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Appreciate it. I added fuel info to the second post as well... If anyone else has any other things I should add let me know, I'd like to maybe get this stickied so we can send new or potential buyers to it when they get their first 5.4L scares.
I speak the Queens English. It isn't meant to be rude, but they don't teach Americanised/Canadian style in Europe.
Just a gentle tease, no offense intended. I actually learned to speak properly while living as a teen aged working student for a year in England. I fear your intelligent posts will largely be lost on the "texty" generation. Too much reading! Do continue though, as I do read.
I appreciate all the posts in support of the guide. I am going to edit the second post to add some stuff about ODEII monitors (I use a ScanGauge II) and fuel types the trucks require. Some states don't have 87 Octane as their default rating and anything below this can contribute to knocks, pings, and rattles that some people fear are phaser or solenoid sounds.
I always ran 85 when i lived in CO and never had any issues
On most trucks using the wrong octane for a while won't damage anything. However, vehicles are designed to perform best on specific types. Attached is the page in our owners manual that explains our suggested octane.
i understand all of that, but i figure if they say i can run E85 in my truck then 85 octane definitely won't hurt anything. I was just saying from personal experience that that i never noticed anything weird when i ran 85.
i understand all of that, but i figure if they say i can run E85 in my truck then 85 octane definitely won't hurt anything. I was just saying from personal experience that that i never noticed anything weird when i ran 85.
for me it makes my normal ticks, pings, and knocks more noticeable... Others may find the same symptoms if they are as easily annoyed by sounds as I am. I have a similar issue in my Camry where if I run anything below 87 (its rated grade) for a few fill-ups the noise will drive me nuts until I transition back for a few tanks. I hope no one felt I was claiming this will hose your engine, but rather your engine is built and optimised to run on 87.
I don't think anyone will take it that way. but now that you mention it, i'm sure when i move back to colorado if i put 85 in it, i will notice it run different
i understand all of that, but i figure if they say i can run E85 in my truck then 85 octane definitely won't hurt anything. I was just saying from personal experience that that i never noticed anything weird when i ran 85.
E85 is 85% ethanol, the 85 has bubkus to do with the octane rating.
E85 is 85% ethanol, the 85 has bubkus to do with the octane rating.
I understand that. I was just saying my thinking is that if my truck is designed to run on E85, then i can't see how running 85 octane vs 87 would make much of a difference.
01-05-2015, 12:10 AM
