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Old Jun 23, 2002 | 02:34 AM
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high octane gas?

my car has been struttering and i was told to try a higher octane case. will that help?
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 08:56 AM
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ive been having the same problem. I am just going to put an octane booster in the tank so i dont waste an almost full tank of gas.
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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It has a miss? It probably needs a tune-up. Search for TomP's ultimate tune up post, it covers all the bases, plus the ones that are still at Big 5. (ok bad joke...)
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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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Originally posted by cfirebird86
my car has been struttering and i was told to try a higher octane case. will that help?
probably not unless your car is knocking. here's more info on octane: http://www.howstuffworks.com/question90.htm
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