Hi All. I bought a 2006 MC S automatic when it had 10,300 miles on it. Now it has nearly 20 grand. The PO said she had always used 87 octane with no problems. Soooo, I have continued using 87 octane
They are throwing money out their tail-pipe most likely if they use the higher grade. Take a look at your owners manual and if it says to run 87, then that is all that you need. Mike C --Original Mes
It's got knock sensors, so if it does knock the 'puter will back off on the boost and/or timing. -- Original Message -- From: "Brashear, Jack, N" <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> To: "Spridgets" <spr
Page 99 of the owners manual for my '06 MCS indicates a minimum of 91 octane being required. Being a a firm believer in following manufacturer's recommendations, especially on a new car under warrant
If you run higher octane, the computer won't retard your timing and you'll get a little bit better performance, but it won't hurt anything to run regular. ____________________________________________
As I stated. You should follow the owners manual on what octane to use. Mike C -- Original Message -- From: miniac7@aol.com To: mail4carpenters@peoplepc.com ; JNBrashear@garverengineers.com ; spridge
Apparently the cheap gas made your left pedal fall out from under the dash - toss the car as it's ruined now. - David -- On Mon, 6/23/08, Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> wrote: Hi
As I stated. You should follow the owners manual on what octane to use. Mike C _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/arc
Yes it does, and it states: " Minimum Octane Rating corresponds to the Anti Knock Index (AKI) and is determined?according to the so-called (R+M) /2 method." Howard Collins Virginia Beach, VA. Does th
How do you run the car? Do you drive it like you stole it? Do you just putter along and rarely wind it out through the RPM range? If you drive it easy, the low octane will not damage it. If you drive