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24 messages,  Last post on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:25 PM

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#15 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [fezo] by steve_ HOST

Oct 15, 2012 (7:16 pm)

Replying to: fezo (Oct 15, 2012 6:36 pm)
You can go to pure-gas.org and get some ethanol free gas for your ride too. One station near here sells it, but only in the premium flavor. My van would choke to a halt on the stuff I bet.

#16 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [steve_] by fezo

Oct 15, 2012 (7:33 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 15, 2012 7:16 pm)
Last I looked there wasn't a no ethanol station within 150 miles of my house. There aren't any in NJ even though it's perfectly legal to sell in NJ.
 
Dumb feature in my car is a MPG average display. It's one of several displays (current MPG, miles to empty, etc) that you hit a button on the wheel to pick. Well the average MPG display works from whenever you set it. In the first year I've had the car I never bothered to learn how to reset it so it hung at the 23.5 that was always there. I don't think the previous owner ever reset it either.
 
Well, last week I finally did reset it and spent a week driving around town doing sort runs and it was down to 22. Today I drove to NYC and back and several miles in the city traffic - but mostly highway - and now it reads 27. This is all right. Must be that top tier Shell I put into it.....
 
Oh, on premium - my owners manual recommends regular but notes that the engine computer is set up to recognize premium and will adjust accordingly, boosting hp. Noticeable but not worth the price difference.

#17 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [fezo] by fezo

Oct 22, 2012 (12:03 pm)

Replying to: fezo (Oct 15, 2012 7:33 pm)
They are making it easy for me at least temporarily. The local top tier is also teh cheapest gas in town - both Shell and Exxon.

#18 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [fezo] by steve_ HOST

Oct 22, 2012 (12:17 pm)

Replying to: fezo (Oct 22, 2012 12:03 pm)
If you buy gas from a recycler, does that make it Top Tire gas?

#19 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [steve_] by fezo

Oct 22, 2012 (12:38 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 22, 2012 12:17 pm)
Maybe they can make recycled detergents. That might do it...

#20 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [fezo] by michaell

Oct 26, 2012 (6:42 am)

Replying to: fezo (Oct 22, 2012 12:38 pm)
I use top tier gas (Shell V-Power 91) for my wife's Mazda CX-7. I do this for both the detergent in the gas formula as well as the fact that the 2.3L turbo engine has known issues that I'd like to avoid.
 
No Chevron stations here in Colorado. I know my folks use Chevron in their Hyundai Sonata.
 
For my ION, however, I use the gas from the local Kroger station. 85 octane and it seems to run fine. Perhaps I should get a bottle of Techron (if it's available) and add it to the tank.

#21 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [michaell] by fezo

Oct 26, 2012 (8:05 am)

Replying to: michaell (Oct 26, 2012 6:42 am)
Oh, Techron is readily available. They'll have it in a good sized Wal Mart of almost any auto parts store. Toss it in every oil change or two. Your engine will thank you for it. Your Ion is going to set longevity records under any circumstances.

#22 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [fezo] by steve_ HOST

Oct 26, 2012 (8:11 am)

Replying to: fezo (Oct 26, 2012 8:05 am)
I was going to say that's too often, but then I remembered that I'm down to about one oil change a year, so that's just about right.

#23 of 24 Re: Top Tier Gas [steve_] by fezo

Oct 26, 2012 (1:18 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 26, 2012 8:11 am)
Yeah, a year or 10K miles (a synthetic oil change or 2 dinos) sounds about right.

#24 of 24 Does Saving Pennies on Gas Put Your Car's Engine at Risk? by steve_ HOST

Jan 11, 2013 (8:25 pm)

"Mazor believes that the driving public has outdated notions about gas. Twenty years ago, only premium fuel had detergents in it. Back then, it was beneficial to occasionally buy a tank of high-test gas to clean the engine. Then, he says, "regulations were very lax and there was little enforcement. But all that has changed."
 
Likewise, Randy Stephens, chief engineer for Toyota's Avalon, isn't wholly convinced by the claims of engine protection afforded by higher-priced gas. He says fuel experts at his company study the effects of different brands of gas on the Toyota engines. Automotive engineers disassemble engines after 10,000 miles of running them on different brands of gas to see if there is a difference.
 
"Honestly, in the 10 years I've been in charge of Avalon, I've never seen one come back with any sort of deposit issue," Stephens says."
 
Is Cheap Gas Bad for Your Car?

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