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- Mar 9, 2008
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- 8
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- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Transmission
- Manual
I have a 2000 2wd manual transmission 2.5L Ranger that has always been very picky about its octane requirements. Unless I use premium grade fuels it tends to detonate under mild load and even a single "ping" when taking off from a light.
Well this was never an issue till now, with the price of fuel getting so expensive is there anything I can do to make my truck have less expensive taste at the fuel pump.
Ive had the truck for a long time, and this has been a issue since I purchased it at 50k, it now has 125k
service and maintenance is performed religiously with Mobile 1 oil and filters and other then the rich fuel taste buds it has always run great,
premium is just getting too dang expensive, and either the quality of premium fuel is decreasing or my truck is getting pickier, but the problem is getting more frequent it seems
any guidance is appreciated, been in the tech fields all my life, I'm a former automotive/diesel/aviation mech/tech, but it has been many, many years ago... so all my knowledge is obsolete
Thanks in advance,
Av
Well this was never an issue till now, with the price of fuel getting so expensive is there anything I can do to make my truck have less expensive taste at the fuel pump.
Ive had the truck for a long time, and this has been a issue since I purchased it at 50k, it now has 125k
service and maintenance is performed religiously with Mobile 1 oil and filters and other then the rich fuel taste buds it has always run great,
premium is just getting too dang expensive, and either the quality of premium fuel is decreasing or my truck is getting pickier, but the problem is getting more frequent it seems
any guidance is appreciated, been in the tech fields all my life, I'm a former automotive/diesel/aviation mech/tech, but it has been many, many years ago... so all my knowledge is obsolete
Thanks in advance,
Av
