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Originally Posted by nis350 the knock sensors would compensate for the lower octane fuel by retarding the timing. Or you can always put in a bottle of octane booster. Yeah,

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Old 02-17-2015, 06:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
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the knock sensors would compensate for the lower octane fuel by retarding the timing. Or you can always put in a bottle of octane booster.
Yeah, I'm lucky I didn't get diesel in hindsight. That costs about the same per-gallon as premium, but it's pretty hard to pump accidentally no matter how absent minded you are because the handle's green.

I'll definitely pay more attention in the future
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