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| Answer to: Wrong gas used | 20Relevance | 2 years ago | Hixster | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Just use the 87 octane tank of gas just as you would any other tank of gas. Your gas mileage will decrease as will the engine's horsepower but that's about it. Cars which "recommend" 91 octane will run fine on 87 octane. (A friend has 220K miles of proof on his Lexus) I'll link a download for your owners manual, check out page 433 When the gas pump clicks you're done. Anything past that.. you're overfilling your gas tank. | |||||
| Should I buy a used Lexus | 20Relevance | 2 years ago | truuest | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Currently I have a 2.4L Toyota Camry 2014 SE. The MPG is amazing but it’s been having a few issues. To name a few; wiring in left headlight, and fog light doesn’t work. When selecting a gear it takes about 2-4 seconds before it actually gets into gear, imagine choosing D and it just roles aimlessly for 2 second’s. As well as having an extremely stiff and uncomfortable driving, you can feel every bump and crack on the road. Other than that for the 3 years I had the car it has been nothing but reliable. I’ve made the decision to buy a used car. The car I’ve sought to buy is a 2.5L Lexus IS250 2015 Crafted Line. My questions to you is. What differences will I see between driving the Lexus Vs the Toyota? I’ve seen other people owning the car saying they’ve used 89 octane gas but the car says use 91 octane. Is it recommended to use 91 octane or required? I’ve seen your videos on the IS and how it has a problem with carbon build up, how do I know it has a build up? How do I take care/maintain it? | |||||
| 2012 Acura TL purchase question | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | nhat03 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello. Thanks for the great content Scotty! I have the option to buy a 2012 Acura TL V6 with the advanced package. This vehicle has 150,000 miles on it currently. I've seen that the vehicle instructions "Recommend" that it uses 91 octane fuel. My question is do I really have to use 91 octane with the current gas prices. I live in the state of Iowa and we have regular, an ethanol blend and then premium. Currently the premium prices are about .75 cents more/gallon. I'm looking at purchasing a vehicle like this for better fuel economy than what I currently have and this size and type of vehicle fits my needs. I've seen some people say that not using 91 octane in the Acura engine will damage it. I'm just looking for professional advice regarding this subject. Thank you in advance. | |||||
| is leaded fuel safe to use in a 1991 supra at all | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | jamie lechiaro | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 1991 supra manual with just 75k miles on it, wanted to know if leaded fuel is acceptible for some time, and what 100 octane fuel is possible to get today. I am seeing what I think is detonation on WAWA 89 ethanol free with my own added K and n octane. I didn't see any issues with shell 90 ethanol free with my own Lucas octane before they closd down. I'm trying Shell 93, but still feel horrible. | |||||
| Answer to: Does my wife's Lexus really require premium gasoline? | 20Relevance | 3 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Check the owner's manual. Look for the words required or recommends, or something to that effect. If it says required, then use premium. Often times, it will say what octane rating(s) you can safely use in your car. Since it is a Sport version, they usually require higher octane fuel. Performance versions usually require higher octane fuel. But check the owner's manual to be sure. | |||||
| Answer to: Distance to empty on Ford Escape 2014 | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My point is unless you have a wind tunnel lab, you cannot control for all the variables. Especially when you're throwing cruise control into the mix. Like it was explained before. Your vehicle is not able to take advantage of it. You have run into your engine's designed limitations. Even 91 octane shouldn't have made a significant difference since Ford recommends using 87. You may have some deposits in your cylinders and a fuel system cleaning could restore some engine power so 87 will feel more like 91. | |||||
| Answer to: Distance to empty on Ford Escape 2014 | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Benjilafouine | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It makes a lot of sense because when I’m crossing the mountain ridge, I have to downshift the Focus because it has a manual transmission with a Zetec engine. When I filled with octane 87, the car was not able to maintain speed in fourth speed compared to octane 91. I still have plenty of octane 94 to test furthermore. Thanks! And by the way, I was a AMC fan too. My dad had bought a Hornet 70, a 77 Pacer and a 80 Concord DL 3 litres. I drove the three of them and they were great! | |||||
| RE: Distance to empty on Ford Escape 2014 | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Benjilafouine | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| This is what I was suspecting (advanced timing). A friend of mine explained it to me and I told him that from this value it was certainly possible to determine the octane value. on the Focus 2003, I determined that octane 87 was degrading a bit performance because I drive through a mountain top every day. I was however a bit surprised to have noticed nothing more with octane 94. | |||||
| RE: Opinion on 2022 Toyota Tacoma? | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Blackmill | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I've never claimed the MPG is bad for a mid-sized truck. I'm just repeating what I've heard as in I'm wondering if real world mpg is significantly worse than the EPA rated mpg. Also, I've heard that the auto transmission can be rather quirky due to the powertain software. As a side note on the mpg...the V6 is a 11.8:1 compression ratio yet 87 octane is recommended. I get it. Software controls the timing to compensate for the lower octane. I would have to believe that using 93 octane in this motor would yield additional HP and better mpg. | |||||
| Answer to: Can I put the E88 gas in my 2018 Highlander? | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Are you talking about ethanol percentage or octane? E88 would be 88% ethanol, but regular gas in most places is 87 octane (10% ethanol, E10) and most cars will run OK on that octane or higher. So which do you mean? | |||||
| Which gasoline should I use | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Funman | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My wife has a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder 3.8 2008. The book says her engine requires 93 octane. It says she can use 87 octane for emergencies only and get back to 93 asap. What is your opinion? Can she use an octane booster? Is 91 good enough? That is all we can find close by. Should she use 91 with no ethanol? Would that be as good as 93 with ethanol? HELP | |||||
| Answer to: Distance to empty on Ford Escape 2014 | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| It shouldn't come as a surprise. The reason your engine is fitted with a turbocharger is so that it can extract more power from the gasoline. Turbos are how manufactures are able to squeeze out such high economy numbers these days. The higher octane fuel allows the engine to add more turbo boost and advance the ignition timing. It doesn't. The computer is simply always pushing the engine as hard as it will go until it starts to detect incomplete combustion using highly sensitive knock and crankshaft position sensors. The higher octane fuel simply behaves better in those conditions. | |||||
| Premium gasoline question | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Jacob.Fitzgerald1024 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| hey scotty this is my first time asking a question love your channel I've got a 2005 pontiac vibe with a 186k miles she has just crossed over she's got a 1.8 liter 4 cylinder 16 valve engine. She currently has a bad exhaust and my mechanic at autoconcepts is a very nice mechanic he showed me and took me to the back the whole things gotta go that there were cracks inside the exhaust it self now it is causing a vibration i can feel it but here is the thing since I've been putting in 89 octane in the vehicle the vibration has been minimized not gone because its bad of course but minimized more livable and i know you already did a video about premium gasoline but in this case could it actually be helping my old worn out car i've asked a couple of my buddies of mine showed them what is going on when i used to put 87 octane in the gasoline the engine oil would always look dirty so i could never read it correctly but since adding 89 octane the oil has became more clear and readable to my eye's and some of my buddies' think it has to deal with less blow by going on inside the engine any help would be appreciated she is still running nice and strong though fyi | |||||
| Answer to: Unleaded 88 gasoline | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I'm not sure what you're asking. It just sounds like you're seeing 88 octane unleaded gas. I can't think of any reason that it could not be used in your Honda Civic unless the manufacturer says it needs higher octane. (In most places in the U.S. regular unleaded gasoline is 87 octane.) | |||||
| Answer to: What kind of gas for 1993 Chevrolet Camaro z28? | 20Relevance | 4 years ago | AutoDIY | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| 5.7L LT1 (Code P)Use premium unleaded gasoline rated at91 octane or higher. You may use middlegrade or regular unleaded gasolines, butyour vehicle may not accelerate as well. Be sure the posted octane for premium isat least 91 (at least 89 for middle gradeand 87 for regular). If the octane is lessthan 87, you may get a heavy knockingnoise when you drive. If it’s bad enough,it can damage your engine. | |||||