Gas for Ford V-10
Hello All, I am heading out for Yellowstone next Month and have a question for all the experts out there. I live in California and have 2 choices of fuel, 87 and 91 octane fuel, Last time I was goin...
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This is out of the Ford
v-10 manual:
Octane recommendations:
Your vehicle is designed to use
“Regular” unleaded gasoline with
pump (R+M)/2 octane rating of 87.
We do not recommend the use of
gasolines labeled as “Regular” that
are sold with octane ratings of 86 or lower in high altitude areas.
Do not be concerned if your engine sometimes knocks lightly. However, if
it knocks heavily under most driving conditions while you are using fuel
with the recommended octane rating, see your dealer or a qualified
service technician to prevent any engine damage.
am sure they have a reason to put it in plain English.
v-10 manual:
Octane recommendations:
Your vehicle is designed to use
“Regular” unleaded gasoline with
pump (R+M)/2 octane rating of 87.
We do not recommend the use of
gasolines labeled as “Regular” that
are sold with octane ratings of 86 or lower in high altitude areas.
Do not be concerned if your engine sometimes knocks lightly. However, if
it knocks heavily under most driving conditions while you are using fuel
with the recommended octane rating, see your dealer or a qualified
service technician to prevent any engine damage.
am sure they have a reason to put it in plain English.
