinking of switching to Premium; after the mechanic replaced my catalytic converter, I feel a loss in power and I want to see if Premium fuel will make up for some of it.
What do you guys think?
#5
Gasoline- diesel won't work.
Octane slows combustion--> more of it, slower the burn. If your truck doesn't "ping" (sounds like marbles in a can), then you will see no benefit using higher octane. Its not a situation where if some is good, more is better.
Octane slows combustion--> more of it, slower the burn. If your truck doesn't "ping" (sounds like marbles in a can), then you will see no benefit using higher octane. Its not a situation where if some is good, more is better.
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I use regular, I've onced talked to an auto engineeer about this same topic. He said unless your vehicle is designed to run on higher octane or you have forced induction (turbo, supercharger) then you are just wasting money. Just don't run E85 or you will be throwing a lean code.
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You don't really need to be an engineer of any kind to understand what octane is. It would take no more than a high school education and half an hour on the internet. Then there would be no need for threads like this.
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If your computer is designed to burn 87 octane, it will not know what to do with the extra octane. You will actually get a bit of unburnt fuel leaving more deposits, so you can actually hurt your engine over time with a higher octane.