HOW DO I DRAIN A FULL TANK OF BAD GAS?
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HOW DO I DRAIN A FULL TANK OF BAD GAS?
CAR RUNNING GREAT ONE WEEK PREVIOUS, ALTHOUGH MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD SOME MISFIRES BUT NOT JUST ON ONE SIDE. MIGHT NEED PLUGS SOON. 79K MILES. OK. WEEK LATER I GOT GAS AND IDIOT ATTENDANT PUT 89 OCTANE. CAR 3 MINUTES LATER IS RUNNING ON LIMP HOME MODE. TANK FULL. I LIMPED HOME. MECHANIC CAME TO HOUSE (FRIEND) PULLED PLUGS AND VALVE SEALS WERE LEAKING TOO AND A FEW PLUGS HAD OIL RUNNING INTO THEM. PUT NEW PLUGS AND RED BOOTIES AND NEW VALVE COVER SEALS. STILL RUNS LIKE CRAP. I HOOKED UP AN OBDII READS P0307 P0311 P0309 P0312 P0308 P0310 P0300 MIL ON, MONITORS, 5 INC, CATALYST, EVAP, SEC AIR, 02 SENSOR, 02 HTR, 3 READY, MISFIRE, FUEL, COMP... IM SURE GAS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT SO WHERE CAN A DRAIN TO RELEASE AS MUCH OF IT AS POSSIBLE?
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bad gas would not cause these problems, and there is no issue using 89 or even 87 octane as the car will adjust to it
you have a s600 which is notorious for coil failures and the issues you mentioned are not related to gas
you have a s600 which is notorious for coil failures and the issues you mentioned are not related to gas