HELP! Shell gas station screwed me!
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HELP! Shell gas station screwed me!
Last night, I was getting gas at a Shell gas station. I hit the 91 octane button... but the gas machine started dispensing 87! I didn't notice this until after about 10 gallons were put in the car. I had the gas attendant check and he did confirm that the gas machine was malfunctioning (I wasn't being an idiot).
So the car has a half tank of 87 octane... what should I do? I called the stealership and they said to just drive the car and fill up with 91 from here on out. Should I get an octane additive? Will there be any long term damage?
I'm meeting with the Shell store manager tomorrow and bring the situation to light and hope to put Shell responsible for any possible damage that may occur from this.
Thanks guys.
So the car has a half tank of 87 octane... what should I do? I called the stealership and they said to just drive the car and fill up with 91 from here on out. Should I get an octane additive? Will there be any long term damage?
I'm meeting with the Shell store manager tomorrow and bring the situation to light and hope to put Shell responsible for any possible damage that may occur from this.
Thanks guys.
Last edited by y3chen86; 03-06-2011 at 07:51 PM.
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Your car will be fine. Just fill up the rest of the tank with 91. Octane additive won't do anything unless you're adding several gallons. When they say it raises octane one point they're not taling about 87 -> 88 they mean 87 -> 87.1.
If you read the manual you'll see that it says you can put in 87 in an emergency just to make sure you fill up with premium at your first opportunity.
If you read the manual you'll see that it says you can put in 87 in an emergency just to make sure you fill up with premium at your first opportunity.
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Goto autozone and buy a fuel additive that you pour directly into your fuel tank. It will prevent knocking or pinging from lower octane fuel. It will also clean out your fuel system. Look for "Lucas Deep Clean", its about 10 bucks for a 16oz bottle that cleans up to 33 gallons of gas. Couldn't hurt, it even says it helps with octane issues. For 10 bucks I think it's worth the peace of mind.
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Use unleaded premium gasoline with an octane rating of at least 91 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number (Research octane number 96). If premium gasoline is not available, unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI number (Research octane number 91) may be temporarily used, but only under the following precautions:
● Have the fuel tank filled only partially with unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with unleaded premium gasoline as soon as possible.
● Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt acceleration.
● Have the fuel tank filled only partially with unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with unleaded premium gasoline as soon as possible.
● Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt acceleration.
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#15
OMG....87 will be just fine in the car unless you stand on it WOT at every stop light or on the freeway. Even then it wont damage anything cause knock sensors will pick up any knock and instantly retard timing.
I filled ours up with 87 to take a trip and actually got 4 mpg better than running 91 octane in it the week prior on same trip. My wife doesn't need 91 octane the way she drives so we don't put it in normally now.
I filled ours up with 87 to take a trip and actually got 4 mpg better than running 91 octane in it the week prior on same trip. My wife doesn't need 91 octane the way she drives so we don't put it in normally now.