BMW 3 series - what fuel recommended?

[infrantic]

Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain products? Thanks!

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infrantic wrote:
> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
> products? Thanks!
>
>
Wasn't the driver's hanbook in the glovebox?

[Ext User(jackbadger)]

If it's like the previous model (E46), it should say on the inside of the
fuel flap. E46 said 91 - 98 octane, but the service intervals were shorter
if 91 was always used.


fuck it, find the pump marked 'd i e s e l' and brim it.

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"infrantic" <infrantic.21i2cr@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
> products? Thanks!

What does the owners manual suggest?

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[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:21:54 +1100, infrantic wrote:

> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
> products? Thanks!

ITYF that it's 95+ Octane.
There will probably be two ranges inside/near the fuel filler.

Anyway take it as read that the shite unleaded we have here (SCAM92-
and worse than the old Standard fuel) will fuck the BMW over.
Eventually.

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[Ext User(RodP)]

In article <infrantic.21i2cr@no-mx.phorums.com.au>,
infrantic says...

>
> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
> products? Thanks!

It's that gutless I really don't think it's going to matter. :P

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"RodP" <rodp@hotmail.com.nothere> wrote in message
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> In article <infrantic.21i2cr@no-mx.phorums.com.au>,
> infrantic says...
>
>>
>> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
>> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
>> products? Thanks!
>
> It's that gutless I really don't think it's going to matter. :P
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Rod.


:-))) yep

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"infrantic" <infrantic.21i2cr@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Greetings! Just bought a current model 320i and was wondering what fuel
> is recommended ie. the unleaded, premium unleaded or the higher octain
> products? Thanks!
>

Consult the handbook.

[infrantic]

Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98 Octane which led me to ask the question for what is recommended. eg. the new Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 - would it cause damage to the engine?

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"infrantic" <infrantic.21jsdp@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98 Octane
> which led me to ask the question for what is recommended. eg. the new
> Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 - would it cause
> damage to the engine?

Doubt it although you probably won't see any real benefits out of it using
100 octane rated fuel. I am yet to be totally convinced that the 100 octane
unleaded has any benifits over the 98 octane fuels.

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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:41:16 +1100, infrantic
<infrantic.21jsdp@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:

>
>Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98 Octane
>which led me to ask the question for what is recommended. eg. the new
>Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 - would it cause
>damage to the engine?

Nope. Using a fuel with an octane rating higher than required only damages your
wallet.

[Ext User(Bernd Felsche)]

"Dan---" <trollsrstupid@noemail.com> writes:
>"infrantic" <infrantic.21jsdp@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:

>> Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98
>> Octane which led me to ask the question for what is recommended.
>> eg. the new Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 -
>> would it cause damage to the engine?

>Doubt it although you probably won't see any real benefits out of
>it using 100 octane rated fuel. I am yet to be totally convinced
>that the 100 octane unleaded has any benifits over the 98 octane
>fuels.

You're more likely to notice a difference in hot, dry weather.

100 RON is less likely to cause engine damage than 91 RON.
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[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:07:54 +0800, budgie wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:41:16 +1100, infrantic
> <infrantic.21jsdp@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98 Octane
>>which led me to ask the question for what is recommended. eg. the new
>>Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 - would it cause
>>damage to the engine?
>
> Nope. Using a fuel with an octane rating higher than required only damages your
> wallet.

Truth....
But,
The ECU might manage to advance the timing a tad with the better fuel.
And of course if you don't actually use that extra couple of HP, there
might be a slightly better fuel consumption figure to calculate at the
next fill.
Might.
But you can bet your left nut that the dollars you pay won't be
significantly less as a result.
On the bright side, you might just get to the next (wood-duck
training) cheap fuel day with that tankfull.
Might.
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Toby.
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"infrantic" <infrantic.21jsdp@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Handbook and label on fuel flap specified a range of 91 - 98 Octane
> which led me to ask the question for what is recommended. eg. the new
> Shell Optimax Extreme has an Octane rating of 100 - would it cause
> damage to the engine?
>

Certainly not, it can only be better for it although in real life you aren't
likely to notice any performance benefit from 98 to 100..