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25 messages, Last post on Jun 29, 2007 at 8:39 PM
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Replying to: tothemaxx2 (Oct 11, 2006 4:48 pm) Absolutely false!
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Replying to: prdm (Oct 12, 2006 5:23 am) |
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All right, I was told to leave the Malibu Maxx discussion with this side-bar on fuel octane. Here was my last post: "I guess I started a good thread with my initial reply on octane. I agree pretty much with all the threads, and will probably go to regular instead of mid-grade on our Malibu. However, there is still a detergent difference between grades on at least SOME gasoline. I do not know for sure on Top Tier, and the earlier post may be correct that all Top Tier has the same. I will investigate further with those I know in the oil industry. I do know something from my own experience. With my Volvo turbo, if I do not use premium, I get carbon deposits on the valves which cause a problem. And the car does lose power. Engineers I knew at Shell years ago had told me to watch for excess carbon build-up with lower grades on some engines. With that in mind I used nothing but premium on my 1971 Pinto (yes the exploding car) for over twenty years. Got 325,000 miles on it and only did one valve job, at 190,000 miles. So there is evidence that still leads me to higher grade gas. Also, it has been shown in many tests that you do get better gas mileage with higher grades." What do others have to say about fuel octane. As discussed above, I really do believe octane makes a performance difference. I have primarily used premium in all my cars, and have obtianed better life that "normal" life on cars for more than 30 years. What do others say?
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Replying to: tothemaxx2 (Oct 14, 2006 9:49 pm) Now for the real reason I responded again. I don't know about the rest of you but splintering all of these forums is a big mistake IMHO. What kind of legs will this board have? Ten posts and it'll drop off the page in no time. The big mistake is when the new 'Bu and the old Classic model were mixed on the board. That plugged up all of the non-Maxx boards with comments about 02 classic bu's. At least the Maxx board stayed pure. By mixing the Maxx and the sedan 'Bu you no longer have access to the Maxx through hatchback or wagon boards. I've fought over Edmunds decision to make the Maxx a wagon instead of a hatch. Whatever it is, the mixing of the Maxx and the failure to recognize it as a hatch was bad marketing on the part of GM and (now) Edmunds. I want my Maxx board back! |
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Can someone please clear something up for me and settle a bet. My father-in-law says that because the manual for my Maxx says not to use methanol for fuel, I should also not be using ethanol. I claimed to him that the two are different but he says that the ethanol blend fuel here in Iowa has the same negative effects on my engine and fuel systems. Can someone please clear this up for me?
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Replying to: maxxhawkeye (Mar 28, 2007 10:39 am)
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Replying to: mybooo (Mar 28, 2007 1:08 pm) So the 10% ethanol isn't "bad" for my engine, but it doesn't have the performance of a non-ethanol gas? Talk again later!! Go Hawks!
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Replying to: maxxhawkeye (Mar 28, 2007 6:10 pm) |
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with the recent lukewarm-start programming fix. Engine seems to start more reliabily, but it's still early into the repair. |
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