Engines and Engine Systems
IanT
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by IanT » 07 Aug 2014 16:20
Quick question guys what fuel are you putting in, to your petrol Patrols (lets keep the oil burners out of this they run on an oily rag anyway
) Up here on the reef I have always put in 93 (it uses so much I try to save penny's where I can) Would there be any advantage running it on 95???
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by Tinus lotz » 08 Aug 2014 06:50
Ian afaik the compression rasios in the petrol engines are to low to use the higher octane feul correctly. But let Piet or one of the clever guys explain
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by ricster » 08 Aug 2014 08:17
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by Herrie » 08 Aug 2014 09:27
I only use 93 because it is cheeper!
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by Peter Connan » 08 Aug 2014 13:20
95 can't do any harm, but on the other hand you probably won't derive any benefit from it either.
However, if you are filling up here for a trip to the lowveld or coastal regions, chuck in 95...
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by dieselfan » 08 Aug 2014 15:02
Ever since I won the lotto I only use 95 in Jhb...otherwise as per Peter.
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by BABELAAS » 10 Aug 2014 03:40
personally, I haven't found any difference in 93 or 95, so I use 93
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by offroadbiker » 12 Aug 2014 08:06
On our trip to Giyani this past weekend there was no 93 past Polokwane only 95 was available, wasn't sure if the GQ could take 95
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by NISMOnator » 12 Aug 2014 13:50
We have only been putting in 95! If there is really no difference and it cannot harm the engine - 93 that is.
Then I should start converting to 93?
Is the 4.8 all good with 93?
Interesting thread this.
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by Stefan » 12 Aug 2014 14:20
500ppm
50ppm if I'm feeling extravagant!
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