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Octane Boosters
Is there much of an advantage running a car with Octane Booster along with Optimax on an imported WRX?? I have reset the ECU so hopefully will have adapted to 98RON fuel, but is it possible that using purely Optimax could lead to fuel cut?
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More of a requirement than an advantage. Japanese use 100 RON fuel.
Resetting the ECU will reset it back to it's factory map which will actually make the problem worse. (albeit temporarily)
The ECU will learn to work with fuel of a lower quality, by advancing the ignition timing and remembering it, but there is only so much it can do.
Unless you have a knock link fitted and are confident that the engine isn't detting on purely Optimax then you must use a decent OB, like Millers with every tank of Optimax or SUL. You are risking doing very serious damage to your engine doing anything but.
Resetting the ECU will reset it back to it's factory map which will actually make the problem worse. (albeit temporarily)
The ECU will learn to work with fuel of a lower quality, by advancing the ignition timing and remembering it, but there is only so much it can do.
Unless you have a knock link fitted and are confident that the engine isn't detting on purely Optimax then you must use a decent OB, like Millers with every tank of Optimax or SUL. You are risking doing very serious damage to your engine doing anything but.
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Whoops!! Off to Halfords now - bad advice from the dealer I bought it from!!
Presume a UK fuel map (such as scoobyecu) would sort this problem out??
Thanks everyone
Presume a UK fuel map (such as scoobyecu) would sort this problem out??
Thanks everyone
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Told ya!
At least you didn't blow it up!
Also as the dealer was also Knowledgable!! I would have a quick
peak at the ECU and make sure there's no dodgy Jap chip
in it, just to be safe.
WW
At least you didn't blow it up!
Also as the dealer was also Knowledgable!! I would have a quick
peak at the ECU and make sure there's no dodgy Jap chip
in it, just to be safe.
WW
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Off to Halfords now
Play it safe in the meantime and keep her below 4,500 rpm and don't floor it, better than having a blown engine on your hands.
bad advice from the dealer I bought it from!!
Presume a UK fuel map (such as scoobyecu) would sort this problem out??
A knock link is very very advisable when running JDM vehicles, £150 now could save you >£3,000 and a lot of heartache further down the road.
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Was going to have a look at the ecu in there at the weekend, just to check it is no dodgy Jap map!! As for Octane Boosters, where can i get Millers from - do any petrol stations stock it or is it mail order only??
Definately no UK map YET - bust cannot seem to get hold of any scoobyecu's at the moment, any ideas anyone??
Thanks for all your help guys - I hate being such a noob!!!
Definately no UK map YET - bust cannot seem to get hold of any scoobyecu's at the moment, any ideas anyone??
Thanks for all your help guys - I hate being such a noob!!!
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I last got mine from here http://www.scoobyparts.com/html/misc.html, probably not the cheapest around.
Some performance car places will sell it, you're just gonna need to look around.
We've all been that, least the car's still in one piece, that's all that counts
Some performance car places will sell it, you're just gonna need to look around.
I hate being such a noob!!!
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Good advice from ZH. Use Millers - ScoobyMania supply - (or Nitrous Formula OB if you can get it) when in doubt, to stay safe. If post-98 car, get EcuTek remap and you'll be OK for good. If not, get regular supplies of quality OB sorted. Lots of! One bottle per tank £3.00. Bargain
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Cheers all,
Millers on order, had to make do with a bottle of STP last night to be on the safe side - maybe I am being paranoid, but car was sounding a bit "diesely" last night - hope I haven't f****d her!!
Millers on order, had to make do with a bottle of STP last night to be on the safe side - maybe I am being paranoid, but car was sounding a bit "diesely" last night - hope I haven't f****d her!!
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this is all weird to me. in kenya there must be about 40/50 JDM WRXs and only 5 uk spec turbos (one of which is mine ) and they ALL run on 93 octane leaded, no octane boosters, most of them not even de-catted.
weird, non?
zak
weird, non?
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Oh sh*t
after reading this thread,I now know why my piston melted
Was running on Shell OM + Millers OB
The last tank was just SOM.
30 miles later my car lost a piston.
Was thrashing it aswell.
after reading this thread,I now know why my piston melted
Was running on Shell OM + Millers OB
The last tank was just SOM.
30 miles later my car lost a piston.
Was thrashing it aswell.
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Millers on order, had to make do with a bottle of STP last night to be on the safe side - maybe I am being paranoid, but car was sounding a bit "diesely" last night - hope I haven't f****d her!!
maybe I am being paranoid
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i used stp once car ran ****e then had to take it on the motorway with crapy texaco sul long story but both these knackered my fuelpump up on the motorway when i stripped the pump down there was a build up of some crap was the colour of the stp
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