Jack,
I have an '06 Cooper S and by mistake put regular 87 octane in instead of
91. The car almost immediately started to ping anytime I put even a
moderate load on the engine. I immediately went back to premium fuel.
Purchased the car new on Oct of '06 and have 20K miles on it now with no
problems.
Cheers
Curt Arndt
Carlsbad, CA
'55 BN1, 60' AN5:{) '72 RWA Midget, '06 Cooper S
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Brashear, Jack, N <
JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> wrote:
> Hi All. I bought a 2006 MC S automatic when it had 10,300 miles on it.
> Now it has nearly 20 grand. The PO said she had always used 87 octane
> with no problems. Soooo, I have continued using 87 octane with no
> apparent problems. Recently I've had folks tell me to use 91+ octane.
> Why?? Am I damaging anything by using the lower (and cheaper) 87
> octane?? Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Jack Brashear, PE
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