By tom on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Does premium help prolong the engine life?? Will regular hurt the engine?? What about every other tank?

Thanks

By Brian on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 01:23 pm: Edit

I figure for the few extra dollars I'll stick with the premium and every so often i'll dump in a bottle of the valve cleaner. But then I am the type of guy that spends the little extra on "name brand" groceries...foil, chicken, beer, shit like that.

Brian

By Mike B. on Friday, September 07, 2001 - 03:09 pm: Edit

Go ahead and use the cheap stuff if you want to. Just don't come crying to us when you are faced with a $2000.00 valve job.

By ButchS on Sunday, September 09, 2001 - 06:21 pm: Edit

What about adding octane booster on 87s? Would it hurt the engine if octane boosters is added on premium gas?

By Javier Velador (Jvelador) on Monday, September 10, 2001 - 11:06 pm: Edit

I remember reading my owner's manual and it recommends a minimum octane rating. I tried putting 87 once because gas was over $2 per gallon. It knocked so bad any time I accelerated, that I decided it was not worth it.

Now, I just go to to a local Shell which seems to have the lowest price and the best acceleration, at 91 octane

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - 01:45 am: Edit

I use mid-grade amoco (silver) and it drives fine. Sometimes I treat it to the premium if its close in price.

By Horness Spencer (Horness) on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - 02:06 am: Edit

Talking of fuel, anyone in the UK found differences with diesel from different garages?

I normally fill up at Sainsbury's, but I know some people find poor performance.

email me.

horness@hotmail.com

Horness.

By Pvt Joker on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - 03:17 pm: Edit

I use regular and have NO problems with knocking and such. I just don't think it makes that big of a difference in what is basically a low performance American V8. Compression ratio is not that high and if you drive it, not lug it, carbon build-up on the valves is not a problem. Low octane does not cause carbon, incomplete burning does.

By AL on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - 06:03 pm: Edit

I put premium in yesterday before offroading. I think they put regular instead of
premium, my valves didnt like that fill up.