Wrong Gas - Problem?
 

Hey Guys,

Dummy me was half asleep this morning and put about 2 gallons of 87 octane in the car before i realized what i was doing. Filled it up with 93 for the rest. Do you think this would cause any problems??

Not 2 gallons.

wont cause problems as long as the gas mixes. so you should get some buddies to help your rock the car around and make sure it mixes.

you dont think that would happen just from driving? I take back roads to work that are windy...

hey, at least you didnt put that e85 crap. my buddy did taht one time on his accord and it knocked pretty bad. lol :D

you're fine!

Thanks guys for your info. I didnt think it would do anything but figured I would ask...

I did the same thing but I think I filled it like 3/4 of a tank! I drove it slow until I got half a tank, then filled it with 93 octane, and all was fine...

While not recommended, you could burn a full tank and not harm your engine. You will give up peak performance, but you won't hurt your engine.

After Hurricane Katrina, the only gas I could get in the New Orleans area was regular (and thankful to have it after a usual 30 minute wait in line) for almost two months, and I didn't see any noticeable decline in the performance of my Acura CL Type S.

I'm not turning this thread into one of those moronic "why can't I use regular gas" troll fests, just trying to assure the OP that he's got nothing to worry about.

You should be fine, don't stress. Burn the gas till last drop then refill.

i hope you realized at some point i wasn't serious....

Oh my... it won't be long until the opposing heptanes and trimethylpentanes fuse in an exothermic transmutation that engulfs the car and detonates any surrounding dihydrogen monoxide molecules in a chair reaction on the order of the Hiroshima bomb...

In most cases I've seen, it generally takes around EXACTLY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

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Please, have some coffee before you get in a car and drive. Driving that tired is almost as bad as driving drunk. Out of love for this forum and its members, I don't want to see another Z brother get hurt, lose there car or both? :)

2 gallons is no big deal. If you use gas stations that don't have a separate line at the pump for 93 your getting about a gallon of 87 (what most people pump in their car(or whatever was used by the person in front of you)) and your car runs fine.

No, because your overall octane will still be above 91, which is perfectly fine.