Am I imagining this?
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Am I imagining this?
Today on my way back from work, I entered my 320 and started the car. The steering felt much lighter (as if the power steering suddenly got better). The drive home was smoother (engine more silent and SMOOTH). It was as if I just got a service done only I still have 6900 miles to go before my A service. Thinking back the only thing I did different today was change the service station I get gas from. I went to Chevron since I noticed I had gas warning on the dash and I was on my way to work. Needless to say, the gas cost a whooping $4.09.
I have never believed the gas station you get gas from matters. Am I imagining this or have anyone had the same experience?
I have never believed the gas station you get gas from matters. Am I imagining this or have anyone had the same experience?
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haha the steering portion happened to me a few months ago. i got in the car and the steering was SO LIGHT...i was like wtf happened? then i realized it was because i was driving with both hands, when i normally drive with one haha.
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Furthermore, there is nothing special about techron even though the marketing department wants you to think so. It's just their brand of detergents. Just about all premium fuels have similar detergents, and they don't provide a difference in power, what they're good for is preventing carbon buildup or helping reduce it in an engine that already has it, but this is a process that occurs over time, not within days.
Last edited by acr2001; May 2, 2008 at 12:17 AM.
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There is a sensor and a spring within the pedal assembly and then the wire from the sensor goes to the ECU to tell the engine where the gas pedal is.
So there is absolutely no way the gas pedal could feel different.
EDIT: I think my sarcasm meter might be broken.
Last edited by acr2001; May 3, 2008 at 05:34 PM.
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Today on my way back from work, I entered my 320 and started the car. The steering felt much lighter (as if the power steering suddenly got better). The drive home was smoother (engine more silent and SMOOTH). It was as if I just got a service done only I still have 6900 miles to go before my A service. Thinking back the only thing I did different today was change the service station I get gas from. I went to Chevron since I noticed I had gas warning on the dash and I was on my way to work. Needless to say, the gas cost a whooping $4.09.
I have never believed the gas station you get gas from matters. Am I imagining this or have anyone had the same experience?
I have never believed the gas station you get gas from matters. Am I imagining this or have anyone had the same experience?
The experience with the engine can be due to several factors.
Depending on how many miles you have, the engine may be loosening up a bit. Also when the level gets a little low, it feels a little faster, less splashing around in the wet sump.
Gas has been 4.09 at least (prem), around here for a while.
Old news.
