XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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So I just finished overhauling my '92 Talon TSi AWD's entire rear end, including dropping and cleaning out the gas tank and replacing all the hoses. I got a couple of gallons of gas to put in the tank so I could drive it to a gas station to fill it the rest of the way, and there was an attendant there who filled up my containers and I forgot to tell him to put in premium gas, so he put in 87, which I didn't realize till I left.
I know that 87 is bad for these engines, but I put it in the tank anyway, along with several ounces of Techron (didn't have any octane booster, only this and MMO), and the car started up, but the engine felt slightly rough after 10-15 seconds, so I shut it down. But it had been running a bit rough on idle before I dropped the tank so it might be unrelated.
Am I good to drive to the nearest gas station, around 2 miles from here, to fill it up with premium, so long as I don't boost the turbo or go too fast, say 30mph? And do I need to fill it up all the way, or is 5-6 gallons ok? Gas prices are still pretty high here and I'm not going to be doing much driving over the next few weeks, so I'd rather wait and save a few bucks. But I'll do what's best for the car. And should I add some octane booster or something else?
Btw, this was a MASSIVE undertaking and had I known how long it would take and how hard it would be, I'd have broken it up into several projects instead of doing it all at once. I mean I took EVERYTHING out, subframe, diff, carrier, upper, lower & trailing arms, sway bar, CV axles, axles, calipers, tank & protector, and basically cleaned, derusted and painted it all, mostly with POR-15 except the diff which I used spray paint on, and replaced most wear items.
Every aspect of this was difficult, from undoing tights fasteners that probably haven't ever been undone, to removing the arm bushings (6 in all, I kept the subframe & diff support bushings on as they looked fine and don't affect handling much) and ball joints, to removing all that rust, to painting it all, to getting it all back on.
All working nearly 7 days a week, often under very hot, humid and sunny conditions (so much for shade trees!), under the threat of planned street repaving any day now (I work on the street), and with a pretty sick dad half a world away I'm probably going to have to fly out to see. Oh, and my mom's car died, and they stole the cat from my other car, while all this was going on, so I had to take a bus and walk to get some tools and parts.
But it's finally over!!! Except for this gas issue.
I know that 87 is bad for these engines, but I put it in the tank anyway, along with several ounces of Techron (didn't have any octane booster, only this and MMO), and the car started up, but the engine felt slightly rough after 10-15 seconds, so I shut it down. But it had been running a bit rough on idle before I dropped the tank so it might be unrelated.
Am I good to drive to the nearest gas station, around 2 miles from here, to fill it up with premium, so long as I don't boost the turbo or go too fast, say 30mph? And do I need to fill it up all the way, or is 5-6 gallons ok? Gas prices are still pretty high here and I'm not going to be doing much driving over the next few weeks, so I'd rather wait and save a few bucks. But I'll do what's best for the car. And should I add some octane booster or something else?
Btw, this was a MASSIVE undertaking and had I known how long it would take and how hard it would be, I'd have broken it up into several projects instead of doing it all at once. I mean I took EVERYTHING out, subframe, diff, carrier, upper, lower & trailing arms, sway bar, CV axles, axles, calipers, tank & protector, and basically cleaned, derusted and painted it all, mostly with POR-15 except the diff which I used spray paint on, and replaced most wear items.
Every aspect of this was difficult, from undoing tights fasteners that probably haven't ever been undone, to removing the arm bushings (6 in all, I kept the subframe & diff support bushings on as they looked fine and don't affect handling much) and ball joints, to removing all that rust, to painting it all, to getting it all back on.
All working nearly 7 days a week, often under very hot, humid and sunny conditions (so much for shade trees!), under the threat of planned street repaving any day now (I work on the street), and with a pretty sick dad half a world away I'm probably going to have to fly out to see. Oh, and my mom's car died, and they stole the cat from my other car, while all this was going on, so I had to take a bus and walk to get some tools and parts.
But it's finally over!!! Except for this gas issue.
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