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Think this might be the problem?

posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 14:16 CST 2002 [RELATED]

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http://www.epa.gov/otaq/rfgmap.jpg

I use Sunoco Ultra "rocket fuel" exclusively and gas up both in eastern Pennsylvania and northeastern New Jersey. Subjectively my car seems to run faster on the Pennsylvania gas than on the New Jersey gas. It looks to me like the New Jersey station is in a "blue" zone, the Pennsylvania station isn't.

Chris described this phenomenon happening on a relatively low mileage 740, presumably from the Milwaukee/Chicago area ("blue").

I wonder if it's a combination of the reformulated gasoline and relatively short haul driving. I'm hoping it is the combination, because otherwise I and a slew of other people are going to need new engines. Obviously this doesn't effect the majority of people who buy things like Chevy Impalas, where the entire car has fallen apart long before it's gotten to 100k.

-Bill the Cat

'98 V70T5m, 86k mi.

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Blowed Up 960 UPDATE #3....... Herbst was right.
posted by someone claiming to be Mullah Fuqua on Sat Jan 19 12:34 CST 2002 >

Blowed Up 960 UPDATE #3....... Herbst was right.
posted by Steve subscriber on Sat Jan 19 13:48 CST 2002 > V
- Think this might be the problem?
  posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 14:16 CST 2002 > V
  - I'm told 'blue' is 'purple' Sorry! NMI
    posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 14:18 CST 2002 > V
  - I can post the EPA map? OK....
    posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 14:39 CST 2002 > V
  - Think this might be the problem? Steam clean the Fuqka
    posted by pablos subscriber on Sat Jan 19 16:09 CST 2002 > V
    - Nope, that won't work...
      posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 17:19 CST 2002 > V
      - Nope, that won't work...you think water injection won't help?
        posted by pablos subscriber on Sun Jan 20 00:57 CST 2002 > V
        
        The fine line between a clean engine and hydro-lock! OK, maybe I'm confused about what happens here
        posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sun Jan 20 01:37 CST 2002 > V
        
        The fine line between a clean engine and clean body cavities........
        posted by pablos subscriber on Sun Jan 20 02:10 CST 2002 > V
  - Think this might be the problem?
    posted by chris herbst on Sat Jan 19 16:33 CST 2002 > V
    - Think this might be the problem?
      posted by someone claiming to be Bill the Cat on Sat Jan 19 17:12 CST 2002 > V
      - Think this might be the problem?
        posted by chris herbst on Sun Jan 20 05:59 CST 2002 > V

Blowed Up 960 UPDATE #3....... Herbst was right.
posted by chris herbst on Sat Jan 19 14:05 CST 2002 > V
- Blowed Up 960 UPDATE #3....... Herbst was right.
  posted by Steve subscriber on Sat Jan 19 14:22 CST 2002 > V
  - Blowed Up 960, reply (long)
    posted by chris herbst on Sat Jan 19 16:23 CST 2002 > V
    - Blowed Up 960
      posted by Shatz on Sun Jan 20 01:44 CST 2002 > V
      - Blowed Up 960
        posted by chris herbst on Sun Jan 20 05:40 CST 2002 > V
        
        Blowed Up 960
        posted by Steve subscriber on Sun Jan 20 10:51 CST 2002 > V
        
        Blowed Up 960
        posted by Shatz on Sun Jan 20 11:47 CST 2002 > V
        
        Fuel pump noise
        posted by john sargent subscriber on Sun Jan 20 12:38 CST 2002 > V

Blowed Up 960 UPDATE #3....... Herbst was right.
posted by Token Ring Man on Sat Jan 19 15:18 CST 2002 > V

More ideas from post in OPINIONS, CC of reply.
posted by chris herbst on Sun Jan 20 05:34 CST 2002 > V
- More ideas from post in OPINIONS, CC of reply.
  posted by Shatz on Sun Jan 20 11:45 CST 2002 > V

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Think this might be the problem?