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What type of fuel do you put in?

Originally Posted by Icib Over here we only have 95 and 98 octane. The european manual says I should use 98 so I use 98 only. 98 octane!?!?! gimme gimme

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Old 01-09-2010, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Over here we only have 95 and 98 octane.

The european manual says I should use 98 so I use 98 only.
98 octane!?!?! gimme gimme
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Haha i want some 98 too! Just filled her up with shell 93.
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That's just the european octane scale, its equivalent to the 93 we get over here.
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That's just the european octane scale, its equivalent to the 93 we get over here.
ah good deal thanks
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That's just the european octane scale, its equivalent to the 93 we get over here.
Yeah I did some research to this now, seems we only talk in RON which means Research Octane Number.
In the US they speak of AKI or PON which means Pump Octane Number.

So my 98 which I use is the same as the US 93 Octane
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I used Shell V-power,a 98 octane fuel.
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I used Shell V-power,a 98 octane fuel.
Is that available at every Shell station? I don't think I've seen it before.
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