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Another reason to avoid fuel additives and use lower octane... 900

posted by  someone claiming to be rwreagan on  Thu Jan 15 09:32 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I'm using 89 octane without any apparent problems. I assume I would hear pinging, especially on acceleration, if it were a problem. I guess the ECU takes care of the timing under those conditions to prevent pinging.

I did find it curious that the FAQ recommends against fuel additives because of the lawn mower syndrome, especially in light of Spooks explaination of how various gasoline brands comprise a witch's brew of chemicals that could leave deposits in the fuel line, fuel pump, and injectors. So what do you do? Use additives to prolong the life of the fuel pump, or skip them to prevent the no start condition when you move the car to get the mower out?

Robert






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