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06-17-2007, 10:18 PM | #1 |
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Will Sam's Club 85 fuel harm my engine?
I know Sam's Club's gas price is cheaper but it is 85, not 87. I wonder will the 85 gas harm my car?
If it is harmful, what about the 91 (or 93, cannot remember) gas in sam's club comapare to 91 gas in other stations? Thanks a lot! |
06-18-2007, 12:10 AM | #2 |
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I only use Shell or Exxon, and as a third option Texaco.
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06-18-2007, 12:10 AM | #3 |
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Running a higher octane than needed does no good. Same with running a lower than needed octane.
I get Sam's gas all the time and have had no problems.
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06-18-2007, 12:45 AM | #4 |
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Shell, as a first choice?! Ewwww... that's about the WORST gas!! Seriously, it's great marketing, shiny logo, and horrible gas... but if you don't have Chevron, than it's what you've got I guess.
My old moto shop did dyno runs on our stock Ducati's with pump gas and the Shell was the worst HP and power curve. Chevron was the best.
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06-18-2007, 05:46 AM | #5 |
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In my country, we have 91 and 95 ...
and my Yaris uses 91 ... only problem is that the price seems to be getting higher |
06-18-2007, 06:27 AM | #6 | ||
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06-18-2007, 06:28 AM | #7 | |
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06-18-2007, 07:52 AM | #8 | |
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06-18-2007, 09:24 AM | #9 |
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Whats wrong w/ Shell. I've been using it on my 01 Mirage ES and had better mpg and a smoother ride than 76 or Chevron..
But I use Plus from Shell on my Yaris....being that it is a new car its hard to tell the difference right now while driving. |
06-18-2007, 10:29 AM | #10 |
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The difference in using 89-91 instead of 87 on your yaris is nothing. Alot of high compression cars use higher octane like the svt focus. All turbo cars use higher octanes. But a 90hp car is not going to need it and u are spending just as much on that premium gas as you would driving a bigger car.
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06-18-2007, 10:34 AM | #11 | |
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06-18-2007, 11:25 AM | #12 |
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Sams Club fuel is actually descent quality, and they DON'T use ethanol, so that's good. However, 85 octane is too low; minimum octane rating for the Yaris is 87.
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06-18-2007, 02:14 PM | #13 |
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Sam's Club in my area (Logan, UT) only has 85 and 91...
what about you guys? |
06-18-2007, 02:29 PM | #14 |
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85 is lower than the 87 recommended, but i read somewhere on this forum about a person living in colorado that uses 85 since the air is thinner up there, so running 85 was the equivalent of running 87 at sea level. maybe thats why utah only has 85 or 91 as options (colorado's next-door neighbor). i have no evidence to back this up, just the hearsay from the other post i read. hope this helps a bit..
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06-18-2007, 02:40 PM | #15 |
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If it makes you nervous to run lower than recommended ratings in your car, Advance or Auto Zone have cheap octane-booster additives for a few cents a gallon..just be careful how you mix it, and DO NOT buy into that idea that octane boosters equal more power, that's just silly...
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