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which fuel??
ive just bought myself a turbo and some1 has told me that i should run the car on super unleaded at all times, is this true? can u guys who have no doubt been scooby owners 4 long time advise me on this plse???
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What kind of scooby have you bought? UK unmodified ones will run on supermarket unleaded; Jap import Stis are at risk of going bang without optimax plus octane booster.
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Uk cars should be fine on unleaded fuel. JDM models unless re-mapped should be run on the likes of Shell Optimax or BP Ultimate. add a booster additive Millers or NF booster. As a bit of reassurance a knocklink monitor is well worth having. Have a STi myself so feed only the best. Optimax + booster.
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On the inside of my MY00 wagon it says "Use super Plus unleaded only"
I run her on optimax and she run fine. |
mine is a uk unmodded MY00 turbo. whats the best way of checkin 4 sure? where exactly on ur car does it tell u 2 use super?
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Sorry ,its on the inside of the fuel flap.
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My dealer told me when I got mine (UK MY00) that the info on the inside of the fuel cap refers to ordinary UK unleaded,which he said is "super" in Japan.At the last service I had the ECU reset and have been using Shell Optimax ever since.Has it made a difference?.......hhmmm.......I'm not sure,I think so but then I think I want to believe it has and my mind's playing tricks on me.
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Read the back cover of the owners manual - "Gas station Reference"
Under "Fuel" for "Turbo Models" Then make your own conclusion ;) |
Originally Posted by Rokay
As a bit of reassurance a knocklink monitor is well worth having.
a) What, in fairly simple terms, is knocklink ? b) Is it audible ? Ta. |
Originally Posted by EBRWRX
I know this has been covered a million times before and for the specialists I'll apologise for the doofishness of this question but:
a) What, in fairly simple terms, is knocklink ?
Originally Posted by EBRWRX
b) Is it audible ?
Ta. (little black box about 3 inches long) www.jap-innovations.co.uk do them, there should be a picture of one there :D Tony:D |
Originally Posted by 5COO8YDUDE
ive just bought myself a turbo and some1 has told me that i should run the car on super unleaded at all times, is this true? can u guys who have no doubt been scooby owners 4 long time advise me on this plse???
:) Tony:D |
my uk 02 sti has "use 98 ron only" on inside of fuel flap, dealer said it should be run on standard unleaded (95 ron) but i run mine on 80% optimax but occasionally top it up with sainburys 97 ron all seems ok with this
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I've always run my MY97 uk turbo on Optimax though it should run on normal unleaded.
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Its a device that basically has a microphone on the engine, it picks up noise in varying degrees, the noisier the worse the outcome, it has 5 lights on, 2 green (good) 2 amber (warning) and 1 red (knock, danger), it tells you if your car is suffering from det that you cannot hear
Nope its a visable warning. (little black box about 3 inches long) www.jap-innovations.co.uk do them, there should be a picture of one there :D Tony:D Thanks. One day I'll understand more about the mechanical side of cars than "this is where the petrol, oil, fluids etc are inserted". :D I do know the very important stuff like: Which is the second best car in the world ? (after a DB9 which I can't afford) :D :D |
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