Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:26:12 -0700 From: tignopsamnet Subject: Re: which gas for my 2.0l 8V SOHV - '88 900
If you have APC then the lower octane (87) will work fine and give you better gas mileage, the higher octane will give better performance (not noticably so in everyday driving) but poorer mileage. The bottom line is that if you don't knock or ping with the lower octane fuel it is just fine. Tom Steve Brezina wrote: > I picked up my first SAAB on the weekend.. an '88 900 3 door. I've always > liked the styling, but now enjoy the handling just as much. I should have > bought one sooner! > > I don't mean to sound cheap.. but I was surprised to read in the manual > that minimum 91 octane gas is recommended for the 2.0l 8V SOHV, since the > garage where I bought the car told me regular (87 octane) was fine. I > just expected the turbo and 16V engines to require higher grades than > engine. > > I suspect I should play it safe and do what the manual says, but I'm > wondering what gas everyone else with the 2.0l 8V SOHV engine is using? > > Thanks for your help. > > Steve > > `'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'` > << Steve Brezina >> > sjbrezinanopsamrgrad.math.uwaterloo.ca > `'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'`