Is this bad for my engine?
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Is this bad for my engine?
Everytime ig et gas i put 93 in...and i put stp gas treatment and STP octane booster...am i wrecking my engine with teh octane booster?????
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I've found that unless your engine is modified enough to warrant the higher octane, then you're just wasting your money. It will not harm your engine, just your pocket book.
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Re: Is this bad for my engine?
Originally Posted by CraZyDriVer868
Everytime ig et gas i put 93 in...and i put stp gas treatment and STP octane booster...am i wrecking my engine with teh octane booster?????
So what problem are you trying to correct with all that?
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Originally Posted by CraZyDriVer868
so should i keep using the gas treatment and just stop the octane booster?
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oh ok...i supose you can only clean injectors soo much...so should i just put a bottle of each in when i change my oil?
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Originally Posted by CraZyDriVer868
oh ok...i supose you can only clean injectors soo much...so should i just put a bottle of each in when i change my oil?
If you were buying discount-priced, no-name 87-octane junk for your old Chevy, then maybe some fuel-system treatment would make sense there, but if you're putting mainstream-branded 93-octane in your Bonne, then I'd say that in your case, fuel-system treatment would be a cure in search of a disease.
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Like has been previously stated 93 octane has more additives than 87 or mid octane, but I recommend putting in a bottle of Chevron'* Techron in the tank every time you change your oil. Its a concentrated version of the stuff Chevron has in their gasoline and is fully synthetic. You'll pay 6 bucks for it but its hard to find any that is better for that price.
Yeah definetely don't waste your money on that STP stuff everytime. They recommend it but... of course they do.
Yeah definetely don't waste your money on that STP stuff everytime. They recommend it but... of course they do.
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i always put 87 in mine and it seems to run ok...ive considered 93 but it seems a waste, if i had a */C then i would put it in it...unless someone has a point to y i should run 93?
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Originally Posted by Muslimsteel
i always put 87 in mine and it seems to run ok...ive considered 93 but it seems a waste, if i had a */C then i would put it in it...unless someone has a point to y i should run 93?
Right now, your knock sensor is probably retarding the engine so that you don't hear any knocking, but if you get a tankful of 89 octane, you might give the knock sensor a little less work to do, and find that the engine performs better. Certainly worth a try...
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