do i need to use premium gas when i have a bad knock sensor?
10-14-2004, 05:48 PM
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do i need to use premium gas when i have a bad knock sensor?
i pulled up the 0304 code and since that means my knock sensor is bad....does that mean i wouldnt have to use premium gas ni the meantime???
10-14-2004, 07:55 PM
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BUMP! My knock sensor is bad too and last time I gassed up I was debating if I should put midgrade (89) or stick to premium (93..I love Florida, 93 is so much cooler to say than 91, MUHAHHAHAHAH). I decided to stick to premium, but that midgrade sure was tempting. Can we use it if our knock sensor is bad and we know that the timing is retarded already?
10-14-2004, 08:26 PM
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screw that, to fill up i always go down to the track and fill up on 116 race gas. only costs me $120 to fill up the tank, jk...in NJ, we have a few places that have 94, but most are 91
...you should always get premium, better for your engine...I just think of regular as the gas that my mom's kia uses, and that just makes me cringe.
...you should always get premium, better for your engine...I just think of regular as the gas that my mom's kia uses, and that just makes me cringe.
10-14-2004, 08:35 PM
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screw that, to fill up i always go down to the track and fill up on 116 race gas. only costs me $120 to fill up the tank, jk...in NJ, we have a few places that have 94, but most are 91...you should always get premium, better for your engine...I just think of regular as the gas that my mom's kia uses, and that just makes me cringe.
Im in NJ too, and I have not found one place that sells 91, most are 93, SOME of teh real cheap stations have 92 (most still have 93), Sunoco carries Ultra 94 for like 6-9 cents more than their 93)
10-14-2004, 08:43 PM
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ok guys, Disclaimer: that was a joke about 93 octaine in Florida, come down. This thread is not about that, it's about if we can use a lower octaine gas on our cars if we know that our knock sensor is bad.
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10-14-2004, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by JMooney5115
You should be using premium gas, 91 grade and up, all the time. That is what nissan suggests.
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10-14-2004, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tavarish
screw that, to fill up i always go down to the track and fill up on 116 race gas. only costs me $120 to fill up the tank, jk...in NJ, we have a few places that have 94, but most are 91...you should always get premium, better for your engine...I just think of regular as the gas that my mom's kia uses, and that just makes me cringe.
...you should always get premium, better for your engine...I just think of regular as the gas that my mom's kia uses, and that just makes me cringe.
10-14-2004, 10:49 PM
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Wow so much fu(king misinformation in this thread its spinning my head...
Not all parts of the country have 93 or 94 Octane, it depends on the state and their emissions laws. California for example has 91 as their highest octane.
NY just banned 94 Octane in January which only Sunoco sold, now the highest you can get is 93. Sunoco now carries 91 AND 93 here in NY.
Even though I know most people are not going to listen
USE ONLY 91 OCTANE OR HIGHER IN YOUR MAXIMA
Not all parts of the country have 93 or 94 Octane, it depends on the state and their emissions laws. California for example has 91 as their highest octane.
NY just banned 94 Octane in January which only Sunoco sold, now the highest you can get is 93. Sunoco now carries 91 AND 93 here in NY.
Even though I know most people are not going to listen
USE ONLY 91 OCTANE OR HIGHER IN YOUR MAXIMA
10-14-2004, 11:18 PM
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If your knock sensor is bad your in retard mode all the time so it doesn't really matter if you use the lowest octane.
And I really doubt that using the lowest octane will "make" the knock sensor go bad....they just go bad like anything else.
And I really doubt that using the lowest octane will "make" the knock sensor go bad....they just go bad like anything else.
10-15-2004, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Nismotic
Always use premium. Your bad knock sensor was probably the result of using lower octane gas.
10-15-2004, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by JLiusifer
i pulled up the 0304 code and since that means my knock sensor is bad....does that mean i wouldnt have to use premium gas ni the meantime???
Knock sensor never throws a code.. its a ghost code..
reset the light wait till it comes back.. and more than likely it will be an Oxygen Sensor with the code.
10-15-2004, 08:20 AM
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most of u guys wont believe me on this one, but if u want to come to the bronx i will prove it. Im pulling codes for an o2 sensor and a knock sensor..... no joke, ive had these codes for a good 2-3 months now.. and doing reasearch to calculate how bad my gas mileage is, i found out that i actually get better gas mileage with the lowest grade gas compared to filling up with the highest grade... i scratch my head at this one.... and i do drive pretty conservately.... this has got to be one of the funniest things that happened to me....
10-15-2004, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
Wow so much fu(king misinformation in this thread its spinning my head...
Not all parts of the country have 93 or 94 Octane, it depends on the state and their emissions laws. California for example has 91 as their highest octane.
NY just banned 94 Octane in January which only Sunoco sold, now the highest you can get is 93. Sunoco now carries 91 AND 93 here in NY.
Even though I know most people are not going to listen
USE ONLY 91 OCTANE OR HIGHER IN YOUR MAXIMA
Not all parts of the country have 93 or 94 Octane, it depends on the state and their emissions laws. California for example has 91 as their highest octane.
NY just banned 94 Octane in January which only Sunoco sold, now the highest you can get is 93. Sunoco now carries 91 AND 93 here in NY.
Even though I know most people are not going to listen
USE ONLY 91 OCTANE OR HIGHER IN YOUR MAXIMA
Please send me a private message.... do you at least get more milage when using high-octane gas? Or will I just be moneyless yet somewhat happy that my engine is not pinging?
10-15-2004, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by §Þ®ïn†mä×
Knock sensor never throws a code.. its a ghost code..
reset the light wait till it comes back.. and more than likely it will be an Oxygen Sensor with the code.
reset the light wait till it comes back.. and more than likely it will be an Oxygen Sensor with the code.
I had a lone 0304 code for almost a year before I finally replaced the KS.
10-15-2004, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by madmega
most of u guys wont believe me on this one, but if u want to come to the bronx i will prove it. Im pulling codes for an o2 sensor and a knock sensor..... no joke, ive had these codes for a good 2-3 months now.. and doing reasearch to calculate how bad my gas mileage is, i found out that i actually get better gas mileage with the lowest grade gas compared to filling up with the highest grade... i scratch my head at this one.... and i do drive pretty conservately.... this has got to be one of the funniest things that happened to me....
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10-15-2004, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by madmega
most of u guys wont believe me on this one, but if u want to come to the bronx i will prove it. Im pulling codes for an o2 sensor and a knock sensor..... no joke, ive had these codes for a good 2-3 months now.. and doing reasearch to calculate how bad my gas mileage is, i found out that i actually get better gas mileage with the lowest grade gas compared to filling up with the highest grade... i scratch my head at this one.... and i do drive pretty conservately.... this has got to be one of the funniest things that happened to me....
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