Fuel type?

[NathanB]

Hey everyone,

I just bought a 95ti 5spd, that I really enjoy. What I am curious about is what type of fuel you fill up with? Do you use Premium, or stick with regular unleaded?

The owners manual says 91+, but I just wanted to see what everyone else had to say about it. =)

Thanks for the help in advance!

[evalha007]

In the maual for my 98 it says to use 92 or 93 ... maybe the M44 is more picky... I always use Premium... no problems for me. I think quite a few people on here go lower and have had no problems. I get about 35mpg highway btw @80+mph

[Tyler]

I use regular in my ti, the only cars i'd put better gas in would be a v-8. In our cars your not going to notice a difference by putting in different gas.

[DustenT]

These motors are considered "high compression" so they require high octane fuel. They are equiped with knock sensors to automagically adjust timing for crappy fuel.

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...hlight=premium

[tastade]

My book suggests 93 RON or so, which is like 89 mid-grade in the US. RON is a different octane rating that we don't use directly (US uses the AKI rating). I usually run regular if I can't get mid grade without ethanol. Never had trouble knocking or with fuel economy using anything, although your driving conditions might dictate otherwise. If you are driving in high ambient temperatures and under heavy loads you should use a higher octane.

[NathanB]

Thanks for the responses. And a big thanks for the link to the previous post, sorry I didn't search for it first. Forum Newb. =P


Thanks all.