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[anarchistchiken]

and as for burning cleaner if im not mistaken yes it does burn cleaner and is suppose to be better for our "air" i may be wrong.....

You are.

 

[SkinnyJoint]

ok agreed lol. i wasnt too sure on that one.

 

[Douggie]

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=3604&page_number=1

 

[Protege52003]

just for back from filling my car and my g/f's with exon 87 for me and 89 for her; she drives a jetta with the 1.8t.

we will see what is wrong with my car on monday....

 

[snap]

Shell is one of the worsts gas there is. My friend always put 93 shell V-power crap in his benz, and the gas guage kept breaking. They said dont use shell cuz its so crappy. Expensive too. And chevron is not the best. Definetly Mobile. In synthetic oil and gasoline.

I was also wondering about the lack of fuel filter in our cars. I went to Auto Zone and the guy said they dont have gas filters, but he said it doesnt mean i dont have to change it they just dont have it. can u explain this sock concept to us idiots? thx

the "sock" is from the fuel tank to the engine its intergrated into the engine and tank and should not be replaced it can but its not a good idea pretty much it works like a filter but better and the best way to clean it is to flush ur fuel system but if there are heavy deposits in it then u might have to clean it a few times to get it clean

 

[SkinnyJoint]

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=3604&page_number=1

nice article

High altitude reduces the demand for octane.

could someone explain that to me plz... cuz when i was in newmexico the highest octane they had was like 90 and i never knew y.

 

[FLSilverP5]

the "sock" is from the fuel tank to the engine its intergrated into the engine and tank and should not be replaced it can but its not a good idea pretty much it works like a filter but better and the best way to clean it is to flush ur fuel system but if there are heavy deposits in it then u might have to clean it a few times to get it clean

how do you flush it?

 

[SkinnyJoint]

u just pull the handle silly

 

[NJP5Guy]

nice article

High altitude reduces the demand for octane.

could someone explain that to me plz... cuz when i was in newmexico the highest octane they had was like 90 and i never knew y.

at high altitude there are less molecules of oxygen in the air. when precombustion(knock) occurs it is because the o2 molecules have heated up to the point they ignite the fuel before the spark plug can. if you have less o2 in the air you are compressing in the cylinder there is less chance of prignition in the cylinder. hope that makes sense.

 

[SkinnyJoint]

perfect since thank you. but a quick question so would a higher octane just be to the point of useless period in higher altitude

 

[NJP5Guy]

perfect since thank you. but a quick question so would a higher octane just be to the point of useless period in higher altitude

honestly don't know.

 

[snap]

how do you flush it?

the only place that i have found a full fuel flush for the 5 is at the dealership but granted i really havent looked that hard for it its bout 150 bucks and it cleans ur sock,pump,injectors,limes everything i had to do it twice and my system was nasty

 

[pedrump]

maybe reset the ecu? my old legend was once hesitating, and i reset the ecu and it was fine afterwards.

 

[ZoomFive]

what 87 is not all u need... its not about power or nething a premium gas is going to burn better period which will increase life in certain parts as well as keep cleaner

At a high level, the octane talks to the ease of igniting. Our engines are designed to work best with 87 Octane. Different ease of igniting is not necessarily a good thing.

 

[Protege52003]

maybe reset the ecu? my old legend was once hesitating, and i reset the ecu and it was fine afterwards.

i have reset my ECU many times to try and solve the problem first......

 

[ZoomFive]

Just do a tune up. Change your plugs, wires, oil, tranny fluid, oil filter, air filter, pcv valve, and fuel filter. Check belts, stuck calipers, vacuum hoses, alignment, and tire pressure.


While you are at it, having nothing to do with acceleration, flush your coolant.

 

[haaswyk]

Just do a tune up. Change your plugs, wires, oil, tranny fluid, oil filter, air filter, pcv valve, and fuel filter. Check belts, stuck calipers, vacuum hoses, alignment, and tire pressure.


While you are at it, having nothing to do with acceleration, flush your coolantt.

i worked at a dealership and saw so many cars come in at 60k and got the coolant flush only to have there water pump fail ...do you know why ...beacuse they left that nasty coolant in there for 60k miles! change that s*** often and save yourself alot of money down the road..

 

[SkinnyJoint]

so if you have a leak on your coolant lets say you wouldnt need to change it as often because your always adding..correct. lol