Roadtrip report and wrong gas put in car

dirtrat · 07-31-2011, 03:21 PM

Just recently got back from a 1000+ mile trip. This was my first long trip with my car. Overall I'm pretty happy with the comfort of the car although at the age of 50 I can tell you that 8 hours of driving per day is about my limit. The leg room on the passenger side is pretty lmited although my son is shorter and he didn't do much driving. We made a stop right before we hit a large mountain range (4800 ft) to get gas and I asked my son to fill the tank while I hit the restroom. He forgot about the 91 octane requirement and put 7 gallons of 87 octane in the tank. I was a little concerned because of the mountains we were about to climb. The car ran perfectly the entire trip and as soon as we were over the mountains I filled up again with some 92 octane to mix it up. I also notice 2 new problems on the car during the trip. I found an annoying rattle in the dash behind the stereo while driving certain parts of I-5. I also have a high pitched whine that occassionaly comes from my AC fan. I'll need to get these taken care of before my 1st year of the warranty is over. Overall I'm pretty happy with the car for a long trip. Not as comfortable as a large sedan but it was tolerable.

SPOHN · 07-31-2011, 04:13 PM

You should be fine with the gas issue. I also have rattles from the same area. Course there's all kinds of noise with my type of exhaust. 8 hours is a long time for myself also.

onzedge · 07-31-2011, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtrat

Just recently got back from a 1000+ mile trip. This was my first long trip with my car. Overall I'm pretty happy with the comfort of the car although at the age of 50 I can tell you that 8 hours of driving per day is about my limit. The leg room on the passenger side is pretty lmited although my son is shorter and he didn't do much driving. We made a stop right before we hit a large mountain range (4800 ft) to get gas and I asked my son to fill the tank while I hit the restroom. He forgot about the 91 octane requirement and put 7 gallons of 87 octane in the tank. I was a little concerned because of the mountains we were about to climb. The car ran perfectly the entire trip and as soon as we were over the mountains I filled up again with some 92 octane to mix it up. I also notice 2 new problems on the car during the trip. I found an annoying rattle in the dash behind the stereo while driving certain parts of I-5. I also have a high pitched whine that occassionaly comes from my AC fan. I'll need to get these taken care of before my 1st year of the warranty is over. Overall I'm pretty happy with the car for a long trip. Not as comfortable as a large sedan but it was tolerable.

I am not alone.

kenchan · 07-31-2011, 05:49 PM

8hrs is a pretty long time to drive for anyone!

LMBmikeZ · 07-31-2011, 06:31 PM

Nice run! Gas situation should be np.

I once drove to meet a guy in PA for 300zx parts off 300zclub.com total day was 19 hours out the door an back 17 of which I was driving! All for a f*ing hatch!! Lol but shipping was retarded for it.

spearfish25 · 07-31-2011, 06:34 PM

If the high pitch whine is coming from the passenger footwell, it may well be the ECU and not the AC.

mayday813 · 07-31-2011, 11:04 PM

I recently drove ten hours (approx. 700 Miles) all in one day in a 2011 Touring w/MT and sport package. Not a bad drive at all. Ride is firm but tolerable. Radio works great. Averaged about 27 mpg and 68 mph. Fun car to drive....and I'm older than 50! No rattles to date and I've got 6k miles on the vehicle.

onzedge · 07-31-2011, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayday813

I recently drove ten hours (approx. 700 Miles) all in one day in a 2011 Touring w/MT and sport package. Not a bad drive at all. Ride is firm but tolerable. Radio works great. Averaged about 27 mpg and 68 mph. Fun car to drive....and I'm older than 50! No rattles to date and I've got 6k miles on the vehicle.

dirtrat · 08-01-2011, 12:21 AM

I've only got about 5500 miles on mine now. I only heard the rattle on rougher highways and am wondering if the dealer will even be able to find it. I'm concerned they may make things worse trying to fix it. I usually have my stereo turn up and never heard it before. I'm thinking of letting them try because after that first year I'm on my own.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayday813

I recently drove ten hours (approx. 700 Miles) all in one day in a 2011 Touring w/MT and sport package. Not a bad drive at all. Ride is firm but tolerable. Radio works great. Averaged about 27 mpg and 68 mph. Fun car to drive....and I'm older than 50! No rattles to date and I've got 6k miles on the vehicle.

ImportConvert · 08-01-2011, 11:07 AM

You should be fine running junk gas as long as it doesn't have water/debris in it and you don't get on it. Just baby it, run it down to 1/8 tank, and put in some 93* and forget about it.

My 0.02

Tauruszguy · 08-01-2011, 01:33 PM

I drove my 09 sports package from Salt Lake City to Chicago (about 1400 miles) with only stopping for fuel/snacks/bathroom lol. I was a pretzel when I got there but I had a blast doing it!!! This was the last part of a roadtrip starting in Chicago to Las Vegas and back about 4500 miles total. Ahhhh the memories! Just curious if anyone here has done similar trips like this in their Z?

AlphaSnacks · 08-01-2011, 02:36 PM

ECU and knock sensor will retard timing immediately to prevent engine knock in the event of low grade gas. You're fine, no worries. As long as you've got premium back in there again.

07-31-2011, 03:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
dirtrat Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sacramento Posts: 170 Drives: 2011 370Z/Touring/Sp Rep Power: 15	Roadtrip report and wrong gas put in car Just recently got back from a 1000+ mile trip. This was my first long trip with my car. Overall I'm pretty happy with the comfort of the car although at the age of 50 I can tell you that 8 hours of driving per day is about my limit. The leg room on the passenger side is pretty lmited although my son is shorter and he didn't do much driving. We made a stop right before we hit a large mountain range (4800 ft) to get gas and I asked my son to fill the tank while I hit the restroom. He forgot about the 91 octane requirement and put 7 gallons of 87 octane in the tank. I was a little concerned because of the mountains we were about to climb. The car ran perfectly the entire trip and as soon as we were over the mountains I filled up again with some 92 octane to mix it up. I also notice 2 new problems on the car during the trip. I found an annoying rattle in the dash behind the stereo while driving certain parts of I-5. I also have a high pitched whine that occassionaly comes from my AC fan. I'll need to get these taken care of before my 1st year of the warranty is over. Overall I'm pretty happy with the car for a long trip. Not as comfortable as a large sedan but it was tolerable.

07-31-2011, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 46 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	You should be fine with the gas issue. I also have rattles from the same area. Course there's all kinds of noise with my type of exhaust. 8 hours is a long time for myself also. __________________

07-31-2011, 06:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
LMBmikeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,237 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 10350	Nice run! Gas situation should be np. I once drove to meet a guy in PA for 300zx parts off 300zclub.com total day was 19 hours out the door an back 17 of which I was driving! All for a f*ing hatch!! Lol but shipping was retarded for it. __________________ CUSTOM NISMO \| BERK \| H&R \| STANCE \| SPL everything \| EVO-R \| 34 Setrab \| WHITELINE \| Redline \| Carkitcompany \| Zspeed \| UpRev \| SEIBON

07-31-2011, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	If the high pitch whine is coming from the passenger footwell, it may well be the ECU and not the AC. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

08-01-2011, 01:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tauruszguy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bolingbrook IL Posts: 90 Drives: 09 370z PG M6 SP Rep Power: 16	I drove my 09 sports package from Salt Lake City to Chicago (about 1400 miles) with only stopping for fuel/snacks/bathroom lol. I was a pretzel when I got there but I had a blast doing it!!! This was the last part of a roadtrip starting in Chicago to Las Vegas and back about 4500 miles total. Ahhhh the memories! Just curious if anyone here has done similar trips like this in their Z? __________________ 2009 370Z PG SP 6MT, I. Kplates, K&N, FI CBE 12" Res , Berk HFC, Swift Spec-R, H&R

07-31-2011, 05:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	8hrs is a pretty long time to drive for anyone!

07-31-2011, 11:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
mayday813 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370Z spt tour 6mt Rep Power: 15	I recently drove ten hours (approx. 700 Miles) all in one day in a 2011 Touring w/MT and sport package. Not a bad drive at all. Ride is firm but tolerable. Radio works great. Averaged about 27 mpg and 68 mph. Fun car to drive....and I'm older than 50! No rattles to date and I've got 6k miles on the vehicle.

08-01-2011, 11:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7627	You should be fine running junk gas as long as it doesn't have water/debris in it and you don't get on it. Just baby it, run it down to 1/8 tank, and put in some 93* and forget about it. My 0.02

08-01-2011, 02:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
AlphaSnacks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 1,618 Drives: '13 XKR-S, '10 370Z Rep Power: 18	ECU and knock sensor will retard timing immediately to prevent engine knock in the event of low grade gas. You're fine, no worries. As long as you've got premium back in there again.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
RoadTrip to Las Vegas..Z is a definite Looker :)	TamZ	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	51	09-29-2016 09:17 PM
Roadtrip	z...	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	10	03-31-2011 09:46 PM
Roadtrip to Austin, TX	Emotiongear	Nissan 370Z Photos / Spyshots / Video / Media Gallery	10	06-29-2010 04:08 PM
Took the Z On It's First Roadtrip	TonyBPD	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	15	07-28-2009 10:55 PM
TMR The Motor Report 2009 Nissan 370Z Manual Road Test Report	ConchZ2	Nissan 370Z Photos / Spyshots / Video / Media Gallery	5	07-09-2009 02:22 AM