High test 92/93 Octane
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High test 92/93 Octane
I've put nothing but high octane in my E55 92/93 octane.
Never did this with other cars but need to protect the beast.
I'm just wondering if anyone goes below high octane in there 55s and if so, any issues? How many miles have you put on without the good stuff/
Never did this with other cars but need to protect the beast.
I'm just wondering if anyone goes below high octane in there 55s and if so, any issues? How many miles have you put on without the good stuff/
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In AZ our premium is 91 octane. My E63 came from Texas where premium is 93 octane. I've had no problems using 91 for the past year. The sensor recognizes the lower octane and makes the necessary adjustments (up to a point). However I wouldn't recommend using 87 octane if that's what you're considering.
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93 is the recommended octane for our cars. 91 will do, and it's all people can get on the west coast unless they pay $8 for "race gas". Anything less than 91 is okay in a squeeze, but making a habit of it is a bad idea for engine health and performance reasons.
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Good to know that about the 87 octane! I was in a pretty remote area a few weeks back and the only option was 87 octane. I didn't want to risk it, so I drove to another gas station which had 93 available. My car took the full 21 gallons so I definitely couldn't have gone much further! Won't have to face that situation next time... I definitely would have only put just a couple of gallons in it to get me to the next station to fill with 93, but didn't want to risk even that...
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Do a search. This has been all covered in depth here on MBWorld.
https://mbworld.org/forums/4432817-post27.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-question.html
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It's not 93 octane that's recommend but 93 RON. 91 AKI (octane rating in the US) is the same as 93 RON (RON is used in most of the ROW.)
Do a search. This has been all covered in depth here on MBWorld.
https://mbworld.org/forums/4432817-post27.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-question.html
Do a search. This has been all covered in depth here on MBWorld.
https://mbworld.org/forums/4432817-post27.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-question.html
Interesting stuff. Here in GA, it's 87 89 and 92 or 93 on tap.
I've only used the high test.
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It's not 93 octane that's recommend but 93 RON. 91 AKI (octane rating in the US) is the same as 93 RON (RON is used in most of the ROW.)
Do a search. This has been all covered in depth here on MBWorld.
https://mbworld.org/forums/4432817-post27.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-question.html
Do a search. This has been all covered in depth here on MBWorld.
https://mbworld.org/forums/4432817-post27.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...-question.html
91 AKI is actually equivalent to 95 RON which is the minimum available in europe and the minimum recommended. I haven't done a search or clicked the links but used to work in Europe so this is off the top of my head.
The "super" in Europe is 97-99RON which equates to the East coast's 93 AKI.
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I'm pretty sure you're wrong on this and you'll find that 93 RON isn't even the minimum grade fuel for performance cars let alone the recommended.
91 AKI is actually equivalent to 95 RON which is the minimum available in europe and the minimum recommended. I haven't done a search or clicked the links but used to work in Europe so this is off the top of my head.
The "super" in Europe is 97-99RON which equates to the East coast's 93 AKI.
91 AKI is actually equivalent to 95 RON which is the minimum available in europe and the minimum recommended. I haven't done a search or clicked the links but used to work in Europe so this is off the top of my head.
The "super" in Europe is 97-99RON which equates to the East coast's 93 AKI.
I now realize that you were saying that 93 octane is recommended. And I didn't mean to say 93 RON as 'recommended.' I meant to say 93 RON is the minimum. My fault there. So yes, I agree. And yes, 91 AKI is a close equivalent to 95 RON using (R+M)/2). Click on the first link. There I said "95 RON is the equivalent of 90-91 AKI (in the USA.)"
In the post I made above all I was really trying to say is that using 91 AKI will be within the 93 RON minimum. So if you use 91 AKI (which is the highest available in CA) you'll be okay with the 93 RON minimum. I didn't want people thinking that the 93 minimum required was AKI. Some people see the 93 figure and immediately assume it's AKI, when it's actually RON.
Last edited by 220S; Jan 29, 2011 at 09:59 AM. Reason: added what Nstar edited later: "93 RON isn't even the minimum"
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If you cant afford the gas perhaps e55 isnt the solution for you. 91 is the bare min. on STOCK TUNE,87 octane is garbage, your motor will eventually start knocking, performance will suffer, and like some members said... detonation.
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Like I said, haven't used anything but the good stuff. It was a general question to see if folks have used it, tried it in emergencies, etc.
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