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juliareed · Jul 6th, 2007, 01:44 AM

I lent my car to a friend and they put in 87 octane (10 gallons). That mixed with 6 gallons of 93 octane. So it's like my car has 89 octane in it. Should I just drive it or should I take it to a shop to be drained?

zied · Jul 6th, 2007, 01:51 AM

drive it until its gone... you can always add some octane booster to it as well.

Nath316 · Jul 6th, 2007, 06:53 AM

the tank wasnt bone dry when they borrowed it so the higher octane fuel will help

as you add more fuel it will raise the octane rating

engine may run a little rough until you are on a higher octane but an octane booster may help as well

Ant FR · Jul 6th, 2007, 10:46 AM

run some then do small fill ups

Jul 6th, 2007, 01:44 AM	#1
juliareed MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Local Time: 06:34 PM Posts: 1 Offline	87 Octane I lent my car to a friend and they put in 87 octane (10 gallons). That mixed with 6 gallons of 93 octane. So it's like my car has 89 octane in it. Should I just drive it or should I take it to a shop to be drained?

Jul 6th, 2007, 01:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
zied 03 MCS Pure Silver / Blk Join Date: May 2004 Location: Healdsburg, CA Local Time: 03:34 PM Posts: 218 Offline	drive it until its gone... you can always add some octane booster to it as well. Visit Northern California's Redwood Empire Mini Enthusiasts

Jul 6th, 2007, 06:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nath316 I'm avin 'oops Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rugby Local Time: 11:34 PM Posts: 944 Offline	the tank wasnt bone dry when they borrowed it so the higher octane fuel will help as you add more fuel it will raise the octane rating engine may run a little rough until you are on a higher octane but an octane booster may help as well More Air + More Fuel = More Power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jul 6th, 2007, 10:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ant FR MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 11:34 PM Posts: 1,891 Offline	run some then do small fill ups

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