Re: Is cheap gasoline harmful? maybe... - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Is cheap gasoline harmful? maybe...
Posted by BHarvey [Email] (more from BHarvey) on Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:58:00
In Reply to: Is cheap gasoline harmful?, MTS, Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:17:31
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
I had an experience with Shell gasoline with my C900 twenty years ago. I normally used Chevron or Arco or Mobil gas in those days with no problems. I filled up with Shell gas once and the idle got rough soon after and the engine ran unevenly. I ran some fuel injector cleaner in the next load of non-Shell gas and all was fine. After several loads of non-Shell, the 900 still ran OK, so I ran an experiment. I filled another tank of Shell gas, and the roughness recurred. The roughness persisted through the next tank of non-Shell gas. Fuel injector cleaner again rectified the problem.
My conclusion, with opinions from others, was that in northern California Shell refineries and distribution channels poisoned their gas with water, which the Bosch mechanical fuel injection was very sensitive to.
So I would be leary of cheap gas in that there may be less control of water contaminant. Thank you very much.
posted by 63.68.209...
Posts in this Thread:
- Is cheap gasoline harmful?, MTS, Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:17:31
- Re: Is cheap gasoline harmful? maybe..., BHarvey, Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:58:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- Car will still start with the crappy gas, but..., Greg W, Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:24:11
- Re: Is cheap gasoline harmful?, Jeremy R., Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:00:42
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!