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What petrol? Porsche 911

  • 25-06-2008 1:00pm
    #1
    spluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    I heard somewhere that in S. Ireland you cant get higher octane fuels (apart from Maxol?)

    The manual states that the car needs higher octane fuel than the 95. What do other Porsche users use? Is Maxol safe to use on newer Porsches?


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  • #2
    ZiabR
    Registered Users Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    spluff wrote: »
    I heard somewhere that in S. Ireland you cant get higher octane fuels (apart from Maxol?)

    The manual states that the car needs higher octane fuel than the 95. What do other Porsche users use? Is Maxol safe to use on newer Porsches?

    Yes Maxol is safe to use in your car. You should only be using Maxol E5. Average Octane rating of the E5 is 99.2.


  • #3
    2 Espressi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭2 Espressi


    Just make sure you use the Green pump (5% ethanol) and not the red pump (85% ethanol)...


  • #4
    spluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭spluff


    many thanks for all your help :)

    wanted to be sure the 5% ethanol mix wouldnt damage the car.


  • #5
    MarkN
    Registered Users Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭MarkN


    Maxol have clearly copped on to the fact that their fuel is more appealing to us petrol heads as I saw a big ad on the forecourt last week saying "99 octane" ... it used to say "better for the environment"! :p


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I use Maxol E85, but 95 is apparently ok too.


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  • #7
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,071 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    logik wrote: »
    Yes Maxol is safe to use in your car. You should only be using Maxol E5. Average Octane rating of the E5 is 99.2.

    Would this stop my jap subaru wrx piston melting again, just about to drop another engine in....the Irish petrol is killing it........


  • #8
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,415 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Would this stop my jap subaru wrx piston melting again, just about to drop another engine in....the Irish petrol is killing it........

    Time for a remap to Lower octane(Irish) fuel! WRX is used to 103 Octane in Japan....


  • #9
    s14driftking
    Registered Users Posts: 646 ✭✭✭s14driftking


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Would this stop my jap subaru wrx piston melting again, just about to drop another engine in....the Irish petrol is killing it........
    your best bet to stop the pistons melting again is to buy a power fc or some kind of engine management system and getting it remapped for ordinary petrol ie 95 octane fuel power fc will also give a reading as to knock levels in the engine and if watched u should be able to spot detontion in it again saving u from another rebuild


  • #10
    spluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭spluff


    Anan1 wrote: »
    I use Maxol E85, but 95 is apparently ok too.


    Anan what age 911 have you got? is it a 997?

    Ta


  • #11
    Bearcat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭Bearcat


    Have an 88 930....I just add the castrol octane/lead mix and off I go or should I say blast. No detonation etc. I just use it as a toy so its not a big issue.


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  • #12
    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    spluff wrote: »
    Anan what age 911 have you got? is it a 997?

    Ta
    Afraid not, it's an 86. I'd be amazed if a 997 couldn't adapt to 95 though.


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