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95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use?
95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use?
by Roach » Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:47 pm
Was wondering if spending the extra on 98 octane would return better performance/fuel economy etc. Or is it just a clever marketing ploy to spend more. Does anyone know for certain any pros/cons between the two fuels?
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by Benjy » Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:58 pm
Definitely 98 is best. If you’re on a budget. Fill with 98 and top up with 95 Do the same thing regularly.
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by ros4111 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:08 pm
98 oct is most powerful gas but if your car is not designed to use it you will be putting money in the trash.
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by jpeg » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:09 pm
98 is mainly for high performance engines you are wasting your money by using it if you just have a normal family car as you will gain no extra from it
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by Benjy » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:12 pm
You will gain with 98 cos it will do more to keep your engine clean, therefore more va va voom
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by jpeg » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:15 pm
Not correct
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by Reginaldo » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:37 pm
pithy reply, jpeg....
but why not enlighten us.....??
but why not enlighten us.....??
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by marcliff » Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:15 pm
Benjy wrote:Definitely 98 is best. If you’re on a budget. Fill with 98 and top up with 95 Do the same thing regularly.
Other way round I think, Benjy.
There's such a tiny difference between 95 and 98 that it's not worth the price and it doesn't make your engine cleaner. You may get a 2% difference in the mileage but the difference in cost is not worth the price.
When I was in Australia, they had 91 octane which was for cars marked unleaded and 95 was for premium unleaded.
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Re: 95 or 98 octane unleaded fuel - Which is the best to use
by Black » Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:43 pm
I know that my motorcycle runs more smoothly on 95 than 98. When back in the UK I tried the various branded "super" unleaded fuels, mainly because of the advertising claims. The bike never ran as well as it did (or does) on 95 RON.
Maybe on a higher compression engine it would be worth it, but probably not for the typical runaround car.
Maybe on a higher compression engine it would be worth it, but probably not for the typical runaround car.
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