Premium gas vs. regular: What's really better for your car? (CBC Marketplace) 

lol, noteworthy

really?lol

professing themselves to be wise they became fools.

All of you still come from another planet . . . Since all of you think your so smart why don't you determine how 8 grams of thorium may power a car for 100 yrs? That would be noteworthy and do it for free so we can all have free energy to fight the slave masters, yes?

Do you mean to tell me there are no science majors out there, gosh, this is pitiful. We are in the middle of an ideological war.

+Engineering Explained They sell fear mongering not actual facts. If your car recommends premium fuel USE IT. It requires it for a reason.

+Engineering Explained and see the co2 nunbers ;) they are different too. most car require regular, premium rarely is required is normally sugested not required ;) that's diferente

TheGrundig81 no, in most if not all high performance engines, save for some direct injection engines high octane or premium fuel is REQUIRED. No iffs ands or buts

User Name To be fair, there's almost always ifs ands and buts. Manufacturers aren't going to pump out cars that break when you use the wrong octane gas. Some people will use regular regardless (and sometimes, though rare, it may be all that's available). Engineers account for this, so when you use a lower octane fuel the ECU retards the timing so you don't have to worry about knock. Now I'm referring to production cars, and you certainly shouldn't drive it like you stole it on lower octane, but generally it will not cause problems. Kit blocks built for performance will generally be tuned for a very specific fuel, and you'll have to alter that tuning if you decide to cheap out.

Engineering Explained I disagree. I worked for a dealership group for several years while in college. We got performance models of various sorts in all the time with torched pistons, rings, valves, etc. Vast majority of the time we would send the fuel out and it was 87 octane. We would finish up with a nice stamp on the customers 8 month old car work order that said claim denied. The only outlier was Subaru. We would get the occasional turbo model that would blow ringlands.

yoga teacher probly gonna go buy a tesla, then cry about the erratic weather patterns, lol... we all know by now mining lithium requires mowing down entire mountain ranges, which is where weather is made😉 thats 5th grade earth science...

@@woodworksparadise6036 she don't need cars she needs bicycle. Its good for both the environment and also her physical health. Or use public transport.

@@humayunkabir5837 Who Cares About The Environment

She Should Get An Electric Car

@@humayunkabir5837 Bicycles Are Trash And Useless

That's a common misconception about fuel octane levels. High octane (basically 97 onwards) burns more evenly, meaning that you get a more even combustion in each cylinder, making your car accelerate smoother, and runs more efficiently.

@@jonathanjoestar__ only if your car actually can use it tho, so if it says "reccomended regular" then higher wont do anything

No once a year! Read your manual hunny. Maker of car say so!

@@miahstalings8572 once a year sure, if you drive your car once a week... the more you use your car, the dirtier the oil gets. So this one year rule of yours won't work for everyone, just change it on the recommended mileage number's. Or just take the extra 30 seconds and check the oil yourself and judge when to change it. It's not that hard to tell if oil is bad, so everyone can do this.

Not only oil...make sure that your fuel injectors are clean also :)

+symawd they are doing this for the vast majority of people who do not own a car that requires premium. The point of this video is to show that the cars that just about everyone drives on their daily commute do not need the premium gas and that they are spending extra money that is not required.

kseifful But they make it seem like every car should be using regular. That is not the case. They should have shown the tests both ways. My daily driver recommends premium.

+symawd I think you're missing the point of this video Symawd. They're primarily focusing on cars that require regular fuel and how in some places they recommend putting higher octane gas in cars that won't benefit from it. In cars that require higher octane, it needs higher octane. A car that recommends regular won't benefit. That's the main focus of this, mainly people being ignorant about what they should buy.

+kseifful My 2014 Maxima only gets 91 it will never see 87. Actually I tried 87 my car ran Horrible.

Dan P I think you should Do some research before Commenting Stupid Shit. 2014 Nissan maxima engine raito is VQ35DE, Bore 95.5mm, Stroke 81.4mm, Rod Length 144.2mm, Compression Ratio 8.5:1 It even says in the Car Gas cap use premium gasoline

😂🤣🤣🤣

We get it, you have a Tesla. You a vegan, too? Anything else you wanna brag about while you're at it?

Your revolting!

@Robert Marshall brah

That was funny

That's what I'm saying. The people at the manufacturing company assembled the car, engineered the car, and knows what's best for the car. The manual should override any other recommendation given by other people.

@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan agree with you totally best reference is car manual

@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan they been referencin the owners manual alot if you have seen the other videos

Just Put The Plus Octane 89

Haha ur picture of Jeff

Agree, such a hypocrite!

Lmao

@@boywarrick o 8

Putting premium in a Honda Civic🤣😂

@@meyou3772 imagine 😂

Even in premium recommended cars, lower octane gas will have the engine pull timing, and fuel economy and performance will drop.

Exactly my Lexus recommends 91 octane or higher but you can use regular if absolutely needed but not recommended. I’ve ran my car on regular and it ran horrible. It’s not good for your knock sensors to run regular if your car recommends premium as the pistons won’t burn all of the fuel that is being injected!!

I don’t know why I’m watching this video. I drive a diesel full size truck.

Higher octane is made for higher compression engines. These engines also knock sensors to compensate for poorer gas. You don't need premium gas on most daily drivers. If you put regular gas into a high compression high output engine it will have less performance. Basically high octane self ignites at a high compression. I hope this helps.

Mine says 87 or higher so I’m not really sure if using the premium would give my car a good cleaning

+Zach Diaz american gas is soo much better than Canadian. Please vote trump and annex us please!

haha

+dregsta its pretty much the same. its because canada uses a different standard to USA, and Europe does in Europe etc (where we use metric as well I might add LOL) We use RON Research Octane Number (RON). RON is determined by running the fuel in a test engine with a variable compression ratio under controlled conditions, and comparing the results with those for mixtures of iso-octane and n-heptane. in canadia they use MON Motor Octane Number (MON), is determined at 900 rpm engine speed instead of the 600 rpm for RON.[1] MON testing uses a similar test engine to that used in RON testing, but with a preheated fuel mixture, higher engine speed, and variable ignition timing to further stress the fuel's knock resistance. Depending on the composition of the fuel, the MON of a modern pump gasoline will be about 8 to 12 octane lower than the RON, but there is no direct link between RON and MON. Pump gasoline specifications typically require both a minimum RON and a minimum MON in America they now use the AKI index Anti-Knock Index (AKI), and often written on pumps as (R+M)/2). It may also sometimes be called the Posted Octane Number (PON). In the end the fuels remain about the same Vs other countries and their respective numbers. Supreme in Canadia is the same as 98 octane in Europe and 91 in US of A Side note. Canadia is about to shift to the AKI index as well.... Sigh lets all just get along and use Metric system and the RON. world peace achieved!

+jack black Canada isn't "just about to shift to the AKI as well". It has been using AKI (RON+MON/2) for many years. Certainly as long as I have been driving and that is 39 years.

+Zach Diaz MY TRUCK RUNS ON BUDWEISER

That price is $1.30 per Liter about $5.20 per gallon

@@BetaTester-ke5ob yeesh nevermind 💀

Kelly its $3.07 per gallon Regular gas in South Florida. 😓

@@alinafstrmom7725 $3.99 IN CALIFORNIA

It's $4.05 gallon in southern California! And thats the cheapest grade, (regular). In resort areas it's as high as $4.95 gallon, ridiculous! Oct 2021

DarkKnight500 Correct!!!

DarkKnight500. Some cars recommend regular....but high test, higher octane will help keep your fuel injectors clean...:-). Doesn't hurt to load up every now and then...:-)

@@DebbieTomkoSUNSHINE No!!!

Yeah but they might be lying too and telling u to put super clean gas in when obviously its messing with the environment from burning pieces of gas coming out of the gas pipe. Do not read the manual. Go get a professional person to do a test on the car and see what u need. Simple

@@DebbieTomkoSUNSHINE this couldn't be any more wrong, have fun with a blown motor.

Haha thats a good one

Plus 89 Octane

What did the owners manual specify? If it specified low grade and you had to use high grade the car had a problem you should have fixed.

ford taurus v8... the sleeper car. its fast but it looks like a soccer mom car. i have to agree with you on this side. some car do required premium gas. not all cars is the same. it depend on the ecu and the compression of the piston i believe. i have experience of witness, friends car that required 91 and put in 87, it would ping specially on a hotter days. ecu, normally would change its timing to reduce its pinging if the knock sensor detect it. thats how people feel its losing performance since the timing either retard or advance to protect the engine from ping. this show didnt even bother poping its gas cap to show what rating of octane its required. cars that required 91 can used the middle 89 one and be fine.

​@BlueRice a v8 taurus was an SHO and would have required premium of a certain octane that engine was special built as the "performance " engine for them. It was a special built motor for Ford by Yamaha

My infinti runs like a mfker on pem and runs even better on reg I can hit 160 quick

and that dash will let you know right away

Windston you are 100 percent correct

I think you just use what's recommended in your owners manual for warranty purposes. Don't pay for higher grade unnecessarily.

Mark will have us all with blown engines. Don’t listen to “mark” (who looks like he’s from street fighter) listen to your Manuel

Eldor Luedtke It's worth mentioning that a lot of "econo-box" cars these days have turbo charged eco options. Those need higher octane fuel to appreciate the fuel efficiency benefits of said lower displacement turbo engines. It often makes me wonder if the fuel economy improvements are worth the increase in fuel price.

Eldor Luedtke What did the 'Corvette' guy say? He said for 'regular driving' regular is fine'...and I assume he upgrades to a higher octane for racing on a track. (as you know, the 'Vette' has different driver-controlled settings for engine performance, so obviously under 'max power' settings, he'd use a 'hotter' fuel)

MrGencyExit64 Eccono-box cars do not, once the turbo goes on that insult goes. I remember a turbo four in a Mustang that beat stock 302 for that year.

Eldor Luedtke Not when the turbo is only there because the engine is so pathetic without it. Going back to Ford as an example, they manufacture a 1L 3-cylinder turbo charged Fiesta. That's about as econo-box as you can get :P

Gerry Nightingale Yes, and performance was lost, my point. Premium gas is not hotter, it resist pre detonation better. Regular gas has as much energy as premium but would explode making that ping or clatter in high compression high performance engines.

Agree on gas. Oil change interval recommendations are too short. I use amsoil synthetic and change oil every 25,000 miles or 1 year. 287k on the engine and still gets 37mpg.

@@7joshallen7 bro no, what is wrong with you

@@7joshallen7 maybe it's just your car. Most cars cannot do that

@@fknmonty I'm pretty passionate about this topic because we have all been mislead by the status quo. I've done a 3rd party oil analysis through Blackstone Laboratories at 25k and the oil was "Good for continued use." Hard facts and number there. Amsoil recommends 25k for their signature series oil for "normal service," though most of their filter are 15k. Amsoil has also done fleet testing on Las Vegas taxi cabs with these extended drain intervals with great outcomes.

@@7joshallen7 what kinds of vehicles where used in the study. If their n/a small engines it makes sense. But if they're not n/a or bigger engines you just can't do that.

not to mention every motorcycle ive rode takes 90+ octane fuel...

He didn't ask why it was made available for sale, he asked why it was being "sold"(marketed) to people who don't need it, people who need something else.

@@skoronesa1 free choice, waste money if you wanna but I need high octane, they don't

+CareyJ714 I am ok with people intentionally wasting their money, it's their money. I am not ok with lying to people to get them to waste their money.

@@skoronesa1 true, but some vehicles, like my own, do require high octane gas, in Germany all of their gas is 90 and up, so it makes sense that their engines are built for it

Most of the world is so ignorant to this information it drives me crazy lol

THANK YOU!! I have tried to explain this to people, hence why diesel has an octane of 40 because compression detonates it. Using high octane fuel in a regular vehicle can also create incomplete burn and damage O2 sensors and catalytic converters.

BasementEngineer I use 91 here in California

That's exactly what it is... For cars that are used regular fuel, stay with regular fuel. For your wallet and the environment.

This sums up this entire video. I wish more people understood this concept.

yeah it's amazing how many people don't bother to understand how things work.. news reports like this just confuse them further. some engines are designed for premium, typical commuter cars run regular. just run the gas the car is designed for and leave it at that.

finally the first person who knows something. Octane is simply the resistance to detonation.

+TheTomahawkninja Well said.

+Tony Samson The only 100 octane around here is 100LL Avgas.

+DoubleRRHonda lol I'm around 100LL all day every day

wtf66611 hahaha that's racist

Qiuyuan Chen HA HA People really need to learn stuff or else you will get scammed!

+Qiuyuan Chen That's the octane number, a measure of a fuel's ability to resist "knocking" or self-combustion. It has nothing to do with the purity or cleanliness of the fuel. Some fuels can rate over 100 on the octane scale.

+Ilusionista Cule thanks,I knew it. However, that explains public needs some basic scientific ideas. If I don't get wrong, Hydrogen is around 135 based on RON.

+Qiuyuan Chen I use 87 in my Euro Spec Alfa Spider. Now i will have to change the fuel filter more often ! LOL!

I was calling bull too. I daily a 02 mustang with the 3.8. With regular i am making maybe 150 miles to a tank(15 gal. tank) and with premium im making 200-230 miles to a tank.

If you are only getting 10 mpg with a v6, something is wrong with your car.

yeah, he said that, watch the whole video, it's cut stupidly to turn a 3 minute video into a 25 minute video

Yeah, I'm not wasting 25 minutes watching the whole thing.

+Pis Uhoff octane rating is not resistance to detonation. Its fuel burn rate.

J Wim 🤣

if she lived in europe or asia she probably would, compared to massive spread out canada lol

Shes a poser 😂

because she probably cant bike long distances like 10miles+ everyday

Maybe because she has to travel very long distances everyday? Would you ride a bike say 40 km on a winter day when it’s -20 and snowing? I somehow doubt it!

You're talking about funny cars dude this is the general public economy. This is scam on a massive scale of trillions of dollars

You're talking about funny cars dude this is the general public economy. This is scam on a massive scale of trillions of dollars

I bet you work for Shell huh BANKS lol In the afterlife there's a big price to pay my friend. This earth is paying it right now.

Finally someone else understands!

octane is the percent of isooctane, end of story.

octane rating used to refer to the percentage of eight carbon chain hydrocarbons in fuel, which burn slower than typical 6 chain hydrocarbons. Modern fuels use other additives to slow the burn rate, so octane rating refers to the rate of fuel burn. Slower burn means less detonation in high compression engines. Premium fuel just burns slower. One way to increase octane rating is add ethanol, and some premium fuels do this. if you want truly clean burning fuel, use E85, but you need a FlexFuel motor to do this.

+okleydokley explaine me why i was wrong, u said the same thing except that u did a mistake and said six carbon chains, but gasoline is made of heptane and isooctan

Right! And all modern cars don't needs anti-knocking fuels..

What this guy said ^

Good point besides the fact that shell v-power nitro+ doesn't contain any ethanol, thus boosting its energy per volume. 91 octane with no ethanol has ROUGHLY and I say ROUGHLY 4% more energy per volume than 91 octane E10 (10% ethanol blended gasoline). I personnaly use 91 octane from Ultramar here in my town there is a pump where it's specified wich fuel is blended and wich isnt and that specific location pumps 91 octane no ethanol (2ZZGE with 11:1 C/R engine with 91 octane recommended by manufacturer)

91 the best one I drove more miles with 91

WTF??? You say the video is "ill informed" meaning the information in it is incorrect...and yet...the video demonstrates precisely what you say is correct.

I just tried to say what you said. But if I did. I’d get everyone confused. You should do the video. This guy in the video trying to explain hasn’t any clue.

*ethanol

Even then Ethanol causing issues depends on the particular car, the materials used in fuel system components, how often the car is driven/refueled, how the ECU or carburetor is tuned, etc etc etc. Most cars on the road today won't have issues with ethanol unless they sit for months without running, usually you only see problems with ethanol as a fuel in cars made before the 90s, and even then it depends on the conditions the car is put through. As someone that tunes Bosch ECUs and wrenches on a lot of cars both at work and in my free time, Ethanol is oftentimes beneficial if used properly, and in a performance application, it's great for both making a lot of power (by having a significantly higher octane and much faster rate of expansion during combustion, allowing for timing to be advanced significantly, and producing less heat, at the cost of taking on water easily, requiring a richer fuel mixture to burn properly as opposed to gas, and having properties that make starting an engine in really cold weather quite difficult without a fuel tank and fuel filter heater. It definitely did leave a huge mark though when it was first introduced.

SW6 horsepower number do increase with higher octane but not by much. High performance Engine use Premium 91 for a better compression ratio.

Street48 - horsepower numbers do increase, but if they wanted to measure that they should have done a wide open throttle test to see the max numbers. Otherwise you're just measuring how much horsepower it takes to spin the dyno drum and all of the losses involved in doing so (tire deformation, friction, etc)...

dre04mach Exactly, full throttle would have shown a increase in HP if there was any.

***** Ignition timing has a lot to do with horsepower. The more you can advance the timing, the more complete the burn - the more efficient/powerful the engine is.

dre04mach If you advance too much then it will lose power.

I already wondered why didn't they just stick the logo in the middle of the video, it's not that much more from where they put it already!

It's a news channel

+Doug Vandegrift exactly, its about the octane rating for knock prevention. At least here in the US there are standards to adhere to for consumer fuels.

+Doug Vandegrift no no no... If you engine is not built for performance than you do not need to put a higher octane fuel in it. Even if it says to put a higher octane in. The more air to fuel ratio (say a turbo / supercharger) than yes you should put in a higher octane because then engine will be under more load and it will cause less wear on the motor (Higher octane = cleaner burn). But if you're engine is naturally aspirated, more than likley you will not need a higher octane. Of course there are some exceptions for some vehicles.

Higher octane =cleaner burn? You can't be serious. I think it's time to mute this post.

***** You've obviously never read up on octanes. Hahahahaha

Justin Dahl I'm just saying you should always put in what your car's manual specifies. I have a Mustang GT and it recommends 88 octane or higher but to not go any lower even in higher altitudes. It also specifies that there's no need to put in higher octane as this will not increase efficiency or performance. Yes I agree most vehicles only need lowest unleaded gas and no plus or premium but the manual will specify as such. Putting in premium every now and again really doesn't add any benefit. In short know your octane number and stick close to it.

@Mickiii P shlingo mingo bagingo

Exactly

Петър Баджаков that’s assuming people own race cars. Luxury vehicles also run off premium. Such as Cadillacs Lincoln’s Jaguars and Buick’s. You might notice loss of horsepower in a sports vehicle but what about heavier luxury models that aren’t necessarily meant to go vroom vroom skurt skurt?

Петър Баджаков i totally understand about the silence. I love a fast vehicle don’t get me wrong, but I love the feel of a land yacht. I love pressing my foot on the gas and hearing no sound. I enjoy people asking if my car is on when I stop at a red light because of how silent it is. I’ve never been a fan of foreign luxury. I stick to American luxury even if it isn’t the most flashy. I feel like I’m an old geezer when it comes to vehicles. I like heavy and slow. But that’s never stopped me from admiring a Japanese car. I have a soft spot for 1g crx’s and 3g Civics.

They're testing for the mom and dad out there, not for people revving performance cars

Your test is the way to prove which gas is better.

Car in the test?

7% more mileage 20%+ more cost

Exactly. What compression ratio did this engine have?

I noticed a big difference with fuel consumption when I tried both 87 and 89 octane on a new Toyota Corolla I rented recently while exploring different places in BC. With the regular 87 octane gas, my fuel tank went from full to empty really fast unlike with 89 octane which lasted a lot longer.

If you pooped in it you would have gotten an additional 10MPG.

You were probably drunk at the time and all the alcohol helped resist detonation. Next time try spirits instead of beer.

Dougman

Dougman I put methanol in once. I destroyed my fuel system.

were you drunk? i did it drunk and i got an extra 25 mpg.

tong po They said that in the video

tong po yup that guy in spike hair is dem ess, specially mustang they start ticking if cheap gas use

tong po Higher cylinder compression causes the fuel to explode sooner and faster. It can be described as more of a flash than a burn and the power of the explosion can be gone before the power stoke is complete. The higher the pressure the faster it burns. Premium fuel is designed to burn slower, so it'll still be burning all the way through the power stroke. In fact, before knock sensors could control timing it was common to still have unburned fuel left during the exhaust stroke. Normal cars with normally lower compression burn regular fuel just fine since the compression is matched to the octane. The reason your Subaru had problems is because the regular fuel burned up before it got done pushing the piston; multiple explosions at the beginning causing the knock and burning off before pushing the piston all the way causing low power.

tong po I think most turbo vehicles are required or recommended to use premium. The way I think about it is, the mileage increase from the turbo evens out the cost for premium.

tong po wich is true ive checked everywhere asked almost every gear head i know and any mechanicwho knew and they said the same thing for some cars it works beter and for some it dosent

yeah and what about diesels? I know premium diesels fuels makes less grime.

@@pifoeko4580 usually premium diesel fuels resist "gelling". Gelling is where diesel fuel begins to freeze due to extreme cold.

I have a high compression jdm block lol

Not just high-compression, but higher boost as well. Higher boost is similar to having a higher-compression engine, however.

@@WSKRBSCT correct 👍 pre-ignition, or "knock" is when the fuel ignites before the spark plug ignites it. This "detonation" is very damaging to internal engine parts and can cause catastrophic engine failure. Higher octane fuels resist this detonation because they have a higher ignitability rate, AKA flash point but when they do ignite they do so with more energy. Guys all this info can be found via a 10-minute Google search. I could assume that the Civic in the video was producing higher emissions due to unburned fuel, AKA hydrocarbons. Simply put, there was so little air and fuel in the combustion chamber, it was hard for the ignition system to completely burn the higher octane fuel. Now take a high-performance vehicle where the air-and-fuel is very densely packed via boost or high compression, suddenly that air-and-fuel mixture is very easy to get ignited under heat and pressure. Now that mixture pre-ignites AKA detonates. Thus the need for a higher octane fuel. Keep in mind as the boost, compression and power goes up, so does the need for higher octane fuel! Infact, some very high performance street engines that guys have modified for performance, (high compression pistons, aftermarket cam, free flowing cylinder heads, hot tunes, advanced ignition timing, big turbo, injectors or large carb etc) need E85 which is equivalent to 103-105. Furthermore, some race engines run on C16 116 race gas! That is simply not needed on your mom's 96 Honda Accord Automatic however, and since most people drive average cars, that's the point they're trying to make most people do not need premium fuel.

Same with oil changes...engineers who built the cars know better and the info is in the manual...gotta do ur homework

+misterfunnybones Try AVGAS 100LL

misterfunnybones nice profile pic

misterfunnybones ...ask the pump attendant...

FeldwebelWolfenstool ahahaha, as if minimum wage workers would know the chemical formulation of the gas stations they work at. It's like people walking into retail stores like Walmart, Best Buy, Target thinking they're talking to rocket scientists when they ask a question about a product. All they do is bullshit you, read the box, and sound confident so you feel satisfied. aha.

misterfunnybones You rarely need Jet B. I have a small reserve for my Chinook and Concorde if we ever get a day where it's -40 or below or I have to fly in arctic climates. Frankly, I prefer taking the Space Shuttle for longer-range distances.

Pre detonation knocking

now that is the right answer.

@Justin But a necessity in some cars like a Honda Civic Si unless you go very easy on the go pedal.

@@marcryvon What does your OWNER’S MANUAL say?

I know from personal experience that my vehicle runs better (quicker acceleration, improved performance, improved mspg by 5 miles) since I switched to premium gas two years ago. Two years is a better test than a 10 minute one. Regular is the manufacturer's recommended fuel for my vehicle.

Bladed Angel hey it’s the one and only!!!

So right By the way, you make great videos.

Did you also watch the actual expert's testimony who drives a corvette and puts in regular? Last I checked a corvette isn't a regular car and he's using regular gas (even though it says on his gas cap "Premium only" and as such the video probably did need to be longer to explain why he does so and the research and testimony of experts on the affects of regular vs premium gas on vehicles.

Dylan k - it didn't say premium only it said premium recommended. Some (not all) premium only cars will have detonation issues if you use regular(some do not have knock sensors). Premium recommended cars do have knock sensors and will pull timing when run on regular if they start to have detonation (pre ignition) issues.

Not recommended but required. A Highlander recommends 89 but needs 87. We put 87 in that car. A Mercedes Benz requires 91.

yes,in some cars it is in the manual that premium is recommended,but not in all,indeed in some it actually can cause damage to the vehicle

The old carbureted cars would tell the truth. No electronics whatsoever. I tried the premium on my lawnmower! :-)

All cars that have computers maybe won’t show the difference because it was set in the computer how many miles per gallon you will get, compare to old cars that don’t have computer.

You have more to worry about than just the octane number you also need to either have high strength valves and seats to run modern gas in an old car or buy an additive like zinc to lubricate the older valve train components. Why do we have to do this ? the oil companies removed the lead lubricant that was needed for the emissions problems.

Surprise - the 1.4L Turbo in the Cruze actually DOES see a gas mileage increase when operating in the hot summer months where heat can cause knock to occur, meaning an occasional premium top-up isn't a bad idea.

Works best for turbo engines..

Cruzes (turbo) run better on premium and also has a popular tune that requires it. So yeah, the cruze I used to own is the only vehicle I ever regularly bought premium for.

Lmao

Unless it has a turbocharger, which some Cruzes do.

Josue rodriguez Only a few will know what you are talking about. lol

Josue rodriguez i didn't now pizza companies made car motors

"I didn't know pizza shops deal in engines" RIP Paul Walker

Hahaha

+Josue rodriguez Gallo 24, obviously...

Amen.

so true

My friend told me to use regular gas and never drink or text and drive.

Back ta mayheeco, speedy gonzales!

HOTSPIT666...TRUST ME, I THINK AS YOU DO YOU ASSWIPE!!!!

So I suppose 'a government department told me' is better? ;)

CountryHouseGent,...No...how about doing a little research and EDUCATING YOURSELF.

So what are you saying? I have a brand new car..should I use 93 for keeping the engine/injectors cleaner? Or should I just use the recommended 87?

@@drapermike a car built after 1996 can adjust for whatever type of fuel you put in. Older cars don't have advanced enough fuel injection system to compensate for the lower quality fuel.

Cars before 1996 can't compensate, modern cars(besides direct inject) don't carbon up like they used to. If it's an older car, yes use premium, new car, put whatever in it, won't matter

93 octane creates more soot and carbon ;)

If you do not have a high compression race car engine regular gas is right. Putting hi-test in not a hot rod is dumb as hell..I r a engineer

True. I have a budget Hyundai and the manual says to use regular octane gas, and only regular octane. Apparently higher octane fuels can damage the engine.

Allen, is this why some cars have engine knocks? I noticed on my Harley, that if I put in regular, under acceleration stress (I am gunning it) I will get knocks and hesitation at times. When I put in premium, I do not get that at all. Now the engine I have is an older 1999 Screaming Eagle, so it is considered higher performance. So is predetonation causing a "misfire" at the wrong time resulting in knocks/pings? So the regular gas is detonating in the cylinder before the pistons go top dead center? (Is that the right term???)

Gerald Burgos you now have a higher compression engine if you did pistons that raised your compression ratio. Your 1999 Harley does not have an ECM that can adjust your engines timing. It is an AIR cooled engine also that doesn’t have the ability to run at a more constant temperature. You get higher octane gas at lower altitude. Thin air at high altitude can use less octane which means less engine or no predetonation. You can run Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Texaco, etc gas and be more assured of the octane ratings. My Harley is modified at 10.0:1 compression ratio. Gas at convenient stores and especially Valero gas causes engine knock which can put a hole in your piston. The single best thing you can do is install an adjustable ignition. My favorite is Daytona Twin Tec model TC88 on my ‘01 FLHR. You can set it up for 10 different run conditions. I travelled from sea level to 10,000 feet of altitude in Colorado and just dialed in a preset curve to eliminate knocking. Another excellent one is from S&S that can detect engine knock and adjust timing. I used one of these but it did not work well. I now feel this was due to the HSR 42 flat side Mikuni card that can rattle. I also have a high lift short duration cam with heavy valve springs that knocks a little bit. The rocker shafts were very noisy on mine until I installed rocker locks. www.amazon.com/ROCKOUT-Rocker-Products-001-inserts/dp/B014O6XOZS. This was after I tried the S&S ignition. The tapping noise is so quiet now. The guy I sold my S&S ignition to has no problems and it works PERFECT on his engine. I also tried the Screaming Eagle ignition but it didn’t give me results I wanted.

The majority of motorcycle engines, as well as any small performance engines, make incredible power for their size and weight. To do this, they need incredibly high compression ratios, so much so that motocross racers pay in excess of $20 per gallon for high octane fuel. Considering this, I would say it is highly likely that you are experiencing pre detonation from low octane fuel.

I agree but in my experience in running low powered cars and high powered cars the premium gas in Europe at least works better no matter what type of car you use it in.

ImElkay lol your a dumbass

HP doesn't matter when your only driving at most 75 mph for day to day driving....

ImElkay. dead on brother

Adam Smith it's not a matter of hp, it's about where the Piston is in the cilinder and when it combusts

hhahhahah! that's what i was thinking. and how come that nature loving woman is driving a gasoline powered car, wtf is that?

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Pure gas is the way to go

You're capacity to understand is ???? So I probably should not take the time to try to explain! !!

The truest comment one here by far. It's just a subsidy paid by all of us for farmers to grow crops that aren't needed.

So does it work the other way around... if I pay for 87 octane am I also getting premium and regular out the nozzle?

chief tp which ones, do you know?

+Tuan Nguyen What about a low compression ratio car?

+Alan Fox scientists found out that octane ( 8 carbons chain) has the highest compression pressure before it spontaneously ignite; as the result, car with smaller chamber volume can get the same power as bigger engine if the smaller engine has a higher compression pressure. So if the engine ( normal in high performance car such as infinity, lexus, bmw.....) has high compression ratio, it needs high octane gas to prevent premature ignition. Putting high octan gas in a regular engine , let's say a chevy cruze in this video, will not do anything. However, if you put a lower octane gas in high performance engine will cause pre-mature ignition and causes knocking. do some research about it and you will see.

+Alan Fox i bet you if the guy take his Corvette and test it, he will see the output different.

Thank you for the insight.

I drive an old beat up car so I will save money and buy the cheap gas.

crazytaw1 he doesn't have a regular car dude!

Carlos Paulino I don’t know what you mean?

Some cars ''recommend'' premium fuel for the best blend of performance/fuel efficiency but you can use regular fuel. The engine will adapt to the regular fuel, but you will get less performance/fuel economy. A car the ''requires'' premium fuel must use high octane. Should one use regular fuel in a car that requires premium, the engine can/may suffer costly repairs. What Mark is saying for his Corvette, is he uses regular gas for day to day driving, but would put premium is he took his car to a race track. Hope this helps.

LostintheVoid11 very nice explanation! :)

Someone need to run a smug test on the expert's Vette. It may be exceeding Federal standards.

Only in Toronto area...because every gas station it's full of pundies !

and they smell like onions too

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RON vs AKI. Same gas, different units of measurement. Google it.

+Leo BOOM!

IKR here 93 is reg.

U use a different equation to rate fuel, your 95 is the same as our 87, our premium 91 is probably rated as 98 to u due to different equation

sounds more than missleading

George Parker

Eli buuwe yeah my 528i bmw says clear as day on the gas cap and manual "Minimum 91 octane".

George Parkermi

Premium is higher octane and is less likely to explode on compression.( engine knock) detonation... Does it burn slower?, Less chance of it exploding, so in a way YES. run the lowest and cheapest octane you can, and still not have detonation.

Even then, a civic SI requires premium lmao

Will Ferland 70% of all gas cars require regular

60% of the cars i have owned required premium. go figure.

z lariviere20 YOU have owned. It's different for people all around the world that can only afford mid sized sedans and smaller cars with not much power! It's just like I'm saying "20% of the world speaks Chinese" and you're saying "90% of Americans speak English"

yes i did say "i have owned" so i did make that clear so why are you pointing out the obvious. i simply made a meaningless comment about my personal experience with cars i have owned and nothing else so your response really makes no sense without injecting words into my comment that simply aren;t there or even implied

regula!!!

Tree abuse it did not give her permission. Also maybe a cat or a possum pissed on trunk as it climbed up.....ha ha

i had the same reaction. hahaahha crazy tree hugger wow

You clowns do realize trees are literally giving us life right? they give oxygen to us.