i have a 99 dodge van, and it takes ragular gas but for the first time i put plus, would it mess up my car?
2006-09-19 05:11:46 · 11 answers · asked by kman 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I would suggest you use the gasoline suggested by the manufacturer. My company owns 14 Dodge caravans with 150000 miles average on each of them. They have used regular gas with regular oil changes. They run fine. Some engines do indeed require premium but it will say so on the manual, gas cap, or instrumental cluster. Yours doesnt need any grade higher than regular. If you experience a knocking sound, you might then consider it. Burning higher grades will also produce lower mpg's because it burns a little cleaner and more efficiently but that doesnt necassarily mean regular will harm your motor. Use regular and keep your maintenance up to date.
2006-09-19 05:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by BankWithMe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the difference from regular to plus is minimal at best.
Some engines are designed to work on higher grades of gasoline, and if you put a lesser grade in, you may experience a knocking in the motor, But your not driving a ferrari. SO I would not worry about anything other than paying the higher price for the better grade of gas....
Hope this helps you.....
2006-09-19 12:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by John H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the only thing you have done is made your wallet considerably lighter.
The Bottom Line Most cars don't need premium, but a few do -- and not necessarily the ones you'd expect. And premium's not likely to "clean" your engine, either.
While many people claim that their car runs better on premium, this costly fuel is really only needed in a few circumstances. However, when it is needed, it must be used to spare your engine from costly damage. On the other hand, if you burn premium when your car doesn’t need it, the damage won’t be to your engine but only to your pocketbook.
2006-09-19 12:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only danger that you would face is that higher grade gasoline will mask other problems with your car. So if there is an engine component or two that is malfunctioning you will not be aware of it because the car will run so well. Eventually the problem will become more costly because it was ignored for so long.
2006-09-19 12:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is zero reason to put a higher octane gasoline into your vehicle, it will do absolutely nothing except cost you more $ at the pump. Only high compression engines (i.e. turbo engines) truly need higher octane fuel, and your Dodge engine is a conventional engine.
2006-09-19 12:21:41 · answer #5 · answered by GS79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could...unless your car is a higher running engine, regular is all it needs...messing around with different levels of gas can mess with the engine...just go back to regular
2006-09-19 12:19:40 · answer #6 · answered by *<3_Gizmo* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it won't mess up your car but sometime you will hear pinging noise,I heard that was due to the different grades of gas- you should always use what the car manual recommends.
2006-09-19 12:23:01 · answer #7 · answered by whisper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is fine. The plus will actually go further.
2006-09-19 12:13:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
it is only if you use diesel that it would not be happy and it should survive even that
2006-09-19 12:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but if you put
diesel in it would mess up your engine.
2006-09-19 12:14:59 · answer #10 · answered by rottentothecore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋