I borrowed my mother's car and im so used to Regular gas, i forgot....
2007-01-12 05:48:00 · 10 answers · asked by high_yella305 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
it will ping and rattle and makes lots of noise. If you drive it hard, it could blow a hole in a piston. you could add a octane booster to equalize it :(
2007-01-12 05:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Was it completely empty and you filled it? Or was it low and you put a little in? The computer will try to compensate for the lowered octane, there may or may not be some pinging and poor performance, depending. But it won't cause any permanent damage, drive it easy (don't race, no jack rabbit starts) until it gets down to where you can add more premium to it.
2007-01-12 05:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not really a big deal one tank will not do much especially if the tank was half full. What happens is the engine will knock months of knocking will damage the engine but one tankfull of reguklar will do no damage. If you are really concerned go any store with an automotive department and buy octane booster and add it to the tank it will make your regulr gas premium...
2007-01-12 05:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by michael o 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its not the end of the world. It may knock and ping a little but nothing to bad. You could go to the parts store and get some Octane booster And put that in the tank to help.
2007-01-12 05:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Rudedude 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You'll hear the engine pinging (audibly, sounds like popcorn), the gas mileage will go way down, and there will be a distinct lack of horsepower.
Also, you may want to consider taking it to mechanic (depending on what kind of gas station it was) to make sure the injectors don't get bogged down for the future.
2007-01-12 05:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by Prakash V 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It will run poorly. It is not the end of the world for the car but it will not perform like it should.
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2007-01-12 05:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It might heat up a little.Most cars are designed to run on regular fuel.
2007-01-12 05:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by (A) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You have just stolen 3 dollars from an Oil exec. Damm you :)
2007-01-12 05:52:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It may run poorly for awhile, try some octane booster
2007-01-12 05:51:06 · answer #9 · answered by Montecar3 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nothing new cars automatically change the timing to keep it safe You lose power and mileage.
2007-01-12 05:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋