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Without my glasses on, I put premium unleaded in my Ford escort. It only takes regular. What could happen and what should I do?

2007-02-25 20:16:12 · 16 answers · asked by u2_fran2000 1 in Cars & Transportation Car Makes Ford

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Money will disappear from your wallet.

Premium gas has higher octane levels. Octane is basically a "power" level, but more is not necessarily better.

Too low octane, and your engine might "knock" (kind of a shudder"). Most run just fine on regular. If an engine requires a higher octane, you use the higher fuel. But if it doesn't require it, it's sort of a waste, because your engine can't take advantage of it.

I have one vehicle that has a custom engine and requires super premium (which I give it). The rest just require regular fuel, and to put in super would just be a waste of money, because it wouldn't make them drive or perform any better.

You didn't hurt anything, you just paid for a gas quality you didn't need.

2007-02-25 20:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by T J 6 · 4 1

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Without my glasses on, I put premium unleaded in my Ford escort. It only takes regular. What could happen and what should I do?

2015-08-16 15:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sherlocke 1 · 0 0

well if you got the gas at a gas station then its safe for your car unless its diesel fuel. regular, plus, and premium are all the same except for the octane rating which that only means the more expensive gas burns cleaner and cleans it out. I have a 98 Ford Ranger and i always put the plus in mine. I would have to say that if your car is before 96 then you can put the cheap stuff in because the fuel emissions doesn't matter in a 95 and earlier.

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2016-04-12 17:53:31 · answer #4 · answered by kimberly 3 · 0 2

All it means is that your putting in a higher octane of gas. Keeping that in general premium gas is excellent for a car. That will give you better gas mileage as well. It burns cleaner to and will never harm your engine. If you have pings in your motor, normally premium makes your engine lifters run a bit more quiet as well.

2007-03-01 16:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 4

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don't panic. if possible, add more regular to fill the tank. or wait a few days, then top it up with regular. your car will probably run better on regular, but a blast of the good stuff is not likely to cause serious damage.

2016-04-01 06:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

If you've read How Car Engines Work, you know that almost all cars use four-stroke gasoline engines. One of the strokes is the compression stroke, where the engine compresses a cylinder-full of air and gas into a much smaller volume before igniting it with a spark plug. The amount of compression is called the compression ratio of the engine. A typical engine might have a compression ratio of 8-to-1. (See How Car Engines Work for details.)

The octane rating of gasoline tells you how much the fuel can be compressed before it spontaneously ignites. When gas ignites by compression rather than because of the spark from the spark plug, it causes knocking in the engine. Knocking can damage an engine, so it is not something you want to have happening. Lower-octane gas (like "regular" 87-octane gasoline) can handle the least amount of compression before igniting.

The compression ratio of your engine determines the octane rating of the gas you must use in the car. One way to increase the horsepower of an engine of a given displacement is to increase its compression ratio. So a "high-performance engine" has a higher compression ratio and requires higher-octane fuel. The advantage of a high compression ratio is that it gives your engine a higher horsepower rating for a given engine weight -- that is what makes the engine "high performance." The disadvantage is that the gasoline for your engine costs more

2007-02-25 21:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3 3

nothing will happen. Premium unleaded is the same as Regular unleaded. The only difference is the amount of Octane. The only time you would have to worry is if you put diesel in your car.

2007-02-25 20:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by liquid_blueeyes 1 · 6 0

It's a old Wife's tale that your engine will run better (or benefit at all)

It DOESN'T Hurt anything OR Help Anything. It's just a WASTE OF MONEY.

2007-02-26 02:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by . 7 · 2 3

Nothing . Your car will run better plus you got cleaner fuel.

2007-02-25 20:29:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

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