Put in the wrong gas !

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02-23-2004, 01:11 PM

mdwst51

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Put in the wrong gas !

A friend filled my car up for me and he put in 87 octane. I think it's supposed to be 91+? Do I have to wait until it hits empty to fill up with the right octane? Is mixing different octanes okay?

02-23-2004, 01:14 PM

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Slap him in the head... 7 times. but seriously, it should be ok for just a tankfull... when I had some warranty work done over the summer the stealership ran a tank of 87 through it (i found the gas receipt) and I didn't have any trouble with it for just the one tank. Mixing octanes is ok.

02-23-2004, 01:16 PM

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You'll be fine. Your car won't implode or anything.

02-23-2004, 01:40 PM

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my car was driven on 87 for 110K miles....

02-23-2004, 01:47 PM

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you could run you car on 87 forever without any problems, 91 is just preferable

02-23-2004, 02:04 PM

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haha i almost put deisel in my former mustang

02-23-2004, 02:09 PM

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...if your car falls below 50 mph.....kaboom!

im just kidding. You'll be alright.

02-23-2004, 02:14 PM

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at sunoco, i told the guy; "fill her up with super please", and he filled it up with "regular".. Boy, i got soo ****ed off, i started complaining. So the guy let me go without having to pay $25

02-23-2004, 02:14 PM

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If you really insist, drive until you can pour about a gallon or two of toluene to up the octane and drive over a bumby road to mix well.

02-23-2004, 02:46 PM

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Ur car will be fine, i work at a gas station and i have customers get 87 octane all the time in their maximas... not sayin i recomend it for use all the time but u will be fine.

02-23-2004, 02:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gto400no1

Ur car will be fine, i work at a gas station and i have customers get 87 octane all the time in their maximas... not sayin i recomend it for use all the time but u will be fine.

a quick dumb question, but since you work at a gas station, do you get free/discounted gas?

just curious.

02-23-2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by chillinmax

a quick dumb question, but since you work at a gas station, do you get free/discounted gas?

just curious.

Lol, i wish man... i have to pay full price, would be awsome if i did tho!

02-23-2004, 02:58 PM

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Why do you need 91 octane (premium right) instead of 87 (regular im guessing) i dont have my liscense, but we take the car out of storage in april, so i will need to know, is it REALLY that important to use premium, and why so? cuz for now im running regular when i take it out and drive it to keep it runnin.

02-23-2004, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxGR97

please read the faq's. please. pretty please. it's in there, i promise.

it is recomended to use that in order to achieve optimal performance from your car. yadda yadda yadda...

02-23-2004, 05:28 PM

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i'll b fine

02-23-2004, 06:46 PM

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Nothing is going to happen. Don't worry, just make sure it doesn't happen all the time

02-23-2004, 06:47 PM

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Thank you for the reassurance. With no other choice, I'll just run through this tank and then fill it up myself next time. I do notice the shifting is a little off (I have an auto) but it might just be psychological.